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Practical Concepts, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1976
This summary reviews the recommendations of the first annual report, describes the Education Satellite Communications Demonstration, and discusses its impact on Alaskan affairs and institutions. Based on this, it presents educational alternatives and new experiments appropriate to Alaska's needs in three areas: (1) physical implementation of the…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Demonstration Programs, Educational Policy, Educational Television
Practical Concepts, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1975
This volume contains the raw data and descriptive materials which form the basis of Volume I, "Analysis of the Demonstration." The information is divided into three categories: (1) description of the overall study plan, (2) compendium of user reaction to program, and (3) a chronology of critical events and their documentary basis. A…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Data, Demonstration Programs, Educational Policy
Download full textCraft, Carroll M.; And Others – 1970
The Alaska earthquake of March 27, 1964, had devastating effects upon the population and business economy of the entire South Central Alaska region. The project was devised to offer immediate rehabilitation planning and services for the area and to develop new and extended services consistent with the regrowth of the general economic community.…
Descriptors: Correctional Rehabilitation, Demonstration Programs, Economic Development, Program Evaluation
Foote, Dennis; And Others – 1976
A demonstration project explored the potential of satellite video consulation to improve the quality of rural health care in Alaska. Satellite ground stations permitting both transmission and reception of black and white television were installed at clinics in Fairbanks, Fort Yukon, Galena, and Tanana. Receive-only television capability was…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Demonstration Programs, Health Services, Medical Services
Feldman, Frances Lomas – 1971
The Social and Rehabilitation Service granted the Alaska Division of Public Welfare funds to train and employ qualified Native village people as paraprofessionals who could provide the social services needed while living right in the village. The Rural Areas Social Services Project (RASS), a demonstration and training project aimed at bringing…
Descriptors: Administration, American Indians, Change Agents, Community Development
Practical Concepts, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1975
The Educational Satellite Communications Demonstration (ESCD) is described from two perspectives: primarily, as a guide for future investment in satellite television based on user reaction to the technology; and secondarily, as a guide for future investment in demonstrations in general based on ESCD's planning, funding, and management. Two major…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Demonstration Programs, Educational Finance, Educational Policy
Feiner, Albert – 1976
The ATS-6 Educational Satellite Communications Demonstration-Alaska (ESCD), was viewed as a way to give isolated population groups greater voice in their educational future, by bypassing bureaucratic levels and allowing the local people to have a direct say in the school curriculum and programs that were shown via satellite. This study focused on…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Community Control, Community Involvement, Conflict Resolution
Nelson, C. Michael; Pearson, Cheryll A. – 1991
This book is intended to provide an information base for policy and program planners developing collaborative interagency programs for children and youth with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). Its focus is on the multiagency planning and services required by such children and their families. Guidelines for program development are presented…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Behavior Disorders, Child Advocacy, Court Litigation
Cowlan, Bert; Foote, Dennis – 1975
Six experiments in health and education were conducted in rural areas of the continental United States and Alaska during 1974-75, using the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Applied Technology Satellite-Six. The experimental activities included courses designed for elementary, junior high, high school, and college; continuing…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Case Studies, College Curriculum
