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Barnett, W. Steven – 1985
This report details a benefit-cost analysis of the Perry Preschool program and describes the program's long-term effects. Conducted since 1962, research on the Perry Preschool program constitutes one of the strongest and best-known sources of support for the long-term efficacy of early intervention with disadvantaged children. The Perry Project…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Crime, Delinquency
Buettner, David – 1982
Advice for higher education institutional business officers, instructional heads, and continuing education and community services personnel regarding collaborative efforts with employers and government resources is offered as part of the American Council on Education's Higher Education/Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) Project,…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Career Counseling, Case Studies, Continuing Education
Stocksdale, Cathy J. – 1985
This guide is designed to assist older worker program operators and managers as well as advocates for older workers in the field of employment and training. Described in the first two sections are the major components of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP). The next two sections…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Advocacy, Agency Cooperation, Check Lists
Cantor, Jeffrey A. – 1985
The Maritime Trades Program is a cooperative training program that was established through the joint efforts of 14 shipyards in the Tidewater area of Virginia. Established in 1980, the program originally operated under the guidelines imposed by the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA). Now, however, the program operates in accordance…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Curriculum Development
Bunda, Mary Anne – 1978
Three areas of concern for those considering competency-based graduation requirements are discussed. First, what is involved in implementing a competency-based graduation requirement? The first tasks are the specification of performance standards and the performance skill areas. Then, appropriate certification procedures can be selected, and their…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Criterion Referenced Tests
Tonkin, Humphrey; Edwards, Jane – 1981
Recommendations for strengthening the international perspective of the undergraduate curriculum at colleges and universities are offered, and reasons for internationalizing the curriculum are considered, based on changes throughout the world and America's role in it. Attention is focused on the reform of existing programs and the introduction of…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Environment, College Programs, College Role
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. General Coll. – 1982
Three papers pertaining to the General College Pilot Education Program (PEP), a retention effort undertaken by the General College, University of Minnesota, are presented. In "An Overview of the General College PEP Program in Its Second Year," C. P. Zanoni addresses the components of the program, evaluation efforts, and program costs.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, American Indians, Ancillary School Services
Bartell, Ted; And Others – 1980
The purpose of this report is to describe the services of Title I programs currently operating in State institutions for neglected or delinquent youth across the country. Demographic and social characteristics of Title I students and staff, program characteristics, objectives and funding status, and institutional environment are discussed. It is…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Child Neglect, Compensatory Education, Correctional Institutions
Banta, Trudy W.; Boser, Judith A. – 1981
Data from individual final project reports and evaluation reports prepared by external evaluators were compiled to evaluate the 17 local projects that were conducted in Tennessee during 1980-81 under the provisions of the Career Education Incentive Act. Included among those areas examined during the evaluation were the following: project…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Career Education, Educational Cooperation, Educational Needs
Hamilton, Jack A.; Kaplan, Carol B. – 1978
One of seven career education programs chosen for nationwide dissemination by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's Joint Dissemination Review Panel (JDRP), Project CAP (Career Awareness Program) is being conducted for grades 1-8 in Greenland, Arkansas. For the years 1974-77, it received funding from both federal and local sources. It…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Community Involvement, Curriculum Development
French, Arthur M.; And Others – 1978
Objectives of the Veterans' Cost-of-Instruction Program (VCIP) evaluation were: (1) to develop profiles describing institutional services for veterans, the Office of Veterans' Affairs (OVA), and demographic characteristics; (2) to identify differences and similarities in institutions' veteran assistance programs; (3) to describe the degree to…
Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, Content Analysis, Counseling Services, Evaluation Criteria
Strauss, Marvin – 1979
In 1967 the University of Cincinnati initiated one of the first graduate programs in health planning to provide qualified professionals to staff health planning agencies. In 1974 the university began to develop an external degree program to meet the needs of employed health personnel. The program incorporates individualized, self-paced,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Allied Health Occupations Education, College Credits, College Planning
Zanoni, Candido – 1980
The specially funded program described in this report was implemented at the University of Minnesota's General College in Fall 1979 to promote the academic improvement and long-range retention of high-risk Black, Hispanic, and Native American students. After introductory material discussing the process involved in securing program funds from the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Basic Skills, Black Students, College Freshmen
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SWEENEY, DAVID L. – 1967
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE WAYS IN WHICH THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OF RACINE, WISCONSIN, WILL USE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, TITLE I FUNDS. THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THREE "UNITIZED" SCHOOLS WITH RESTRUCTURED GRADE ORGANIZATIONS AND TEAM TEACHING INSTRUCTION, THE USE OF ART AND MUSIC SPECIALISTS IN…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Community Coordination, Coordinators, Disadvantaged Youth
Collier, Douglas J. – 1980
The results of a 1977 assessment of the value of uniform financial data for the Oregon community college system are described. The utility of both programmatic data and auditable accounting data is also addressed. Business managers, presidents, and governing board chairmen at four community colleges and representatives of six different state…
Descriptors: Accounting, Case Studies, Classification, College Administration
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