In recent years there has been growth not only in the number of students, but also in federal programs that provide student financial support. This document initiates formulation of a federal strategy for consumer protection that works in conjunction with efforts of the states, localities, consumer groups, and other private organizations,…

Planning, implementing, and evaluating an effective community health program requires a basic understanding of the dynamics and precedents that affect such programs. A community health program's general goal is to assist individuals and communities in identifying and meeting their health problems. In order to accomplish this goal the American…

What is the actual distribution of federal financial aid funds across states to students with different characteristics attending various types of institutions? This document presents an effective means of organizing these extensive data in a way that is useful for evaluating the distribution of current federal programs and for estimating changes…

Discussed are critical variables in the mainstreaming of hearing impaired children. Identified are eight types of mainstreaming (without supportive help); guidelines for establishing a program (such as preparing the staff); and essential elements in maintaining a program (such as monitoring student progress). (LS)

Presented are five papers and reactions of panel members from the 1973 conference on special education and decentralization sponsored by the Council of Great City Schools, Committee on the Education of Exceptional Children. R. Nystrand provides an overview of decentralization theory and process and suggests that reasons for the development of…

Presented is Volume 1 of a final report on a project to determine policies likely to result in maximized adoptive placements for mentally, emotionally, or physically handicapped children. It is explained that 205 foster care and adoption workers and 79 agency directors in six states (Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina)…

Summarized are data gathered during phase 1 of a state survey of administrators, funded under Title III, to determine the number of handicapped children receiving or in need of special education services in Indiana. The following are among survey results highlighted in the first chapter: 19,061 pupils were estimated by public school principals to…

Presented are nine appendixes to a state survey, funded under Title III, to determine the number of handicapped children receiving or in need of special education services in Indiana. Included are a description of survey objectives and procedures, 17 tables of data by region and community type, and copies of school principals' suggestions for…

Evaluated is a regional model employing eight curriculum resource teachers (CRT's) in mainstreaming exceptional children from three rural Virginia counties. Described are the project's performance objectives and delivery system (including policy formulation, referral system, screening, and intervention based on needs assessment). Issues raised in…

The voluminous final technical report contains comprehensive information covering the 1973-74 activities of the Navajo Education Resource Center (NERC). The project's purpose was to develop an Indian Resource Service Office which would function as a support service system for handicapped children's programs on the Navajo Reservation and which…

The history and current operation of the University of Tennessee open-circuit television project are reviewed. Planning was begun in 1972, and the first courses were broadcast during the summer of that year. Through the winter of 1975, a total of 336 students had enrolled either for credit or audit in open-circuit courses which have concentrated…

One of a series on library services to disadvantaged adults, this guide suggests several ways a library can provide books by mail services. Mail order delivery is a way of making the library's collection available to many who are unable or unwilling to visit the library building. The system can be handled by clerks or volunteers. Planning should…

The application of cost-benefit analysis to two library delivery systems--bookmobiles and books-by-mail (BBM)--is described. The study surveyed 36 bookmobiles and the mail order delivery (MOD) of books in Pennsylvania. The analyses are intended to provide decision-makers with guidance in determining (1) the kinds of information which must be…

The first comprehensive study of the regional interconnection of cable television systems was made in the Twin Cities metropolitan area in 1973 and 1974. Five prototype interconnection system options were developed using existing technology. Selection of an interconnection system is an important public policy issue that demands thorough study; the…

The Department of Community Medicine of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine (New York City), in cooperation with the TelePrompTer Corporation and with funding from the Health Services and Mental Health Administration of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, has developed a bidirectional television system using coaxial cable which links…