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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1990
A hearing was held for the purpose of receiving testimony concerning the Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1990. The first panel provided testimony about: (1) the delivery of human services in northern Iowa that are funded through the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) and the need for continued block grant funding; (2) CSBG funding of…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Community Action, Compensatory Education, Delivery Systems
Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. – 1988
The integrated approach to facilitating student achievement undertaken by the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL) is described. The goal of SEDL's Programmatic Theme on Facilitating Student Achievement is to contribute to the improvement of programs and activities in the Southwestern Region for teaching reading, writing, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Improvement
Meno, Marie A., Comp. – 1987
The Louisiana Adult Education Program provides academic education for persons 16 years old and above with less than a high school education, with emphasis on decreasing the illiteracy rate in Louisiana. The program enrolled 44,515 students in literacy efforts in fiscal year 1986-1987. Approximately 33,000 students were tested. The average of the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Programs, High School Equivalency Programs
Montclair State Coll., Upper Montclair, NJ. Life Skills Center. – 1987
A study was conducted to produce a graphic representation of (1) the factors that motivate single parents and homemakers in New Jersey toward upward mobility and higher paying jobs and (2) the barriers that these individuals face. Data were collected from 26 sites through 3 mail surveys--demographic data collection form which yielded 101…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Displaced Homemakers, Females
Rosenbaum, Allan; Zirkin, Barbara G. – 1985
A study evaluated the various aspects of the Maryland Job Service, including the services it provides, coordination between the service and related agencies, the degree to which services provided are congruent with and driven by federal mandates, and employers' and applicants' perceptions of the service. Job services available in other states were…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Change Strategies, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy, Sacramento. – 1987
Concerned because California now annually administers an estimated $5.9 billion in funding for children's services programs, the Little Hoover Commission initiated a study on the state's provision for children's services. This report, on Phase I of the study, identifies the extent of the problem in 23 findings and provides a plan of action in 15…
Descriptors: Background, Catalogs, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1987
Developed for use in New York State elementary school social studies program evaluations, this guide outlines procedures and suggests the design of forms for identifying key questions, gathering and analyzing relevant data, and developing plans for program improvements. It is intended to assess strengths and weaknesses within current programs as a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum
South Carolina State Advisory Council on Vocational and Technical Education, Columbia. – 1985
This evaluation report contains a series of articles on vocational and technical education encompassing the 1983-84 school year. The articles, collectively, are intended to give an overall picture of vocational and technical education programs in South Carolina. The lead article on technical education strongly urges several changes to bring about…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Enrollment, Expenditures
Evaluating Vocational Education: The Federal Stimulus. Vocational Education Study Publication No. 5.
Hendrickson, Gerry – 1981
The Education Amendments of 1976, Public Law 94-482, which revised the Vocational Education Act (VEA) of 1963, introduced major new requirements for the evaluation of federally funded vocational education programs. This paper describes the activities stimulated by these evaluation requirements and shows how evaluation results are used to revise…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, Government School Relationship
Banta, Trudy – 1977
A statewide career education needs assessment was done in Tennessee by surveying all superintendents and samples of principals, teachers, and community leaders. State employment security data and Career Maturity Inventory (CMI) scores for a sample of the state's ninth graders were secondary information sources. The primary conclusion was that the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Career Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Needs
Washington State Advisory Council on Vocational Education, Olympia. – 1972
A comprehensive study of the vocational education needs, services, and funding in the State of Washington is described and documented in this report. The total study report was issued in two parts. Part One of the study, available in this issue as VT 021 097, summarizes the major findings and presents recommendations for improvement of vocational…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Improvement
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. Div. of Vocational Rehabilitation. – 1968
The Statewide Planning Project for Vocational Rehabilitation Services was established by the Governor of the State of Connecticut to develop a master plan for vocational rehabilitation services. The entire state was considered and the project included citizens, public and private agencies, and representatives from professional groups. Five…
Descriptors: Administrative Agencies, Agency Cooperation, Community Attitudes, Community Organizations
Talarzyk, W. Wayne – 1975
With the overall objective of gathering information concerning employer's attitudes, perceptions, and opinions of Ohio's vocational education program, along with insights as to the strengths and weaknesses of the program and how it might be improved to more fully meet the needs of Ohio employers, mail questionnaires were sent to the personnel…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Employer Attitudes, Employment Practices, Employment Statistics
Shaul, Marnie S. – 2002
Expressing concern for the quality of care supported by Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) funds, welfare reform legislation required states to set aside at least 4 percent of their total grant to improve child care quality and availability. In preparation for reauthorizing CCDF, this General Accounting Office report was commissioned to…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Care Effects, Child Development, Early Childhood Education
Thompson, Lisa; Kropenske, Vickie; Heinicke, Christoph M.; Gomby, Deanna S.; Halfon, Neal – 2001
As part of a series of reports designed to support the implementation of Proposition 10: The California Children and Families Act and to provide comprehensive and authoritative information on critical issues concerning young children and families in California, this report examines home visiting as a service delivery strategy for early…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Delivery Systems, Early Intervention, Home Visits
