This paper grew out of the finding of a previous study that small, rural elementary school districts were noticeably absent from the list of participants in federal aid programs. The author feels that the critical problem seems to be whether the small district actually makes a deliberate decision not to participate in federal programs or whether…

The reports in this compendium discuss various aspects of federal activities in education. Several authors discuss (1) the role of the Federal Government in the 1970s; (2) the education amendments of 1972; (3) aid grantsmanship; (4) career education; (5) the education of gifted and talented students; (6) the education of the handicapped; (7)…

This report describes the experimental design, presents the contract provisions, and provides conclusions and recommendations. The document is comprised of five chapters that discuss (1) the statistical analysis methods used, (2) the problems of using standardized tests in performance contracting, (3) the contractual procedures between OEO and the…

The implications for American education today in reforms initiated at the Federal level in finance, research, curriculum, accountability, and administration were discussed by the U. S. Commissioner of Education. The financial reforms focus on revenue sharing. In the research area, Commissioner Marland discusses the proposed National Institute of…

As part of the overall study of the development of behavioral objectives for preschool children, the three parts of this report discusses matching procedures, survey instruments, and sampling guidelines. Part C, Matching Objectives and Recommendations for Development of Measures, contains discussions of the following: A Matching of Existing…

Members of the target population that came in contact with the Concentrated Employment Program (CEP) in Columbus, Ohio were studied. Virtually all were black and most were young males. Their employment histories fit the "hard-core unemployed" label, but their attitudes did not match this discouraged and alienated stereotype. Many were…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a report partly based on a round-table discussion between an expert from the United Kingdom and the Chief Inspectors of all the states of the Federation, and partly based on consultations with state ministries of education. It was virtually impossible for any of the…

This report reviews the plans of three of the experimental school sites -- Berkeley Unified School District, California; Franklin Pierce School District, Washington; and Minneapolis Public Schools. The Experimental Schools Program, an evolving program, is designed to encompass the newest educational ideas as well as to avoid administrative…

The purpose of this study was to evaluate programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and other specified Federal agencies regarding their responsiveness to the problems and needs of small communities. A major objective was to define a "small" community and to determine how its problems and needs differ from those of a…

Focusing on the extent and quality of services rendered to Negro rural families by the agencies of the Department of Agriculture, this study was conducted in counties where Negroes formed a significant portion of the varying potential clientele of the agencies. Research techniques used in the study included conferences and interviews with program…

Patterned after a model developed in Philadelphia in 1964 without Federal funds, the Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) program emphasizes minority group leadership and seeks to attract the unemployed and underemployed who ordinarily would not have been attracted to public manpower programs. The program basic education, skill training,…

Every student in the Watertown, South Dakota School District is involved in a comprehensive career education program which was locally designed and implemented with technical and financial assistance from State and federal sources. The program is designed to help students become aware of and prepared for the world of work. The emphasis of career…

This research bulletin reports an evaluation study of the program of the Dale Avenue Early Childhood Education Center, funded under Title III of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act. A pre- and post-test experimental and control design using standardized and locally developed instruments was used to evaluate the academic performance of the…

This publication, which was funded under provisions of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, is a handbook designed for use by parents and other members of school district advisory committees and target school parent advisory groups. It provides the information needed by parents to become active, effective committee members who…

"American Indians are the poorest of any nonwhite minority in the United States. Life on the reservation offers them few opportunities: if they move to the city, they face problems of adjustment that can prove insurmountable. What is being done--what more could be done--to help Indians satisfy their needs in a largely alien society? To develop the…