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Exotech Systems, Inc., Falls Church, VA. – 1974
Volume IV of the evaluation report consists of case studies from 10 migrant education projects in 8 of the sample States. These projects were visited in July through September 1973. The case studies give noteworthy or innovative aspects of the projects, detailed descriptions, and the functions. The projects are: (1) Harnett County Summer Migrant…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Day Care Centers, Elementary Education
Holmes, Monica; And Others – 1973
This document is the final report of the study of impact on parents of the Parent Child Centers (PCC) which are administered through Head Start, Office of Child Development (OCD). Designed for families whose incomes fall below the federally established poverty levels, the Parent-Child Center program focuses upon meeting the needs of children from…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Family Programs, Federal Programs, Health Services
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Center for Vocational and Technical Education. – 1973
Following a welcoming address by the Governor of Tennessee, fifteen speeches were presented at the seminar. W. H. Pierce examined approaches to educational governance at the State level. Management, its efficiency, effectiveness, and organization, was the topic of several speeches (J. D. Mills, D. K. Gentry and C. F. Lamar). The development of…
Descriptors: Administration, Career Education, Decision Making, Educational Administration
Parks, David J. – 1974
As the implementation of year-round programs in school districts accelerates, the conceptual, promotional, and testimonial literature continues to keep pace. Empirical research on the subject, however, is lagging. The research available consists of feasibility studies, evaluation reports of implemented projects, dissertations, and isolated…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bibliographies, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development
Sault Sainte Marie Public Schools, MI. – 1972
The Michigan Department of Education's 1971-72 Title III evaluation reports on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Title I, Open Concept School program for Indian Education in the Sault Sainte Marie Area Public Schools. Of the 185 students in the school, 100 were of American Indian origin; approximately 1/2 were economically and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Cognitive Development, Disadvantaged
Hughes, Orval D. – 1972
Project HEED (Heed Ethnic Educational Depolarization) involves over 1,000 Indian children in grades 1-8 in Arizona. The project target sites are 48 classrooms at Sells, Topowa, San Carlos, Many Farms, Hotevilla, Peach Springs, and Sacaton. Objectives are to increase: (1) reading achievement, (2) affective behavior of teachers, (3) motivation by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
Stukat, K. G. – Paedagogica Europaea, 1974
This pamphlet presents a description of two interrelated Swedish research projects both of which studied the effects of preschool programs on young children. The first project, a traditional preschool curriculum, is examined in terms of Weikart's scheme for preschool curriculum models. The evaluation procedure involved a comparison of 130…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Experimental Schools, Foreign Countries, Learning Activities
East Allen County Schools, New Haven, IN. – 1974
Management-by-objectives (MBO) focuses attention on objectives stated as end accomplishments rather than the activities which bring about those accomplishments. MBO identifies eight major areas of management which become involved in the process: (1) planning, (2) performance appraisal, (3) individual motivation, (4) coordination, (5) control, (6)…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrators, Behavioral Objectives, Coordinators
Koble, Daniel E., Jr., Ed.; Coker, Robert U., Ed. – 1974
The 1973 seminar focused on improving administrative activities of State vocational education agencies, and emphasis was given to the processes and innovative concepts related to the maintenance and improvement of administrative activities. Guidelines and position papers were presented in the following areas: (1) The Role of Vocational Education…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Career Development, Career Education, Career Guidance
Gran, James R. – 1974
This 4-year followup study of graduates of the Jackson County Adult Evening School Completion Program is the fourth 4-year study to be completed. The study attempted to measure the benefits received by the 1970 graduates in the educational, social, and financial areas. General information was obtained from a questionnaire that required information…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Age, Class Attitudes
Mojkowski, Charles; Mellor, Kenneth – 1974
The information agent extension system implemented in the Rhode Island Department of Education resulted from modifications made to the model developed by the National Center for Educational Communication (now the Office of Research and Development Resources in the National Institute of Education). The Rhode Island system houses its agents in the…
Descriptors: Consultants, Consultation Programs, Extension Agents, Extension Education
Guidubaldi, John; And Others – 1974
The present study involved the evaluation of the effectiveness of four types of preschool programs on the educational development of lower and middle class children. Middle class children were exposed to "unit" and "cognitive" based preschool programs; lower class children were exposed to "day care" and Montessori…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Day Care, Educational Experience
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1974
The General Accounting Office (GAO) undertook this review to test the effectiveness of the Upward Bound program, which is administered by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's (HEW) Office of Education (OE). This program was designed to provide low income students who are potentially successful but inadequately trained, with skills…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Bound Students, College Preparation, Compensatory Education
Mattera, Gloria; Steel, Eric M. – 1974
Since 1966, more than 1,900 projects have been funded by the 1965 Title I Elementary and Secondary Education Act Migrant Amendment and the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act for migrant children's problems of educational continuity, health, and other needed services. This paper describes various exemplary programs selected for comprehensiveness of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community Programs, Educational Programs, Financial Support
Shoreline School District 412, Seattle, WA. – 1972
The goals of this project were to solve the educational problems of providing an instrumental music curriculum and achieving physiological and social changes through dance for children in special education classes (K-12). Innovative methods emphasized were: 1) neuromuscular skills set to music; and, 2) a modification of the Orff methods and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Dance, Elementary Education, Handicapped Children
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