A national survey (1961-62) revealed that only one adult out of five participates annually in educative activities; the graduate's negative attitude toward education needs to be replaced by an appreciation for life-long learning. Some weaknesses might be overcome through introduction of adult education programs in universities, as well as…

The booklet is designed to show how agencies work together to meet the educational needs of young multiply handicapped children from the time of referral through entry into regular school. Section I on identification focuses on agency contacts, presentations, documentation, and cooperative agreements. A second section covers checklist, the…

This report examines a project design for land degradation problems in the northern and upper regions of Ghana. The project was jointly sponsored by the Ghana Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and the Agency for International Development. The council is responsible for coordinating the activities of 10 independent research institutes.…

New certification standards adopted by the Washington State Board of Education in 1971 were designed to develop teacher education programs that ensure the highest quality of professional performance by teachers prepared within them. Teacher education programs under the new standards are approved by the State Board of Education only when three…

The first half of this report is a general program guide for operating summer youth employment programs. The organization and administration outline established in the guide is based upon experience gained in previous programs in St. Louis, New Haven, and Phoenix. The second half of the report contains a summary of these programs, which were…

This continuation phase of the interpretive study attempted to promote the dissemination and utilization of materials and methods which were developed in the initial phase. The purpose was to encourage the initiation and improvement of job-oriented education programs for the disadvantaged through the cooperative efforts of all segments of the…

The paper is the keystone for a feasibility study of an extensive interuniversity program in Washington's inner city, and deals with ways in which effective use may be made of university-based resources to alleviate the massive, complex problems of urban life. The city is described as an ecosystem, containing large numbers of variables that…

A library neighborhood center is a community built around a branch library, providing the usual branch library functions of self-education and improvement. Four of New Haven's eight branch libraries are designed as library neighborhood centers. The centers are supported by the Ford Foundation, the City of New Haven, the Office of Economic…

This integrated preservice/inservice teacher education program was planned by a multiagency cooperative group known as the Southern New Hampshire Staff Development Cooperative. This group includes teachers, school administrators, State Department of Education representatives, and college-based teacher educators. The program planning and…

The research summarized in Volume I of this two volume study of Johnstown, Pennsylvania provides an overview of the city's social and economic structure. This project was designed to help cure the area's chronic unemployment and economic instability and to serve as a prototype study for other communities with similar problems. Community views and…

The main purpose of this project was to demonstrate the effectiveness of personal and family counseling services in facilitating rehabilitation and family adjustment of the adult deaf in Los Angeles County. Data came from a program of case work services ranging from consultation and referral to personal interviews with a population of about 3,000…

Help Anonymous, a volunteer-operated telephone service for persons in crisis, is presented in its various aspects. Five key areas, descriptive of the person in crisis, are delineated as are the external signs which signal that a crisis is impending or ongoing. The service is viewed as the right arm of the Pueblo Suicide Prevention Center, and in…

A series of options open to the National Institute of Education (NIE) for coordinating its research and development function with other federal agencies active in educational research and development are presented in this document. Background information in topic outline form discusses: (a) brief synopses of major sponsors of educational research…

Information on the Interagency Auditor Training Center is presented. Background includes data on establishing the center, organization, funding, training facilities, and State and local government auditors' participation. General course information includes who may attend, list of courses offered, tuition costs, prerequisites, and additional…

This project was undertaken by the Texas Education Agency to strengthen the dissemination function of state education departments. Among objectives were to (1) clarify understanding and increase knowledge of information dissemination, (2) strengthen the state's information link between information sources and practitioners in schools, (3) provide…