This guide for community-based organizations (CBOs) touches on some of the many opportunities for worthwhile collaboration between CBOs and the schools. It suggests several strategies CBOs can use to (1) increase the access of disadvantaged youth and adults to vocational programs and (2) coordinate their own employment and training efforts with…

Methods in planning and implementing effective courses in health careers cooperative education are presented in this manual designed to serve as a guide for cooperative education teacher-coordinators. The guide is the result of a project conducted to explore the feasibility of cooperative education as a means of serving the needs of high school…

The final report of an extensive national study of migrant students' educational needs, this document reviews the literature, describes specific migrant education programs, and summarizes the findings of two surveys--a preliminary survey conducted in California, Texas, and Florida and a nationwide survey. Data from the national survey of…

QUESTIONNAIRES AND 291 INTERVIEWS WITH 466 SCHOOL PERSONNEL WERE USED IN THIS STUDY OF THE WAYS IN WHICH TELEVISION IS MEETING INSTRUCTIONAL NEEDS IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS OF 16 MAJOR CITIES. INTERVIEWEES RANKED THESE PROBLEMS IN ORDER OF PRIORITY--CURRICULUM RELEVANCE AND DIVERSITY, TEACHER QUALITY AND QUANTITY, INTERFERING ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS…

EDUCATORS AT THE APPALACHIA EDUCATIONAL LABORATORY IN CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, HAVE MODIFIED THE EDUCATIONAL PARK CONCEPT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION WHILE MAINTAINING A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHER AND PUPIL. AS PROPOSED, THE EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE WOULD CONSIST OF A CENTRAL FACILITY, JOINTLY CONSTRUCTED BY SMALLER…

IN AN ATTEMPT TO STIMULATE CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION AMONG TEACHERS, A SIX-COUNTY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IN NEW PHILADELPHIA, OHIO, SERVING MORE THAN 50,000 STUDENTS AND 2,500 TEACHERS. WITH A PROFESSIONAL STAFF OF 8, AND EQUIPPED WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF AUDIOVISUAL DEVICES, THE CENTER IS PREPARED TO ASSIST ANY TEACHER…

SUBSTANTIAL POVERTY IN RURAL AREAS HAS BEEN CAUSED BY UNEMPLOYMENT DUE TO THE TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION WHICH HAS MECHANIZED AGRICULTURAL OCCUPATIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN THE EXCLUSIVE DOMAIN OF THE FARM LABORER. A WELL-ORGANIZED COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM PROVIDES A MEANS OF EFFECTIVELY COMBATING THE RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT WHICH IS ESPECIALLY HIGH AMONG…

Part I (VT 005 948) of the report to the Committee on Administration of Training Programs contains summaries of the findings and recommendations based on the analysis of data presented in this volume. Answers to two basic questions were sought: (1) To what extent is there waste, duplication, and inefficiency in administering federally supported…

This first volume contains the rationale and overview, program organizational structure, and most of the program elements for a model intended to be adaptable by a variety of teacher training institutions for the development and implementation of such a program. (volume 2, SP 002 148, contains the remainder of the program components and models for…

A third party evaluation was conducted of the first phase, 1976-77, of the three-year Appalachian Maryland Experienced Based Career Education Project (EBCE). During this year, the project provided combined learning activities outside and within the classroom for twenty-four twelfth grade students. These experimental students and twenty-three…

This document presents the final report of a study conducted by the Committee on Evaluation and Training Programs to assess the impact of CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) on manpower programs. The report examines the differences between CETA Title I programs and their predecessors and compares legislative goals with results. It…

Work experience programs in secondary schools were examined to determine the costs and benefits associated with them. Data on students in these programs were compared with data on students with nonschool-supervised jobs and students with no jobs. Characteristics and experiences of current and former students were compared. A random sample was…

This paper describes each of eight current interrelated federally funded research projects conducted by the Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health at the University of South Florida. For each project, information is provided on the project's background, purpose, methodology, and anticipated results. Project titles and principal…

This report documents the problem of educating students with serious emotional disturbance, reviews the legislative and administrative background, and identifies seven strategic targets in a national agenda for these children. Data for these students on academic outcomes, graduation rates, school placement, school absenteeism, dropout rates,…

A study identified United States Department of Labor efforts to expand apprenticeship to new occupations and explained impediments to establishing apprenticeship programs in fields not traditionally apprenticed (e.g., high technology and biotechnology). Labor had not systematically identified new occupations suitable for apprenticeship programs…