A 2-YEAR STUDY (1965-67) WAS DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY IOWA'S POST SECONDARY EDUCATION NEEDS, DETERMINE FACILITIES NEEDED, DETERMINE FUNCTIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, DISCOVER STAFF NEEDS, RECOMMEND MEANS OF COORDINATION AND GOVERNANCE, AND PROPOSE METHODS OF FINANCING POST SECONDARY EDUCATION. CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EFFECTIVE SYSTEM WERE…

Recommendations to combat mental retardation in New Jersey are made in the following areas: coordination; research; prevention, detection, and treatment; clinical, social, recreation, and religious services; residential care; education; vocational rehabilitation; law; manpower and training; and public awareness. Additional information is given…

Written primarily for social workers who deal with the retarded and their families, the text surveys the needs in mental retardation and ways of meeting those needs. Aspects considered are causes and manifestations, evaluation and planning, and organizational problems; the retardate in the community; behavioral manifestations; and social…

A THREE-YEAR PILOT PROJECT (1964-1967) WAS CONDUCTED TO DEVELOP AN EFFECTIVE PROGRAM FOR THE TRAINING OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATORS WHO COULD SERVE AS AGENTS OF CONSTRUCTIVE EDUCATIONAL CHANGE IN COMMUNITIES WITH SIZEABLE PROPORTIONS OF SPANISH- AND INDIAN- AS WELL AS ANGLO-AMERICAN MEMBERS. SPECIAL ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDED--(1)…

Thirty-two deaf retarded patients were diagnostically assessed for speech and hearing, intellectual function, academic achievement, and medical status. Eight of the patients served as controls and 24 received 18 to 24 months of special training in communication skills, shop experience, physical education, and homemaking. Twelve of the 24 also…

Sixteen thousand seven hundred and sixty-six migrant children participated in 1966-67 in Texas projects for migrant education. An overall evaluation of the 1966-67 Texas Project for the Education of Migrant Children is found in this report, along with evaluations of the summer 1967 Texas Migrant Interstate Cooperation Project, and the Migrant…

This volume on elementary language programs is divided into four related parts. Part 1 discusses the sources of any effective language program: an understanding of the child's need for language, a knowledge of child development, and an awareness of the continuity essential to growth in language. Part 2 treats the main areas of the language…

Proposals for the educational improvement of underprivileged urban schools were developed by the American Federation of Teachers. The scheme is predicated on the assumption that each component is essential and integral. Specifically, the proposals recommend that schools have a ceiling of 100 pupils with various procedures available to relieve…

The effectiveness of the Youth Training Project administered by The Jewish Employment and Vocational Service (JEVS) of Saint Louis, Missouri, is assessed in this followup study. The report is based upon an analysis of data regarding 91 youths who actually completed the entire JEVS program. The data were obtained from JEVS records and trainee and…

The primary purpose of the Education Advisory Committee is to indicate priorities for the allocation of resources by the Appalachian Regional Commission and states of the region. Planning and study by the Committee has been directed to 4 general areas: pre-school education, elementary and secondary education, higher education, and occupational…

Of the 720 emotionally disturbed children under 18 years of age in state mental institutions, 150 were selected by the Illinois Interdepartmental Committee for intensive study; 35 youths were also selected by the Illinois Youth Commission as being in need of mental treatment. Two schedules were designed for automatic data processing and cases were…

State needs in public school education for the hearing impaired and steps in the development of comprehensive state planning are presented along with recommendations of conference participants, a summary report, and models for regional planning, day programs, and the team approach. The interest of the Alexander Graham Bell Association and the U.S.…

In 1958 a project was begun in a small, isolated, rural farm community in Puerto Rico to provide nutrition education and improve other conditions of home and community living. Preliminary meetings, interviews, and examinations revealed the interest and great need of the 100 families. Progress reports were made after 1 year, 2 years, and 5 years.…

This application for a continuation grant describes the project of the Board of Education of Hoboken, New Jersey, for improving the assimilation of Puerto Rican and foreign born students. This Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title III, project has included, and hopes to continue, inservice teacher education, community programs, curriculum…

Designed to identify the functions necessary for an adequate student personnel program in the 2-year community college and to develop guidelines based on the identified functions, a questionnaire was distributed to 100 public junior colleges in Arizona, California, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. Responses from the 86 participants were used…