Excerpts from an interagency meeting on vocational education accreditation. (Author)

With the help of Federal, State, and private funds, the nonprofit Manpower Development Corporation has developed in North Carolina a model useful in planning national manpower policy. (BH)

A case study of urban area planning shows lack of communication between levels of government and with educational planners. Recommendations are made for an interagency planning council. (MLF)

Special vocational educator L. Allen Phelps identifies major issues in vocational programing for mentally retarded students (including implementing technology and expanding integration); comments on the effects of the changing federal role; notes changes in staffing patterns; cites the need for advocacy by professional associations; and suggests…

Through an interview format, L. A. Phelps identifies three major issues confronting vocational educational programing for the mentally retarded in the 1980s; discusses change in the roles of the federal government, professionals, and professional associations; and makes recommendations for interagency cooperation in education and employment of the…

Reviews federal efforts to address complaints regarding discriminatory housing practices, focusing on mechanisms for coordination between federal, state, and local enforcement agencies. Describes programs for funding capacity/building, complaint processing, staff training, technical assistance, data and information systems, and innovative projects…

The article presents a program planning model for getting the most "bang for the buck" out of migrant health services delivery in Colorado. Elements of the model offer promise as viable short-term solutions to complex care delivery problems, including overlapping manpower, inadequate hospital care linkage and information flow issues.…

The Panel concluded that, despite the several billions of dollars spent by the federal government over the past 15 years, American farmworkers and their families still live and work under conditions which are cruel and harsh by any standard. (Author/NQ)

An unanticipated effect of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142) is that fewer students may be receiving related services now than before its passage. Among the factors leading to the reduction in services is the political, fiscal, and professional independence of the schools and other governmental agencies. (SB)

This article briefly describes the Facilities and Information Network Development (FIND) project being implemented by the Alabama Governor's Office of State Planning and Federal Programs to provide an economical state-coordinated system of resources and services to the handicapped. (SJL)

A principal area of conflict exists between the full employment and improved jobs goals of government employment policy and de jure and de facto immigration policies. Reconciliation of these differences is vital as the number of immigrants continues to increase. (SK)

Offers a rationale for interagency cooperation in times of fiscal restraint and enumerates the barriers that have stood in the way of effective community college cooperation with other community agencies providing similar services. Presents suggestions for nullifying these barriers and provides examples of colleges with successful collaborative…

Analyzes the conflicts and predicaments facing education in its relations with corporate local government management in terms of the power relationships involved. Outlines a series of factors that could determine the future role and effectiveness of the senior education officer in this complex environment. (Author/IRT)

The component parts of a continuum of services needed for the deaf blind individual to function in the least restrictive environment are discussed. The need for both public and private interagency cooperation for the service delivery system to be effective is cited. (PHR)

Proposes that the barrier to cooperation between social workers and police officers is one of sex-role stereotypes. Suggests that the solution lies in the social organization of a capitalist society. (Author)