Presents a model for linking CETA with vocational education to implement entrepreneurship at the local level. Discusses staff responsibilities, the entrepreneurship lab, and a project evaluation. (CT)

Discussed the State of Colorado's introduction of performance contracting into its relationships with community mental health centers. Describes the nature of the contract and its implementation. Particular emphasis is placed on the implications of the contract for program evaluation. (Author)

Develops the concept of "coordinated service delivery" in relation to the public library and describes several successful library-agency liaisons, including the bicentennial project, Operation Independence. (JD)

Proposes locally-generated service-learning networks which will allow disadvantaged communities both to capitalize on existing resources and to develop new vehicles for education. Condensed from "Synergist," Winter 1981, pp38-41. (Author/SJL)

Describes the development and present activities of the Louisiana arts slide library which includes nearly 300 complete sets of slides for efficient delivery of fine arts and culture education to the schoolrooms of the state. (CMV)

Examining the legal and quasi-legal constraints which nontraditional programs, particularly experiential programs, must face if they wish to attain or maintain visibility, this article points to the need for recognition and monitoring of relationships among various legitimizing agencies and suggests the implications of these relationships for…

Report of a survey which explored some of the services provided by the State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) that may be useful to a company's program of equal opportunity employment and provides suggestions on how to use the State employment office with a minimum of difficulty. (TA)

The role of the professional in working with advisory committees and involving relevant publics is discussed. Theory and research, five rules for implementation, and a practical example are presented. (TA)

Procedures for organizing and maintaining quality advisory committees are suggested. (TA)

Discusses five major objectives (put forth by the behavioral scientist, Dr. Gordon Lippitt) for human resource development which focus on the need for teamwork among future leaders, company management, and top educators. (LAS)

Perceptions of the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) process for children with disabilities were assessed in a statewide (North Carolina) survey of approximately 600 child service coordinators. Divergent viewpoints about the usefulness and process of developing the IFSP emerged, depending on the program with which the child service…

A study of 105 parents and 30 state-level administrators from six states investigated the state-level policy- and organization-centered strategies that are compatible with the needs identified by families of young children with disabilities. Results found parents identified access to services and the need for improved coordination as continuing…

Interviews and review of case files investigated reasons for the common failure to meet the educational needs of abused and neglected children with disabilities in foster care. Agency dysfunctions which negatively affected appropriate educational provisions were identified in such categories as eligibility, timeline violation, inappropriate…

This response to a paper on teacher communication in cases of dual enrollment of preschool children in both early intervention and day care stresses the need for formal mechanisms to ensure collaborative planning and ongoing communication among the multiple adults involved in the child's day. (DB)

Rather than viewing an early intervention team in isolation, a systems perspective considers the interrelationships and interdependence of the various elements comprising service delivery for children with disabilities. This article proposes a model, a multilayered framework, that takes into account the larger system of community and organization…