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Zigler, Edward, Ed.; Valentine, Jeanette, Ed. – 1979
This book aims to provide a comprehensive history and analysis of the operation and evolution of Project Head Start. The volume consists of 23 original articles covering program history, the preschool education and developmental components of Head Start, and Head Start program development and evaluation. In Part One, the historical roots of Head…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Career Development, Curriculum Development, Developmental Programs
MORRIS, CLYDE M. – 1967
THE 5-DAY CONFERENCE-WORKSHOP, HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA IN JULY 1966, HAD AS OBJECTIVES TO--(1) BETTER ACQUAINT SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS WITH THE PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, (2) PRESENT NATIONAL AND STATE TRENDS IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, (3) REVIEW FEDERAL LEGISLATION, (4) CONSIDER SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF WHAT OTHER…
Descriptors: Administrators, Agricultural Education, Conferences, Educational Change
SMALTZ, JANET M. – 1965
THIS ADMINISTRATIVE AND CURRICULUM GUIDE IS DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS. THE FIRST SECTION PRESENTS BASIC INFORMATION FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS OF MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN. SELECTION CRITERIA, INTELLIGENCE TESTING, ADMINISTRATOR, PARENT, AND TEACHER COOPERATION, THE RETARDED CHILD'S POTENTIAL FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, TEACHING…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Curriculum, Curriculum Guides, Educational Equipment
WEISENBURGER, RAY B. – 1967
PART OF A KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SERIES ON COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, THIS MONOGRAPH DISCUSSES THE STAGES IN THE PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPREHENSIVE URBAN SCHEMES. FIRST OF ALL, SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE, ECONOMIC, FEASIBILITY, POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SATISFACTION ARE VITAL TO SUCCESSFUL PLANNING. ORGANIZATION FOR…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Planning, Consultants, Data Collection
FELDMAN, DAVID M. – 1963
A FINAL REPORT IS PRESENTED HERE ON A PILOT PROJECT THAT WAS CONDUCTED DURING THE 1962-63 ACADEMIC YEAR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO IN WHICH SECONDARY SCHOOL SPANISH TEACHERS WERE GIVEN AN IN-SERVICE COURSE IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS. A HISTORY OF THE EXPERIMENT IS OUTLINED AND FOLLOWED IN PART II BY AN EVALUATION OF THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Applied Linguistics, Audiolingual Methods, Discussion Groups
FOLEY, WALTER J. – 1967
THIS DETAILED FOUR-PART REPORT ASSESSES THE FIRST YEAR OF COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS ESTABLISHED IN IOWA UNDER TITLE I OF THE 1965 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT. OVER 95 PERCENT OF IOWA'S SCHOOL DISTRICTS, MANY OF THEM IN RURAL AREAS, PARTICIPATED IN THE PROJECT. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SHORTCOMING OF THE LOCAL PROJECTS WAS THEIR LACK…
Descriptors: Ability, Achievement, Ancillary School Services, Aspiration
VERI, CLIVE C. – 1967
TO SURVEY THE ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERNS OF GRADUATE ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS, A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS MAILED TO THE 19 UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED STATES OFFERING ADULT EDUCATION DOCTORAL DEGREES, REQUESTING NAMES, TITLES, FACULTY ACADEMIC INTERESTS, PROGRAM ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS, PLANS FOR EXPANSION, AND GRADUATE STUDENT LOAD. THERE WAS A 94.4 PERCENT…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Adult Education, College Administration, College Faculty
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1966
IN THE FIRST OF THE THREE SECTIONS OF THIS EVALUATION REPORT, GENERAL INFORMATION IS PRESENTED UNDER THE FOLLOWING RUBRICS--(1) OPERATION AND SERVICES, (2) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, (3) EVALUATION, (4) MAJOR PROBLEMS AREAS OF STATE ADMINISTRATION, (5) IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 205 (A) OF TITLE I, (6) COORDINATION WITH COMMUNITY ACTION…
Descriptors: Achievement, Annual Reports, Community Action, Compensatory Education
Georgia Univ., Athens. – 1966
TITLE I OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 CALLS FOR STATE PLANS FOR COMPREHENSIVE, COORDINATED, AND STATEWIDE SYSTEMS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS. IN THE GEORGIA STATE PLAN THE PROGRAM PURPOSES ARE OUTLINED, THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA IS DESIGNATED THE STATE AGENCY FOR PLAN ADMINISTRATION (INCLUDING ALLOCATING FEDERAL FUNDS TO PARTICIPATING…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Problems, Community Services, Continuing Education Centers
Michigan State Dept. of Public Instruction, Lansing. – 1966
APPROXIMATELY 68 PERCENT OF THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN ELIGIBLE FOR SERVICES BY THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN MICHIGAN ARE BEING SERVED. MICHIGAN'S STATE PROGRAM SERVES MORE THAN 30,000 MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN. PROVISIONS FOR EDUCABLE AND TRAINABLE MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN INCLUDE (1) EDUCABLE SPECIAL CLASSES, (2) CONSULTANTS WHO WORK WITH…
Descriptors: Boarding Homes, Census Figures, Identification, Mental Retardation
Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Research and Development Center for Individualized Schooling. – 1980
The mission of the Wisconsin Research and Development Center is to improve the quality of education by addressing the full range of issues and problems related to individualized schooling. Each major line of inquiry pursued is designed to culminate in the publication of a "milestone" document such as a book, a monograph, or conference proceedings.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, Cultural Background
Fordham, Adrian; Ainley, John – 1980
This report deals with the development of a methodology with which Australian TAFE (Technical and Further Education) authorities, institutions, and staff could evaluate staff development programs and activities. It focuses on two programs that reflect the diversity in program organization and major emphases adopted--South Australian Department of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Faculty, Colleges, Data Analysis
Kasworm, Carol – 1980
This paper is a descriptive presentation of the state-of-the-art of competency-based adult education (CBAE). Readers are provided first with a brief history of the development of the concept and are presented with basic terminology. Then, because CBAE is multi-dimensional, varied notions of functional adult education are discussed and major…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Competency Based Education, Educational Research
Smith, Malbert; And Others – 1980
The impact of the Middle Income Student Assistance Act (MISAA) program was evaluated through analysis of financial aid to cohorts of students before and after MISAA, a longitudinal examination of a sample of students before and after its enactment, and a macro-level analysis of the effect of MISAA on the relationship between income and aid. The…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Cohort Analysis, College Students, Federal Aid
Beck, J. Milton – 1978
Child development programs at the 103 California community colleges were studied to justify and demonstrate the need for continued project development of on-campus laboratory facilities. Information, collected from college catalogs, directories, and telephone interviews with college personnel, was analyzed to clarify confusing terminology and to…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Child Development
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