Compiled are data on 61 accrediting bodies recognized by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation and/or members of the Council of Specialized Accrediting Associations. Among the information given for each association: title, address, telephone number, principal officers, a brief description of its history, boards or associations represented by…

The catalogue presents information on resources related to the systematic delivery of comprehensive service to children with special needs as mandated by P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Four aspects of service delivery are focused upon: interagency collaboration, personnel development, program evaluation, and…

This document is designed to be a resource for individuals and agencies concerned with the topic of linkages between education and human services. It begins with an overview of the topic of school-linked services, including background information and project characteristics concerning the long and somewhat unconventional history of collaboration…

On May 7, 1988, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction was awarded State recognition by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). This publication presents the current approval status of the 46 colleges and universities in North Carolina (both public and nonpublic institutions) that offer programs leading to…

This document is an integrated statement about early childhood education (ECE) services by the Early Childhood Committee of the Kentucky Department of Education. The document provides indicators of effective programs; reviews service delivery systems; supports program planning; encourages the adaptation of existing models; and promotes the…

Work plans and questionnaires completed by program leaders supplied information for this directory, which describes 900 projects initiated by the 50 states and Puerto Rico under Title V of the 1972 Rural Development Act; it includes a personnel index and a detailed subject index. The entries, arranged alphabetically by state, include a map of…

Head Start grantees play a critical role in the development and testing of new program approaches and service delivery models. This survey of program initiatives covers both Head Start program initiatives and developmentally appropriate curriculum materials. Each section includes an overview and profiles of programs, including grantee address,…

This publication contains 60 abstracts of projects funded by the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education, to provide innovative preservice and inservice training initiatives for personnel in the area of career/vocational education for handicapped persons. Program areas covered in the abstracts include preservice and…

This compilation describes self-selected programs and is a guide for ideas and possible solutions to problems for educational personnel serving special needs populations. Programs are categorized by 19 exemplary career-vocational education components. These components and the five major areas into which they are grouped are as follows: (1) program…

This third descriptive inventory of the Rand Corporation's domestic non-military research covers all projects since 1972, as well as its special 1969-1975 program for New York City. For each of over 300 research projects in nine program areas, brief summaries identify the project title and sponsor, beginning and ending dates, person-years of work…