This application for continuation grant seeks $178,827 under Title III, E.S.E.A. to continue the implementation of such Phase II goals as the identification, assessment, and further development of the potential of culturally handicapped children, the development of a productive community and classroom rapport, the development of an effective…

Programs in two southeastern communities were established to develop community resource persons who could facilitate the initiation of comprehensive manpower development and utilization programs. Major problems inhibiting the development of such manpower programs were fragmentation of social welfare program and lack of total community concern and…

The Elementary School Guidance Cooperative was designed to aid isolated school districts exhibiting financial and resource deficiencies in the area of elementary guidance. There were 3 major purposes of the program. The first was to provide an opportunity for children to develop to their fullest potential through early identification and the…

This report describes a project conducted by the Center for Coordinated Education which attempted to train more than 500 inservice teachers to teach selected cognitive skills to some 15,000 students ranging from grades 1 through 10. The three elements incorporated in the training program were (1) a specific teaching task (the development of six…

Under a grant from the Council on Library Resources during the period from May 1972 to October 1973, a study explored ways in which graduate library schools and public school systems can cooperate for mutual benefit. Part 1 of the report highlights information gained from a telephone survey and followup visits to selected library schools to…

The study determined the effects of using criterion referenced reading tests on children enrolled in migrant education programs. The main purpose was establishing educational continuity through interstate cooperation. The study involved migrant students in grades K-6 from Texas (a home base State) programs who arrived in the Indiana (a receiving…

Presented are reports from 10 states on present status of and future plans for career education for blind and visually handicapped children and adults. The reports represent a major aspect of a conference sponsored by the American Foundation for the Blind in which state leaders in special education, rehabilitation, and vocational education…

This exploratory study, primarily an information collection and analysis effort, was made to determine whether there is a difference in the effectiveness and the cost of cooperative vocational education programs and of vocational programs without a cooperative component. Study data from 12 school districts in three States (Minnesota, North…

A group process approach to community involvement in community based mental health services is discussed. There are numerous difficulties involved in attempting to establish meaningful and effective community participation including program complexities, and interpersonal and staff complexities. It is suggested that to effectively approach…

This project developed from a need for knowledge and information concerning a problem of growing concern to most American communities and particularly those comprising metropolitan areas. Increasing evidence of disregard for law and order on the part of individuals of all ages, and especially teen-age children, points up the need for intelligent…

This publication contains information gained from a survey of 49 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico concerning programs for handicapped and disadvantaged students. Arranged alphabetically by state, 51 handicapped and 51 disadvantaged programs are described in terms of: (1) program objectives, (2) program funding, (3) student…

Conducted as a research project in vocational education under Part C of Public Law 90-576, the primary goal of this study was to develop and test a model for the study of the process of job creation, job training, and job placement in the community context. Personal interviews with community leaders, agency representatives, and major employers in…

Prepared by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, this 1971 Migrant Education Program evaluation reports on the uniqueness of the migrant program in Wisconsin. The training of 5 teenagers in dramatics in the Lake Mills project, the open classroom program in Wantoma, the camping experience activity in the Oakfield project, and the student…

Briefly described in this document is a pilot project involving 13 internships which were designed to: (1) provide improved leadership training for vocational and technical personnel, (2) provide improved teacher education through full-time, on-the-job experiences in industry, business, or agriculture, (4) initiate an exchange program between…

The concept and history of interinstitutional cooperation are discussed. Case histories of some successful programs in the U.S. are described, and include their scope of operation, the character of the cooperative arrangements, administrative procedures, provisions for evaluation, favorable and unfavorable factors, and related considerations.…