Problems of vocational education programs are discussed beginning with legislation affecting the handicapped. Provisions considered are Titles I and III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the Vocational Education Act of 1963, and the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968. The number of handicapped children served and the…

The purposes of the National Conference on Manpower Programs for Indians were: (1) to inform tribal leaders of the total resources and programs available to American Indians; (2) to learn from tribal leaders more about their problems and needs as American citizens; and (3) to create among the participating agencies a keener awareness of the need…

The first nationwide survey of volunteers was planned and designed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and conducted and tabulated by the Bureau of the Census. The results report social and economic implications for those who work for organized volunteer services in health, education, recreation, and social welfare. The main body of the report…

This Australian handbook describes 20 national adult education bodies, followed by eight colleges and other organizations in the Capital Territory, 21 in New South Wales, 11 in Queensland, 14 in South Australia, nine in Tasmania, 14 in Victoria, and ten in Western Australia. The Australian Institutes of Management and of Political Science,…

A report of vocational rehabilitation planning is introduced by the history and principles of rehabilitation, a discussion of legal provisions, sources of funds, planning objectives, and project population and organization. Demographic information, statewide recommendations, and descriptions of state institutions and agencies are included along…

The directory identifies the responsibilities and programs for the education of handicapped children by the U.S. Office of Education and describes the purpose, size, and scope of effort of these programs. The major section of the document covers divisions within the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped, the Bureau of Elementary and Secondary…

The current capabilities of Federal Agencies to measure the extent to which minorities receive the benefits of Federal domestic assistance programs were evaluated by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. The use and collection of racial and ethnic data; responsibility for racial and ethnic data collection and use; and the legal issues of authority,…

The staff of a heart and circulatory disease program of a State department of health conducted a special project at a city hospital which showed that a well-organized treatment and education program for patients with congestive heart failure increased the patient's knowledge of his disease, medication, and diet as well as his adherence to a…

The "Journal on State School Systems Development" is an avenue for regularly incorporating into the available educational literature descriptive reports of studies, proposals, and legislative changes related to the legal or governmental structure within which schools are operated. Designed primarily for administrative groups, stdents of…

The document is the terminal report of an Agricultural Management and Training Project. Chapter I, The Project Rationale and Setting, explains that the project focuses on small farmers in less developed countries, specifically Costa Rica. It was assumed, however, that the system of analysis developed would have general application to the study of…

The initial plans for the National Institute of Education (NIE) program in early childhood education are described. The first part of the document contains a discussion of the relationship between planned NIE programs and existing early childhood federal programs. In both planned and existing programs, disadvantaged children are the primary…

In this booklet, specialists in varied academic disciplines seek to determine how the classroom can function to sharpen man's understanding of the population problems and to prod him to the application of reason. Demographer and sociologist Philip Hauser places the problem in the framework of explosive world population growth, and highlights the…

The intent of this report, as stated, is to bring about an awareness of the kinds of problems faced by migrant agricultural workers (Mexican Americans and Navajos), by farmers, and by agencies offering services to these migrants in New Mexico. An overview of the national and state migrant situation is presented, as well as case studies of various…

Included are reports on seven case studies that identify the strategies used by projects to accomplish their goals and the context surrounding the change process in each project. The case studies are summarized in a final section and are organized around goals; organization and management; communicating skills and knowledge to trainees; trainee…

The activities and results of a special project to coordinate the Adult Basic Education components of four federally funded agencies in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, as a means of reaching the hard-core functional illiterate and providing a more effective and economical academic program, are reported. The five objectives of the program were:…