This manual was prepared to aid in building an effective evaluation structure for government programs and projects throughout the HEW agencies. It is intended to assist evaluators in the development of a strategy -- when to evaluate, who should evaluate, and how to supervise the evaluation; how to allocate resources among different types of…

This report assesses the crisis facing nonpublic education and offers interim recommendations for utilizing the existing school legislation and for enriching certain proposals under review by the current Administration. The report discusses both financial and nonfinancial issues. (JF)

This annual report of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to Congress describes training activities instituted under the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) through 1970. With major emphasis on fiscal year 1970, the report includes descriptions of programs and participants. Evaluation activities designed to measure increases…

A guide for achieving effective two-way communication is presented. Its scope includes the following: (1) a discussion of the importance of effective two-way communication, (2) an examination of the ways in which communication works and some of the reasons for its failure, (3) an examination of the role of the supervisor as a key figure in…

A comprehensive overview of purpose and content of the Program (an opportunity for Federal executives to learn first-hand about United States Congress in operation through work assignments with members of Congress and staffs of Congressional committees) and a report of reactions of participants to the Program is presented. Information for analysis…

The purpose of the Mental Health Career Development Program (MHCD) is to recruit and develop talented professionals for major roles in the multidisciplinary Federal mental health effort at the National Institute of Mental Health and other agencies. This booklet is intended to assist MHCD members and their advisors in planning for the transition…

Federal consciousness of minority issues in general and of black colleges in particular is increasing daily as programs are instituted to promote equality among the various races in the U.S. This paper reviews some government social agencies where signs of progress are already visible: Model Cities, Social Rehabilitation, the Environmental…

Assembled in this compilation are the President's Message on the Environment and specific information on the President's 1972 environmental proposals. The information includes bills submitted to the Congress, together with letters of transmittal and section-by-section analyses; Executive Orders; and a brief description of other initiatives that…

This report of the Federal Council for Science and Technology Committee on Intergovernmental Science Relations contains the efforts of the committee in attempting to achieve the following objectives: (1) to inventory and evaluate the impact of federal policies and programs on the scientific and technological activities of state and local…

Although we have accumulated much factual data on environmental conditions, interrelationships, and consequences of actions, our decisions are based on political expediency, pressure, mob action, and emotion. Believing that decisions regarding the environment and pollution control are not technical but socioeconomic, crusaders have refused…

The scope of current major programs of the Bureau of Labor Statistics is presented in concentrated form. Selected characteristics of more than 50 programs, grouped into related subject-matter areas, are given in compact tabular format. The frequency with which data are made available, the principal publications in which they appear, and some of…

The General Accounting Office examined coordination among federally assisted student financial aid programs including the National Defense Student Loan, the College Work-Study, Educational Opportunity Grant, and Guaranteed Student Loan programs. Eight institutions were visited. The report recommends that the Secretary of Health, Education and…

Presented in this 1964 yearbook are highlights of the work done by the various bureaus and offices of the Department of the Interior. Coverage is broad, relating to many aspects of conservation in the United States in a descriptive, non-technical style. Some of the topics considered include the quality of living; recreation, water, mineral, fuel,…

Concerned first with the definition of conservation and its problems, and then with specific actions by the Department of the Interior in response to these problems, this 1966 yearbook provides highlights of work done by the 26 bureaus, offices, and/or administrations within the Department. Coverage is broad, relating to many aspects of…

The 1972 scholarship booklet for American Indians presents pertinent information on scholarship opportunities specifically designated for college-bound Indian youth. The booklet is divided into 2 sections. Chapter 1 reflects American Indian aid avenues. Chapter 2 is a compilation of available Federal and state student aid programs. Each chapter is…