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CPI Associates, Inc., Dallas, TX. – 1979
This report details the theoretical framework, methodology, and findings of research into the impact of Parent Advisory Councils (PACs) on the management and administration of Title I programs at the local level. The eight school districts studied were selected because they varied in their orientations toward PAC involvement in Title I, and in…
Descriptors: Community Role, Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Educational Change
Hoegl, Juergen – 1985
The purpose of this paper is to examine the benefits of early childhood education (ECE) for children whose proficiency in English is limited. Specifically, the paper (1) defines the basic characteristics of limited English proficient (LEP) children; (2) discusses educational risk factors and preschool enrollments of LEP children; (3) presents the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Cognitive Development, Definitions, Demography
Cooper, Bruce S. – 1978
The Response to Educational Needs Project (RENP, formerly the Anacostia Community School Project) provides an opportunity to study the adoption, implementation, and institutionalization of plans for improvement of a group of schools in the District of Columbia. The related theory and research on the implementation of change in organizations is…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Involvement, Educational Finance
Nakamura, Robert T.; Pinderhughes, Dianne M. – 1978
In this history and analysis of Federal educational projects in the Anacostia area of the District of Columbia from 1967 to 1977 the origins and development of the Anacostia Community School Project (1967-72) and its successor, the Response to Educational Needs Project (1972-77) are described. The requirements of implementation studies are…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Involvement, Educational Planning, Educational Policy
Rotberg, Iris C.; Wolf, Alison – 1977
Congress has requested that the National Institute of Education (NIE) assess the current effectiveness of compensatory education programs in meeting their fundamental purposes, and examine a alternative methods by which the effectiveness of compensatory programs might be improved. These requests are included in the provisions of Section 821,…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education
Matter, Kevin; And Others – 1981
The Low Socioeconomic Status and Minority Student Achievement Study is designed to investigate the overall impact of the Austin Independent School District's programs on low socioeconomic status (SES) and minority students' achievement and school leaver rates. This evaluation is designed to monitor low SES and minority student achievement on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Data Collection, Dropouts
Pfister, Linda; And Others – 1981
This handbook is designed to assist employment and training agency staff in developing, adopting, and implementing an effective intake program for employment and training programs. An introductory section explains the purposes of the handbook and presents an overview of the intake process. In the next section, the action planning guidelines are…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Vocational Education, Eligibility, Employment Programs
Banta, Trudy W.; And Others – 1980
The Tennessee Nutrition Education and Training (NET) program is part of a U.S. Department of Agriculture effort to develop a coordinated nutrition education program for children from preschool through grade 12. In its first year of operation, the Tennessee NET program conducted summer nutrition education workshops for elementary teachers and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Federal Programs
National League of Cities, Washington, DC. – 1980
This report makes recommendations to enhance the delivery of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) services to small-city youth. It draws on the data base created by National League of Cities Youth Employment activities which provided a profile of the small city in CETA youth program operations, identified kinds of problems that affect…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Education, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Thompson, Donald; And Others – 1981
This report of a program to increase cooperation, coordination, and collaboration between Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) youth programs and local educational agency (LEA) systems provides information on the laws and regulations supporting cooperative efforts. It also reports findings of a survey of educators and CETA Youth…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Conference Proceedings, Conferences, Coordination
Puma, Michael J. – 1978
Volume III of a study of program management procedures in the campus-based and Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) programs provides a description of procedures employed within the U.S. Office of Education regional offices to administer the Basic Grant and campus-based student financial assistance programs. The objective of the report is to…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Students, Compliance (Legal), Federal Aid
Community School District 27, Queens, NY. – 1979
Results of the evaluation of Title I and Impact Aid programs conducted in District 27, Queens, New York, are presented in this report. Program components described include: (1) reading resource centers organized in 14 Title I elementary schools and 4 junior high and intermediate schools as well as the Impact Guidance Program operated in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education, Diagnostic Teaching
Steel, Lauri; And Others – 1980
A rapid feedback evaluation of state- and local-level implementation of the Career Education Incentive Act (PL 95-207) was conducted. (This act established K-12 and postsecondary career exploration as national priorities.) Site visits were made in nine states (Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Ohio, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana,…
Descriptors: Career Education, Demonstration Programs, Educational Assessment, Educational Finance
Wheeler, Linda – 1980
The 1979/80 Comprehensive Employment and Training Act Youth Employment Training Program in the Phoenix Union High School District was evaluated in two ways: (1) enrollment figures and participant demographics were compared to project goals; and (2) opinion surveys of participants, job-site supervisors, youth advisors, and parents of participants…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Federal Programs, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys
Peng, Samuel S. – 1979
Analysis of data on student financial aid from a variety of sources is reported and shows that the funding levels for all financial aid programs have increased substantially in recent years. This is especially true for Basic Educational Opportunity Grants, which have become an important factor in equalizing educational opportunity. However, the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Conference Reports, Equal Education
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