Devoted to data (January 1, 1968-June 30, 1969) on Office of Economic Opportunity and other Federal contracts and grants in the overall training and technical assistance field, this directory alphabetically lists recipient institutions and other organizations. Each item contains the address, length of contract, funding agency, amount granted, and…

This fourth year report summarizes the services rendered during 1969-1970 by the New York State Experimental Prekindergarten Program and includes a partial evaluation of the accomplishments of the program as compared to its stated goals. The report is based on questionnaire responses by 49 of the 50 programs, including New York City. Because of…

The Weber Mental Health Center consultation program to schools is described. The conditions under which children might be directly treated at the center are enumerated, but the essential thrust of the program is to train teachers, administrators, and parents the principles and application of learning theory to the management of children's…

Evaluation reports for 13 of the 23 1971 Summer Migrant Projects in North Carolina are presented in Volume II of this compilation. Each report contains the following information: (1) descriptive statistics and results of student achievement; (2) description of the project as obtained from site team reports and other available information; and (3)…

The intent of this report, as stated, is to bring about an awareness of the kinds of problems faced by migrant agricultural workers (Mexican Americans and Navajos), by farmers, and by agencies offering services to these migrants in New Mexico. An overview of the national and state migrant situation is presented, as well as case studies of various…

The contents of this book are organized in seventeen chapters, as follows: (1) "Perspective and Overview," K. S. Miller and R. M. Dreger; (2) "Racial Experimenter Effects," J. M. Sattler; (3) "Behavior-genetic Analysis and its Biosocial Consequences," J. Hirsch; (4) Biological Substrata," R. M. Malina; (5) "Language Abilities of Black Americans,"…

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…

Developed through the Career Options Research and Development (CORD) Project, this report presents, in outline form, a core curriculum for the human services area. Specific objectives of the CORD project were the: (1) application of job analysis to positions in the social and human services, (2) organization of tasks and skills into career…

A questionnaire was sent to 350 people representing heads of Federal agencies dealing with education, all state commissioners of education, superintendents of schools of the largest cities, heads of selected professional education organizations, outstanding community leaders, university researchers, directors of some ERIC clearinghouses, regional…

Local education agencies expended a record of 32.4 billion for current operations for free public elementary and secondary education for the 1969-70 school year. This amount represents an increase of 12 percent over the 1968-69 school year. These expenditures represented an estimated 92 percent of all current expenditures from all sources (local,…

Two documents were released to the press on January 18, 1973, by Secretary Richardson, one summarizing his term of office as Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and one reporting on HEW potential for the seventies (SO 005 666, SO 005 699). In an introductory statement prior to the press conference, the question of whether or not we as a…

This updated abstract bibliography includes entries from "Research in Education" and citations of journal articles in "Current Index to Journals in Education," selected from the subject term index under Day Care Programs or Day Care Services. Topics discussed include: family day care, day care centers, child development, staff, standards,…

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…

This report discusses the problems with which pregnant students are faced when dealing with State laws and State and local policies regarding their status and treatment. According to the author, key considerations for any State or local policy involve (1) the pregnant student's rights and her relationship to the regular school, (2) alternatives…

The primary objective of this sourcebook is to help the teacher relate causes and consequences of population change to other social and environmental issues already being explored in the classroom. Sources suggested here are for use as supplementary material to be integrated into existing curricula. Divided into main sections that cover…