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Himmel, Ethel E., Comp.; Wilson, William J., Comp. – 2000
This publication, which replaces "Standards for Library Functions at the State Level" (third edition) published in 1985) acknowledges and celebrates the richness and diversity of state library agencies while documenting the reality of what they currently do. The publication is divided into two sections. The first section of these standards…
Descriptors: Library Collections, Library Development, Library Role, Library Services
Download full textOffice of Consumer Affairs, Washington, DC. – 1982
This guide was prepared to help individuals become more informed and more efficient consumers of energy. The guide lists agencies and organizations which provide useful information on everything from household energy-saving tips to energy conservation projects sponsored by local community groups. Section 1 highlights many of the agencies and…
Descriptors: Alternative Energy Sources, Community Programs, Conservation Education, Consumer Protection
George, Robert M.; And Others – 1994
The Foster Care Data Archive is a five-state database that contains foster care career histories for all children who have been placed in a state-supervised substitute-care living arrangement. The Archive was started with five participating states--California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, and Texas--which together provide services to almost half…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Welfare, Databases, Definitions
McGuinness, Aims C., Jr. – 1988
Summary data and narrative profiles are provided on state postsecondary education structures (governing boards, coordinating boards and agencies). Following an overview of the status of state coordination and governance of higher education in 1987, tabular data on state boards and agencies are provided, including: (1) structure of…
Descriptors: College Planning, Governance, Governing Boards, Legal Responsibility
Johnston, A. P. – 1980
This document quotes from and summarizes each of the 50 states' constitutional and statutory provisions establishing the structure, the power, and the duties of the various state committees, commissions, offices, and agencies affecting the governance and control of education. Detailed investigation of the formal body of law revealed the subtle…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Educational Administration, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
Massachusetts State Office for Children, Boston. – 1990
A resource guide for family day care providers in Massachusetts was developed as an initiative of the state Office for Children. Chapters are as follows: (1) Getting Ready to Do Family Day Care (e.g., definitions, provider qualifications, preparing your home, assistants, complaints); (2) Partnership with Parents (e.g., interviews, trial period,…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Child Abuse, Child Caregivers, Child Health
PDF pending restorationMcNeely, John H. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1936
The United States Office of Education through its Division of Higher Education has been conducting a series of studies on the general subject of the relation of the State to higher education. Four studies have already been published in bulletin form under the following titles: (1) The State and Higher Education, Phases of Their Relationship; (2)…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Governing Boards, Public Education, State Surveys
Journal of Human Services, 1979
Abstracts of documents relating to the planning, management, and delivery of human services are provided in this journal. The journal is divided into four parts: abstracts, arranged in alphabetical order by title; an alphabetical list of authors; an alphabetical list of documents; and a subject index. Each document citation includes ordering…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Administration, Agency Cooperation, Annotated Bibliographies
Anthes, Katy, Comp. – 2001
Service learning (SL) is a teaching method that integrates service to the community with classroom curriculum and provides a hands-on approach to mastering subject material while fostering civic responsibility. Through funds from the Corporation for National Service (CNS), nearly every state has resources and some level of SL programming. Although…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Comparative Analysis, Definitions
