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Download full textNational Caucus and Center on Black Aged, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1988
This report describes a study that was undertaken to examine placement techniques and strategies that are effective in helping older workers find jobs. The study presents 23 case studies on successful older worker programs in 12 states. The information was gathered through on-site interviews and assembly of quantitative data. These case studies…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Delivery Systems, Displaced Homemakers, Employment Programs
Myers, David E. – 1986
This report presents the findings of a study that examined the impact of compensatory education services on children's academic achievement in grades 1 to 6. Examination of data from the 1976-79 Sustaining Effects Study of Title I revealed the following major conclusions: (1) small positive gains in reading achievement are related to participation…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Control Groups, Elementary Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1988
This document records the testimony and prepared statements of members of Congress, officials of the Veterans' Administration, private vocational rehabilitation experts, and representatives of veterans' groups such as the Disabled American Veterans and the American Legion at a hearing regarding the Vocational Rehabilitation Program enacted under…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Federal State Relationship
Vargas, Arturo – 1986
Studies show Hispanics to have substantially higher rates of illiteracy than any other major population group in the United States. Illiteracy is one of a number of language problems for this population; other problems include limited oral English proficiency and native language illiteracy. Hispanics drop out of school in higher numbers and leave…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Educational Needs, Employment Potential
Middleton, Teresa – 1987
This report describes the 3 years of operation of the Special Education Software Center (Menlo Park, California), implemented with federal funding by SRI International, LINC Resources Inc., and the Council for Exceptional Children. The report describes activities of the Center and portrays, from the patterns of information requests received by the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Minnesota State Office of the Legislative Auditor, St. Paul. Program Evaluation Div. – 1987
This report examines the effectiveness of employment and training programs in Minnesota and discusses the impact of the 1985 Jobs Bill state legislation. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to Minnesota's programs and to studies of employment and training programs conducted nationwide. Chapter 2 studies the use of Job Training Partnership Act funds…
Descriptors: Career Education, Employment Programs, Employment Services, Federal Programs
Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV. – 1981
The Bienvenido Bilingual Education Project was funded under Title VII of the Elementary Secondary Education Act and implemented in kindergarten, first and second grade classrooms of two elementary schools in Clark County, Nevada. The project aimed to provide for the bilingual educational needs of Spanish speaking students which had not been met by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Educational Objectives, English (Second Language)
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1982
The U.S. Department of Education's (ED) Special Services for Disadvantaged Students program was reviewed during 1977-1980 using a sample of 11 grantee institutions. Attention was directed to the management of the program, whether program goals were being met, and progress of students in the program. The program's goal is to increase postsecondary…
Descriptors: Accountability, Ancillary School Services, College Programs, Disadvantaged
Freeman, Howard E. – 1982
Given the fundamental program changes that have occurred in the nation's social programs since President Reagan took office, federal evaluation activities need to be rethought and redirected. It is critical that the utility of programs be documented, economical delivery services be developed, and redundancy of interventions be reduced to optimize…
Descriptors: Accountability, Block Grants, Educational Finance, Evaluation Needs
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Div. of Compensatory Education. – 1982
A summary of 1981-82 Title I funded educational projects carried out in the State of Georgia is provided in this annual report. Data in the report are based on a reporting sample of one-third of the State's participating school districts, and lead to the following information. (1) More than 57,000 Georgia school children participated in regular…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Delinquency, Disabilities, Educationally Disadvantaged
Handler, Joel F., Ed.; Zatz, Julie, Ed. – 1982
This report contains the results of a 3-year study sponsored by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, whose purpose was to assess what has been happening to youth who commit status offenses (truants, runaways, incorrigibles), in the aftermath of the 1974 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. The book reviews and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Welfare, Delinquency Prevention, Delinquent Rehabilitation
Gottfredson, Gary D., Ed. – 1982
This report focuses on the School Action Effectiveness Study (SAES), the national evaluation of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Alternative Education Program. It presents the history, start-up activities, successes, and problems encountered during the first year of the 17 action projects. In the first section, the…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Delinquency Prevention, Demonstration Programs, Educational Objectives
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1982
The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Association of American Universities are conducting an experiment in research grant administration designed to respond to the perceived needs of universities for more flexibility while assuring appropriate accountability for Federal research funds. The experiment delegates most grant administration…
Descriptors: Accountability, Chemistry, College Science, Federal Aid
Department of Education, Washington, DC. Office of Planning, Budget, and Evaluation. – 1981
This report describes evaluation activities for federally funded education programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education in 1981. Chapter 1 briefly discusses organizational and policy changes within the Department that affected evaluation. Chapter 2 provides overviews of evaluation procedures undertaken for programs in elementary and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Community Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1984
This document summarizes the preliminary findings of U.S. House of Representatives and research on the workings of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) of 1982 during its first nine months. To prepare this print, the committee conducted Congressional forums and site visits in Seattle, Washington; Cleveland, Ohio; Nashville, Tennessee; and…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Dislocated Workers, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
