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Dale, Dorothy – 1977
A research project was designed to develop and validate instrumentation and procedures for a comprehensive internal and external evaluation of Wisconsin's Vocational, Technical and Adult Education Field/Community Services programs. A review of evaluation literature pertaining to adult and continuing education, the identification of statewide…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Services, Evaluation Methods
Frank, Austin – 1984
Student Affirmative Action (SAA) outreach programs to increase the participation of underrepresented minorities and the economically disadvantaged in higher education in California started with little or no coordination and scant thought of evaluation. For a variety of reasons, which include how they were planned, how they are staffed and…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Preparation, Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Programs
Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities. 1991 Annual Report.
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities. – 1992
This annual report provides an overview of activities that New York's Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) undertook from October 1, 1990, to September 30, 1991, to promote the employment and independence of individuals with disabilities in New York State. Following introductory messages by three…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Disabilities
Chamberlin, Susan B.; And Others – 1982
Begun in 1980, the University of New Mexico Medical Center Library's statewide Outreach Program is a composite of many services and projects designed to meet the medical and health information needs of the state's diverse and scattered population. The only major biomedical library in New Mexico, the Library has built the program on existing…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Delivery Systems, Health Education, Health Materials
Alkin, Marvin C.; Ruskus, Joan – 1985
A synthesis is provided of the information collected between September 1984 and April 1985 by Operational Program Review (OPR) teams regarding 22 California community college Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) programs. Chapter 1 explains the purposes and evaluation methods of OPRs, and outlines the general characteristics of the…
Descriptors: Educational Counseling, Educationally Disadvantaged, Evaluation Methods, Outreach Programs
Saravanabhavan, R. C. – 1991
This guide summarizes the important aspects of the history, organization, and process of vocational rehabilitation of American Indian/Alaska Native clients. Specific units cover: (1) history of the state-federal vocational rehabilitation program; (2) organization and administration of rehabilitation programs; (3) fundamentals of vocational…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Definitions, Disabilities
Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. – 1993
Adult basic education (ABE) programming efforts in Minnesota for the 1992-93 year were designed to accomplish the following state plan-stipulated goals: (1) continue developing/implementing a statewide ABE delivery system to enable adults (especially disadvantaged adults) with basic skill deficiencies to identify and achieve their personal and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Annual Reports, Basic Skills
Studebaker, J. W.; Williams, Chester S. – US Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1939
Plans and programs come in response to need. Citizens of our democracy have need of greater opportunities for truth-seeking under competent guidance. The people are hungry for increased understanding of the problems which beset them and their communities. They have a right to expect their institutions of education to give them help in their study…
Descriptors: Educational History, Guides, Federal Aid, Federal Programs