This team report, one in the series described by SO 008 058, identifies representative cases of certain categories of projects involving nonformal education (NFE) and describes them using fairly uniform elements and a common framework. Nonformal education, as defined for this application, is intentional and systematic, but unlike formal education,…

This paper summarizes an extensive report on the development of a design using proven technology to demonstrate innovative and cost-effective means of using telecommunications in public service delivery. The conceptual approach of the study is briefly discussed. Seven "service packages," proposing uses of telecommunications in health,…

Part of the "Comprehensive National Survey of Migrant Programs" series, this directory lists services and resources available to migrant and seasonal farmworkers during their stay in the Northwestern states of Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. Prepared for use by agencies working with…

Part of the "Comprehensive National Survey of Migrant Programs" series, this directory was prepared for use by agencies working with migrant and seasonal farmworkers in the Southwestern states of Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The directory lists programs, services, and resources available to migrants in these…

Summarized in monograph form are proceedings of a 2-day inter-regional training conference held in 1974 on modern dimensions of epilepsy. It is explained that a major conference purpose was to elicit participant suggestions regarding goals and program development, educational and research needs, and funding guidelines. Included are the orientation…

This publication describes the day care program (housed in trailer units) for infants and preschoolers that has been developed since 1966 at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The ideas and experiences discussed in the publication are intended to aid other persons presently conducting or planning…

This volume specifies the design for a national evaluation of the effects of Head Start programs on the total child, defined in terms of his social competence (in assuming the role of pupil), but is not meant to be construed as a recommendation that a national evaluation be undertaken. The first chapters contain introductory recommendations…

This quarterly publication announces the availability of instructional materials acquired and processed by the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouse on Vocational and Technical Education. It should be of particular interest to teachers, curriculum specialists, supervisors, and administrators involved in curriculum…

Prepared by an instructor and curriculum development specialist of the Minnesota Work Opportunity Center, this course is designed to train dropout and/or hard-core unemployed youth for occupations as aides or orderlies in hospitals and nursing homes. Each student enrolled in the program receives a personal orientation, and after demonstrating the…

In order to gain greater comprehension of the heterogeneous character of older people and to learn more about the social conditions surrounding the aged survivor, this study focuses on certain sub-samples of the older population: the married and widowed. Specifically, it attempts to assess the social adaptation to widowhood among the aged in 3…

This project for pregnant school age girls is an ESEA Title I program operating in five facilities in Manhattan, Bronx, and Brooklyn. The primary objective of the project was to assist pregnant school age girls complete their education by being able to attend school. Additional objectives included provision of information and training in personal…

This quarterly publication announces the availability of instructional materials acquired and processed by the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouse on Vocational and Technical Education. It should be of particular interest to teachers, curriculum specialists, supervisors, and administrators involved in curriculum…

Extension of rehabilitation services is proposed, extension to include the disadvantaged, involve more federal agencies, and utilize federal financing for related human services programs. Basics of federal funding for rehabilitation are discussed, including the methods of apportionment, eligibility criteria, and multiple programs as well as…

This quaterly publication announces the availability of instructional materials acquired and processed by the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouse on Vocational and Technical Education. It should be of particular interest to teachers, curriculum specialists, supervisors, and administrators involved in curriculum…

The document contains workshop proceedings on emotional and mental health problems of American Indians attending boarding schools and related public schools. Nine formal papers are included: "American Indian Culture in Transition,""Sources of Mental Stress in Indian Acculturation,""Avoidance of Emotional Disturbances,""Mental Health of Indian…