This report reviews the 1990-91 activities of Quebec's Council of Colleges and its commissions on evaluation and vocational education. Part 1 focuses on the Council of Colleges and its mandate, composition, internal organization, activities, meetings, consultations, nominations to the Council and its commissions, advisory and research reports,…

This report reviews the 1991-92 activities of Quebec's Council of Colleges and its commissions on evaluation and vocational education. Part 1 focuses on the Council of Colleges and its mandate, composition, internal organization, activities, meetings, consultations, nominations to the Council and its commissions, advisory and research reports,…

This report reviews the 1992-93 activities of Quebec's Council of Colleges and its commissions on evaluation and vocational education. Part 1 focuses on the Council of Colleges and its mandate, composition, internal organization, activities, meetings, consultations, nominations to the Council and its commissions, advisory and research reports, and…

The Head Start program, a comprehensive child development program designed to increase the social competence of children in low-income families and children with disabilities and to improve their chances of school success, has been in North Dakota since 1965. This report describes the objectives of the Head Start and Early Head Start programs, the…

This report offers strategies to prevent unintended pregnancy in an era when the nation's welfare program has a changed mission, more money, and greater reach. The report discusses types of links between welfare offices and family planning services being developed in California, Georgia, and Washington, identifying barriers and challenges to…

This volume documents and reflects on the use of Open Space Technology by Peace Corps staff in the United States and in the field. An introduction reviews basic principles and processes of Open Space, which is a meeting and conference process congruent with Peace Corps philosophy, to clarify ways trainers have interpreted, adapted, and used it in…

This paper starts with a brief background to worldwide standardization activities in the field of educational technologies, and identifies three important accredited standardization organizations in the domain of education and training: the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Learning Technology Standardization Committee…

This document reports on two studies by the Bridges to Inclusion project concerning issues surrounding runaway and/or homeless youth with disabilities. The first study surveyed emergency adolescent shelter providers funded by the Family and Youth Service Bureau. Findings addressed types of disabilities frequently identified or suspected in…

Access to federal lands is becoming more difficult for institutional outdoor programs. The Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service are drafting rules to address institutional users, and the U.S. Forest Service is reviewing institutional use and sees a need for some type of permitting for this population. A 1996 study of federal…

This annual performance report describes the activities and progress of the Colorado Part C early childhood special education program from July 1, 1997, through September 30, 1998. It includes information on: (1) the interagency agreements for providing services; (2) agencies involved in the provision of services and other supports in early…

The Common Core of Data (CCD) program of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) consists of five separate surveys. An evaluation was conducted of the nonfiscal surveys from the CCD for 1996-97. It focused primarily on the agency and school universe surveys, but it also included the state nonfiscal survey. The evaluation explored such…

This document provides case studies that represent a sampling of successful public library joint ventures in California and other U.S. cities and counties. Chapter 1 defines what a partnership is and how a joint venture differs from a partnership. It also describes the benefits of partnering, the knowledge, attitude, and skills required, and how…

This book presents an overview of the education of migrant farmworkers and their children in the United States. Chapter 1 describes characteristics of migrant workers and explains how conditions of migrant labor put migrant children, youth, and families at risk of educational failure. Chapters 2-3 present a chronology and a history of migrant…

The history of the regional cooperation program of the National Institute for Educational Research (NIER) is recorded in this document. Specifically, the report outlines the past 30 years of the program in Asia and the Pacific. Throughout those years, 93 seminars, workshops, and symposia have been organized. In addition, information about the…

This report presents recommendations of a task force which examined ways to transform the Department of Education's Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) into a performance-based organization designed to deliver better service at lower cost. Highlights of the more than 200 recommendations stress the need to provide service equal to the…