This two-part report reviews the implementation and operation of a student counseling program conducted during 1977-78 in the developmental studies division of Southeastern Community College (SCC) with funds provided by the Exxon Education Foundation. Part I discusses: (1) the impact of the program on the college's counseling philosophy, (2) the…

The educational model presented in this document synthesizes behavioral and developmental orientations in order to address certain school problems of low-income children. These problems include poor reading, math, and language arts skills; insufficient problem solving skills; and inadequate parent involvement and influence in children's formal…

This monograph presents a compilation of research in industrial arts education from 1968 through 1979. The first section reviews studies which deal with the philosophical bases of industrial arts and which examine its historical development. The second section identifies studies that emphasized industrial arts' role as an integral component of a…

A study was conducted to analyze effective mechanisms for facilitating coordination of vocational education programs with programs conducted by prime sponsors under the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of 1977. The project goal was to identify, describe and analyze such mechanisms and to disseminate the results to a nationwide…

A longitudinal sociological study was conducted on the impact of the implementation of the Bilingual Education Act and the Aspira consent decree in New York City. The study sought to develop a theoretical framework for analyzing the participation of the Puerto Rican community ln the implementation of the bilingual education policies. The question…

The Environmental Education/Communication Skills program was designed to improve junior high school students' reading and writing skills. The key idea of the program was to motivate reading and writing improvement through environmental topic learning. Content focus areas were: orienteering, plant life, animal life, environmental problems, and…

Three programs, one in reading, one in mathematics and one English as a Second Language (ESL) component, are described in this evaluation. The programs were designed to provide remedial instruction to students in New York City's Community School District 5. For each program component, data presented in this report include: a description of program…

Results of an evaluation of the Colorado Bilingual Education Program are presented. Data contained in the Colorado Bilingual Education Unit's evaluation reports were analyzed to determine the extent to which the programs have been successful in 1977-78 in meeting the objectives of the Colorado Bilingual Bicultural Education Act. Assessment areas…

This report presents information describing the extent and effectiveness of Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I, Public Law 89-10 programs in Kansas during the school year 1977-1978. During the year the state educational agency distributed $12,799,697 for activities involving 38,553 students in 275 of Kansas' 306 school districts.…

Over 4700 students classified as communicatively, physically, academically, or severely handicapped were served in San Juan, under California's Master Plan for Special Education. The majority were referred for poor achievement in reading, mathematics, spelling, or oral language. The major features of this federally mandated special education…

This handbook is designed to illustrate how educational and community personnel in six school districts used a specific planning model to initiate comprehensive career guidance program planning and implementation. It contains a discussion of the Programmatic Approach to Guidance Excellence (PAGE 2) planning model and materials (an instructional…

A General Accounting Office (GAO) review assessed enforcement of provisions prohibiting discrimination to people within five protected categories--race, national origin, sex, age, and handicap--in the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program. It evaluated Department of Labor (DOL) and prime sponsor policies and procedures for…

An examination of the degrees of diversity in off-campus education in California is presented. An off-campus inventory, detailed questions, and questionnaires were sent to the public segments and central offices of the University and State University on a variety of topics including: curriculum; administrative mechanisms; procedures for hiring…

Information on the use and effectiveness of follow-up surveys in four-year and two-year institutions are obtained. In the four-year sector, 55 public and 34 private colleges were included, while in the two-year sector, the entire public systems of four states were compared. This involved 15 institutions in Georgia, 17 in Maryland, 16 in South…

The evaluated project is an approach to the individualization of instruction in reading and mathematics in the junior high school. Among the instructional approaches used were diagnostic/prescriptive teaching, games and simulations, as well as traditional teaching procedures. Project goals included raising student achievement, improving attitudes,…