A study was undertaken to improve the quality of student follow-up data submitted by the California community colleges in compliance with federal Vocational Education Data System (VEDS) reporting requirements. The objectives of the study were to conduct a follow-up of vocational education students from 14 community colleges, standardizing data…

In September 1984, the Office of the Chancellor for California Community Colleges conducted a telephone survey to determine whether patterns in student aid delivery were related to patterns of enrollment change. A sample of 31 colleges were questioned regarding their utilization of the Board's Finance Assistance Program, financial aid staffing and…

This is the final report of an evaluation of the Cities in Schools (CIS) program which was designed to ensure the delivery of educational and social services to inner city students; CIS uses the school as a base of operations. CIS contends that the current delivery systems are insufficient to meet the needs of youth due to lack of coordination,…

A descriptive study was conducted to identify and define different types of short-term vocational education training programs in community colleges and to report on the benefits of the selected short-term programs as compared to the long-term offerings at the respective community colleges. Because this is an unresearched area, this phase I study…

Contemporary problems in urban education are explored in this collection of papers. The leading article discusses the implications of urban decay and demographic change for school finance and educational accountability. The second paper stresses the need for a basic skills curriculum, well-trained teachers, and the inclusion of parents in…

This paper describes Project LINC (Living Independently through Neighborhood Cooperation), a model of service delivery that responds to the needs of the frail elderly on a neighborhood basis. The organization of Project LINC is explained, based on four components, i.e.,: (1) intergenerational helping networks; (2) exchange bank of skills and…

This is an evaluation of a Title VII bilingual program that was conducted at James Monroe High School in New York City in 1979-1980 to serve Spanish speaking students. The evaluation provides a demographic context, information on student characteristics, and a program description. Instructional components discussed include: (1) funding; (2)…

The mechanisms and sub-processes of forced coordination and their effects on interorganizational relationships and on services delivered to elderly and disabled clients in a rural community were examined. Participant observations gathered over 18 months and buttressed with information available from historical and case records from the…

Evaluation procedures for the systematic measurement of Extension's total impact or effectiveness in rural Shawano County, Wisconsin, involved developing comprehensive descriptions of Extension programs from 1960 to 1975 to list types of activities and offerings, topics, attendances, and overviews of efforts in program areas like agriculture, home…

Federal legislation requires mental health centers to establish quality assurance programs which seek to maintain or improve the quality of a center's health care services. Three general measures of quality are: (1) input standards for staff and the setting providing care; (2) process standards for the quality of treatment; and (3) outcome…

A project was conducted to disseminate career education philosophy, methods, program activities, and evaluation results to career education practitioners and the general public in rural Appalachia. Five major project dissemination tasks were accomplished and evaluated, including (1) visitations to the project and regional schools so that educators…

THE VARIOUS INTERMEDIARIES THAT ARE OPERATING IN THE ACADEMIC MARKET ARE IDENTIFIED AND THE SERVICES THEY OFFER ARE EXPLAINED. INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS WERE HELD WITH DIRECTORS OF 15 PLACEMENT AGENCIES AND INFORMATION WAS SECURED ON AN ADDITIONAL 25 THROUGH CORRESPONDENCE. THE ACADEMIC PLACEMENT SERVICES CONSIST OF--(1) COLLEGE PLACEMENT OFFICERS,…

In conjunction with the Educational Testing Service and the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, Greenfield Community College involved students and faculty in an institutional goals inventory designed to identify discrepancies between "what is" and "what should be." The study addressed two types of…

This paper reviews and summarizes the literature on community college developmental mathematics programs in order to determine what the colleges are doing--in terms of placement, techniques, course content, and grading policies--to meet the needs of students lacking basic mathematical skills. Studies show that 10% to 50% of all community college…

A summary of desirable and undesirable components of delinquency prevention programs, this paper is intended to help planners, grantmakers, program operators, and others in the development of such programs. Following an introduction, Chapter 2 presents a critical review of contemporary explanations of causes of delinquency and means used to…