Because state agencies have found that the licensing of family day care homes presents administrative problems which are quite different from the licensing of day care centers this report presents arguments against traditional licensing practices. Six alternatives are suggested for states making decisions about their future directions in family…

This document reviews the Virginia Research Utilization Specialist (RUS) project which began in 1969 to assist in demonstrating effective methods of research utilization in the State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies. Nine RUS personnel were involved in the demonstration project and developed the following activities: (1) work on a statewide…

The objective of the survey was to identify and describe all significant public programs providing educational services for handicapped children in New York State. Data were gathered on the purposes of each state program under which handicapped children receive services, characteristics of children served, distribution of services throughout the…

The New Jersey Center for Educational Technology (CET) has three basic priorities: to disseminate information, to coordinate effort, and to reorient school personnel. In its dissemination efforts, CET has published a series of "consumer" newsletters which define the assets and liabilities of different educational media. In addition, it…

In an effort to facilitate cooperation on a state and regional basis to develop and support environmental education programs, the Western Regional Environmental Education Project is being conducted. The purpose of this report is to provide baseline data on the status of state level programs conducted by Departments of Education and resource…

A statement of the developmental process and content of the AASL certification model. (Author)

Results are presented of a nationwide survey on the use of baccalaureate level community health educators in state health departments, policies for employing persons as community health educators, and job specifications for these positions. It is recommended that baccalaureate level educators be used to reduce the staff shortage in community…

The article summarizes the results of an evaluation of the accuracy of statewide industry and occupational employment projections for 20 states. The authors provide some recommendations, based on evaluation results, to improve subsequent rounds of statewide projections. (CH)

Information from all 50 states on agency diagnostic practices regarding autism revealed considerable variability between Departments of Public Instruction (DPI) and Departments of Mental Health (DMH). DPIs reported far more heterogeneous practices than DMHs. DMHs were more likely than DPIs to recognize autism by category and to sanction specific…

Describes a special media project designed to identify measures needed to improve management and preservation of machine readable records at the New York State Archives. Topics discussed include the criteria used to select records, relationships between record-producing agencies and the archives, and the impact of electronic records on reference…

Reports on a three-year interagency collaborative effort between clinicians and state children's services workers who treat child victims of sexual abuse. Discusses client characteristics, treatment provided, and expectations of state social workers and treatment workers. (NH)

The organization of services for California's mentally handicapped population, guided by the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Act, is critically examined in the context of U.S. policy and public attitudes. Distinctive features are noted: a concern for rights, a free market philosophy, and an elaborate system of checks and balances. (Author/JDD)

Employed Nominal Group and Delphi techniques of group decision-making to identify and determine relative intensity of stressors of nursing home administrators in Texas. Revealed that most stressful conditions involved relations with persons and agencies outside the nursing home: state agencies, legislators, general public, and relatives of…

This report traces the history and accomplishments of the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education over the past 12 years, during 3 state administrations. In the early 1990s, as the Commonwealth was feeling the impact of recession, the perceived quality of the system was declining, as were enrollments and retention. State policymakers and leaders…

This report contains data on state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for state fiscal year (FY) 2003.1 The data were collected through the State Library Agencies (StLA) Survey, the product of a cooperative effort between the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA), the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and…