This brochure outlines the general provisions of the Personal Privacy Protection Law (Public Officers Law, Article 6-A, sections 91-99) which became effective on September 1, 1984, and is intended to protect each individual's privacy by regulating the manner in which the state collects, maintains, and disseminates personal information about its…

This brochure first discusses the make-up of the Committee on Open Government and its responsibility for overseeing the implementation of two laws: the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law, sections 84-90), which governs rights of access to government records; and the Open Meetings Law (Public Officers Law, sections 100-111), which…

This annual report provides an analysis of federal research and development (R&D) funding by functional classification based on data in the President's budget. It includes only federal funding of R&D programs and excludes R&D facilities and all non-R&D activities. This report is designed to facilitate examination of the relative importance of R&D…

Following a brief introduction, this paper focuses on how the Texas Project for Elders, one of ten sites in the country participatng in the National Long-Term Care Channeling Demonstration Project (Channeling), has taken into account the mental health needs of clients and caregivers both in the development and delivery of services. The clients…

This paper describes the efforts of the rural Pioneer Mental Health Center (PMHC), Seward, Nebraska, in the development of a community-based alcohol/drug prevention program. Part I focuses on the history and development of the prevention model, which emphasizes process-oriented activities to promote community identification and ownership of the…

Fitting educational research to Latin America's developmental needs is a political issue involving differences in perspectives of Latin American and United States researchers, Latin American governments, and agencies concerned with development outside Latin America. A comparison of ERIC's "Current Index to Journals in Education" with the…

Accreditation is examined in a book designed to be both a general reference and training tool. Many aspects of accreditation are covered: how it works, its impact, why it is often misunderstood or misused, how it is being adapted to educational innovations, and how it can be used to improve educational quality. The authors discuss the growth of…

The lead article in this issue identifies the components of the planning process for non-formal education (NFE). Examples of five approaches to planning are presented along with factors that may influence NFE project design at the local level. The 61-item annotated bibliography emphasizes documents on local-level planning; however, resources on…

An exploratory study was conducted to determine the types of nonformal educational programs and activities for youth being offered by profit making agencies in Los Angeles, California, in 1982. From a list compiled from the yellow pages of the Los Angeles telephone directory, 76 agencies were selected for study. Telephone interviews with agency…

Future research in Follow Through should be eclectic and comprehensive. In particular, the setting for Strand Two of the National Institute of Education's (NIE) research program for Follow Through should provide opportunities for sponsors of innovations to implement programs targeted at many outcomes. There should be a commitment to measuring…

The National Center for Education Statistics supported this conference as a first step in a dialogue among forecasters to benefit all in the field. Fifty forecasters representing 20 different federal agencies attended the day-long session. Objectives of the conference include: (1) to bring forecasters together for a forum to share information on…

Increasingly, a majority of postsecondary students are following nonlinear paths in the pursuit of educational and career goals. Practical steps are described that can be taken to track and evaluate the success of such students. A particularly promising practice involves data sharing and exchanges with state agencies and other higher education…

The report describes Year 1 activities under Part H, the Infant and Toddler Program, of Public Law 99-457, the Education of the Handicapped Amendments of 1986. State contacts for the Part H Program were asked to respond to questions in several major areas including: Interagency Coordinating Council, the use of Part H funds, the status of states'…

This manual outlines a model for proposals to fund time-limited and ongoing employment services under a program of supported employment for individuals with disabilities. Key components of the model are an emphasis on interagency collaboration, attention to local agencies and the local environment, and adherence to accepted finance and budget…

The report provides evaluation data (1983-84) for the Resource Access Project (RAP) network, a system to facilitate the delivery of handicap services in Head Start programs. The five priority tasks of the 15 regional RAPs for this time period were: (1) Provide technical assistance, services, and materials to Head Start grantees; (2) Conduct state…