Before meaningful structural changes in the federal role in education can be made, a new style of action must be developed that would include streamlining existing patterns of national intervention so that priority emphasis is unmistakably placed on those functions appropriate to the federal role and supporting and increasing the capacity of state…

Examines the impacts of a computerized information system on eight neighborhood service organizations and their funding sources. Discusses how the new system changed interorganizational relationships and what effect those changes had on the integration of services. (Available from American Society for Public Administration, 1225 Connecticut…

Reports on a survey conducted in the Toronto area that was designed to investigate whether substantial differences exist in the attitudes of school librarians and public librarians toward combining school and public libraries. (Author/PF)

An interinstitutional combined study/work experience program for vocational-industrial and technical education teachers was conducted to provide participants with practical work experience in applied aerospace technology and to develop innovative teaching strategies for augmenting existing courses. The six-week program consisted of discussions,…

Discusses the genesis and formulation of the bill which became the Lifelong Learning Act. Examines cooperative efforts and political activities of supporters (Minnesota Learning Society, Coalition of Adult Education Organizations, and other interest groups) who helped get the bill passed. President Carter has asked Congress for $5 million to…

Rapid changes in information management in the EOP are taking place. Reasons why are considered from the perspective of an intensive planning project, as well as how outside ideas are gathered and used. (Author/MBR)

A full-service national network of library and information services can only become a reality if there is careful articulation among local, state, multistate, and national planning and implementation activities. The role of the state library agency as coordinator, catalyst, initiator, and even-handed funding agency is essential, difficult, and…

Reviews development of occupational information coordinating committees at national and state levels. Their purpose is to improve coordination between suppliers and users of labor market information and to implement national and state occupational information systems. Also notes federal legislation requirements and the functioning of the Illinois…

A general overview is presented of this issue focusing on institution libraries. Articles are concerned with users of libraries, institutional environments, historical changes, the varying needs of adults and children, library materials, public library cooperation, and education programs for institution librarians. Correctional facilities are…

Limitations of and opportunities for interagency coordination and data sharing among Federal international exchange and training programs are discussed in this article, based on a General Accounting Office (GAO) study. Included are the GAO's recommendations to the International Communication Agency (ICA). (JMD)

Assistant Secretary of Labor Ernest Green promises a closer cooperation between Department of Labor officials and vocational educators and notes that this should result in better job training and information for unemployed youth. In this article, Green shares his observations on the Administration's attitude toward vocational education and the…

There is land in every community that can be used for parks if recreation officials look hard enough for it. (MM)

A four phase ecological working model for the clinical evaluation and coordination of services for the child with a handicap is presented. (Author/SBH)

Describes the staff, clients and program components of the interagency Community Reentry Program, which is designed to facilitate the transition of multi-problem adolescents from institution to community. Program components include vocational counseling, job placement and milieu activities simulating a community-based setting within the…

The Saginaw Valley (Michigan) Special Needs Clinic serves visually impaired children and adults, multiply impaired low vision persons, and developmentally disabled persons with vision problems and is based on a client-centered concept involving health professionals, rehabilitation specialists, special educators, consumers, and social agency…