Data from the 1992 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) were used to investigate the participation of young adults with disabilities between the ages of 18 through 26 (n=6,025,000) in the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. The study found that 33.4 percent of potentially eligible persons between 19 and 36 years old were found…

A study examined the factors affecting Connecticut high school students' decision to enroll in technology education (TE). Data were collected from the following sources: focus group interviews with 134 boys and 107 girls from TE classes at 4 high schools across Connecticut and a quiz administered to 320 boys and 196 girls in both academic and TE…

These state profiles provide brief descriptions of the target population, services, and participants of state-administered adult education programs that are supported in part by funds authorized under the Adult Education Act, as amended. Profiles based on information taken from 1990 census data and from information included in the 1991 annual…

This interim report on the implementation of Australia's Child Support Scheme and its short-term effects analyzes the entry experiences of a sample of the first 6,000 registered Child Support Agency cases. In November, 1989, after 18 months of operation, commonwealth authorities had established an infrastructure that facilitated the continued…

A study examined factors related to the participation of Pennsylvania agricultural education teachers in professional development activities. Specifically, it sought to describe the relationship or differences between participation in professional development activities, professional attitude, and 22 selected demographic factors. A questionnaire…

This volume describes the second-year evaluation of the Michigan Day Care Provider Training Project. Following the first chapter's introductory summary of the project's objectives, development, and first-year evaluation, chapter 2 discusses evaluation methodology. Chapter 3 analyzes those dimensions of the training process that were new in the…

The generalization can be drawn from the study that young, upper caste farmers with medium-to large-size farms should be contacted to test new farm practices in their fields in order to convince the majority that agricultural production can be improved and raised. (Author/BP)

This report describes the study undertaken to implement a legislative resolution in Montana. Part 1 reports the subcommittee's decision to make an evaluation of the state's existing job training programs the primary object of its study. Public comment on the study's purpose, heard by the subcommittee at its first meeting, is summarized in this…

This report presents national statistics on trends of participation in adult education. The source of the data is the Survey of Adult Education that was conducted triennially between 1969 and 1984 by the Census Bureau for the Center for Education Statistics. Overall trends are portrayed through the use of graphs. Data are presented in these areas:…

The California Conservation Corps (CCC), an amalgam of residential and non-residential centers, was established in 1977. It was designed to accomplish useful work for natural resource agencies and help youth between the ages of 18 and 23 develop a mature work attitude and the ability to function cooperatively as they live and work together. Based…

This paper addresses issues important to maintaining a volunteer effort in research and evaluation studies. The Research Department of Child and Family Services, a private agency in Connecticut, conducted a statewide study of children and youth in long-term foster care. Eighty-seven volunteers, mainly from the Junior League, were recruited to…

Intended for Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) project sponsors and staff, as well as for advisory council members and ACTION staff, this handbook provides guidance for the management and operation of FGP projects based on the provisions of Public Law 93-113. An introductory chapter provides basic information and definitions, and in the 10…

During April and May 1980, the General Educational Development (GED) Testing Service conducted a survey involving a nationally representative sample of examinees to gather detailed information on the background and preparation of persons currently taking the tests. This report is based on the responses of about 13,000 GED candidates at nearly 250…

This paper presents excerpts from the introductory and summary chapters of an interim report published in January 1986, the first of three reports to be produced as part of the National Assessment of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 (ECIA) Chapter 1. The interim report, which is intended to provide an analytic and…