The mechanisms and sub-processes of forced coordination and their effects on interorganizational relationships and on services delivered to elderly and disabled clients in a rural community were examined. Participant observations gathered over 18 months and buttressed with information available from historical and case records from the…

In recent years the delivery of social services in public welfare agencies has been separated from income maintenance responsibilities. This change has received support from many sources, including social workers. However, no systematic effort has been made to ascertain welfare recipients' response to separation. This report describes a field…

The proceedings of the 1979 annual meeting of the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges begins by listing the officers, trustees, and commissioners of the association, and outlining the program of the meeting. The minutes from the Commission on Schools include reports from: the state committees of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon,…

THE VARIOUS INTERMEDIARIES THAT ARE OPERATING IN THE ACADEMIC MARKET ARE IDENTIFIED AND THE SERVICES THEY OFFER ARE EXPLAINED. INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS WERE HELD WITH DIRECTORS OF 15 PLACEMENT AGENCIES AND INFORMATION WAS SECURED ON AN ADDITIONAL 25 THROUGH CORRESPONDENCE. THE ACADEMIC PLACEMENT SERVICES CONSIST OF--(1) COLLEGE PLACEMENT OFFICERS,…

THIS ARTICLE SUPPORTS THE 1966 RECOMMENDATION OF THE AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION IN PROPOSING THAT FEDERAL FUNDS SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN TO UNIVERSITIES FOR ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS NOT SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE WORK OF THE UNIVERSITY, OR NOT CONDUCTED AT THE PROPER ACADEMIC LEVEL. UNIVERSITIES ARE URGED INSTEAD TO ENGAGE IN (1) CRITICAL…

The proceedings of a series of four full-day workshops held during May, 1979, by the Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders Project of the Department of Children and Youth Services and the Connecticut Justice for Children Collaboration are presented. Areas of concern addressed by the workshops included the following: (1) adolescent…

Assuming that one way to meet the needs and to improve the delivery of services and amenities to isolated rural citizens is through increased interagency collaboration, an obective of this research was to explore stimuli and deterrents to such cooperative efforts. Thirty organizations (23 public groups, 4 private non-profit, and 3 private) serving…

Based on an investigation of the lifelong learning resources available outside of traditional postsecondary institutions in American society, this report provides an overview of available educational resources and suggests interorganizational linkages for reaching more people more effectively. The overview section describes the types of efforts of…

An investigation of how state agencies administer certain federal funds allocated for public higher education. The questionnaire used identified the particular agency, commission, council, or board of various states which is responsible for the administration of the Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963 and 1965 plus amendments, Vocational…

A survey was initiated in May, 1978, to determine the status of state policies and practices regarding energy education at four levels: state education agencies, state offices of energy, governor's offices and state legislatures. Four different questionnaires were constructed and sent to designated officials of those agencies listed above in each…

In 1976, a survey was undertaken to answer a number of questions about public social service programs for children and their families. A representative sample of 315 public social service departments throughout the United States was selected to participate in the survey. Case by case data were requested on samples of the children being served by…

Data on funding and manpower are gathered by means of a series of surveys that cover the different performance sectors. This study combines data for 1973 from reports covering state agency expenditures for research and development and a series covering all institutions of higher education expenditures. This joint consideration of state agency and…

A non-profit, non-partisan educational organization, the League of United Latin American Citizens National Education Service Centers (LNESC) is engaged in the field of higher education, with primary emphasis on Hispanic Americans. One of LNESC's objectives is to make institutions of higher education, foundations, corporations, and Federal agencies…

This booklet presents the texts of the Model State Subsidized Adoption Act and Model Regulations. Comments which expand and explain most sections of the Act are included. Subsidized adoption provides reimbursement (after a child with special needs has been placed for adoption) according to a prior agreement between the adoptive parent(s) and the…

Important and representative documents issued by various state departments, bureaus, and agencies are selected and annotated. Included are those of state supported colleges and universities, agricultural and historical societies, and other administrative entities. Listing is alphabetical, first by state and then by agency and title. Entries…