This demonstration project was conducted to create an awareness among the least educated adults in Armstrong and Indiana counties of Pennsylvania of the availability of Adult Basic Education (ABE) opportunities at the ARIN Adult Learning Center and its satellites. The project was carried out by means of a public relations program. Activities…

The report contains a summary of the project activities and the third party evaluations for the academic years 1973-74 and 1974-75. Discussed in the summary are the objectives and accomplishments of the past year for elementary, junior high, and senior high school levels. The areas of dissemination, data collection, staff utilization, and staff…

The 1975 evaluation report for the Career Education Instructional System's exemplary project at Newark School District, Delaware, describes the evaluator's activities in accomplishing four tasks. In the first task, each of the 155 curriculum units developed by the project was classified according to instructional goals by school, grade level, and…

The findings of a ESEA Title III study designed to assess the feasibility and utility of the paraprofessional concept in education are presented. This study involved: (1) an observation and evaluation of existing paraprofessional programs, primarily in Wayne County Michigan; (2) a comprehensive study of the literature; (3) a review of relevant…

A study of one of the model "Reading is FUNdamental" (RIF) programs located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was made to determine the success of the program and to formulate suggestions for changes. RIF is a program in which free or inexpensive books are made available in a community through schools, libraries, and other local organizations…

Seven phases are outlined for implementing career education in Kansas school districts, with suggested steps included under each phase. For example, Phase I: Pre-Commitment, consists of the following steps: Discuss concept of career education with board, introduce concept to staff and students, and obtain commitment decision from board. The rest…

The Free to Grow pilot project, developed by the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and its Head Start project, operated between 1994 and 1999. Following a 2-year planning and development stage, 5 project sites went on to complete the 3-year implementation phase in California, Colorado, Kentucky, New York, and Puerto Rico; the…

This final report for the PUSH-EXCEL project was designed to provide readers with an idea of the major actors and events that shaped the project's history and implementation, and to describe results of a 3-year evaluation of its impact (Chapter 1). Chapter 2 describes the original impetus for PUSH-EXCEL as arising from the Reverend Jesse Jackson's…

Second-year evaluation of the career education projects at Saint Paul and Minneapolis from October 1975 through June 1976 was conducted in three phases: Management activities, curriculum development/inservice workshops, and student outcomes. Findings indicated evidences of community involvement, staff development through inservice activities, cost…

This manual describes Project CREST (Clinical Regional Support Teams), a community project established in Gainesville, Florida, to supplement State probation services by providing professional counseling to delinquent youth. The project uses a dual treatment approach in which, on the one hand, probation officers impose restrictions, while on the…

This report is focused on retention of minority students at Broward Community College. Convinced that identifiable minorities can progress through the college and its programs if they receive appropriate assistance, Broward Community College along with Broward Manpower Council designed a work experience program for full-time students who can work…

An evaluation of the Instructional Television (ITV) Program was conducted to measure the success of the project. The program was designed to upgrade teacher competencies and student learning by using ITV: 1) as a tool for classroom instruction and teacher inservice training; 2) as a means of extending the curriculum and motivating students; 3) to…

Covering the period of 1973-76, the Tennessee Exemplary Project in Career Education (TEPCE) was designed to develop a comprehensive career education program, in the Greeneville and Greene County, Tennessee, schools. Objectives for each level in the educational program were established for the awareness (K-5), exploration (6-8), preparation (9-12),…

This paper describes Head Start services to parents and families involved in the Head Start program, what the program impact has been on these families, and the goals, services, and accomplishments of other family-focused Head Start programs. There are 14 sections, most of them brief. The sections discuss sources of data information, Project Head…

Description of the placement component of the Lincoln Career Education Project is contained in this report, covering the period of 1973-1976. Objectives, procedures followed, and project results and accomplishments are reported in detail. Results of the project included the establishment and refinement of the general concept of career education…