About 200 representatives of business, industry, labor, government, education, and community interests from across the nation participated in the conference which was planned to provide for further development of understandings, abilities, skills and appreciations of those persons responsible for comprehensive programs of vocational-technical…

The Interagency Panel on Early Childhood Research and Development has prepared a statement of the research objectives for each major agency (Office of Child Development, National Institute of Health, Social and Rehabilitation Service, Health Services and Mental Health Administration, Office of Education), and listed the research objectives of the…

Briefly described are the financing, function, and organization of the Swedish Institute for the Handicapped established in 1968. Reported are increased funding by the Swedish government from 3.5 million Swedish kronas (Skr) in 1950/51 to over 200 million Skr (equivalent to 45 million U.S. dollars) in 1972/73 for technical aids and improved…

In the belief that the lack of dissemination of ideas is the cause of the static quality of education today, this paper proposes an interrelationship between local school systems, state department of education, regional U.S. Office of Education, educational cooperatives, teacher education institutions, and other ancillary social agencies. To bring…

This report presents the results of a four-phase effort in which guidelines describing the qualities and characteristics of a successful drug education program were formulated. The research, conducted at Fort Knox, Kentucky, consisted of a survey on drug usage and related attitudes administered to Army personnel, and a review of civilian drug…

Reported are results of a survey (1972) to determine trends in residential services for the mentally retarded, with particular focus on residential facilities, community involvement, and placement procedures. Respondents (62% of 211 questionnaires sent) represent public residential care facilities in the United States and Canada, or are state…

This document is a prospectus for a program of the National Education Association (NEA) to establish a network of teacher centers. The prospectus is divided into three parts: part one attempts to answer 10 general questions about the NEA teacher center program; part two contains information briefs for options I and II; and part three contains…

An inter-agency health meeting regarding health services for Navajo Indians is reported on in this document. The meeting, sponsored by the Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs, involved agencies such as the U.S. Public Health Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Navajo Tribe. Included in the proceedings are reports and remarks by…

The District of Columbia Manpower Administration (DCMA) is a federal agency established as part of the Department of Labor. It provides the leadership for an integrated system of cooperating manpower agencies working to bring people and jobs together. Two major tools for achieving the agency's goals are the Job Bank System and improved job…

Drug rehabilitation programs in New York City encompass every form of treatment modality to be found in the field. As of September 1972, approximately 50,000 addicts were being treated. Estimates of the total number of addicts in New York City range from 150,000 to 300,000. There is little coordination among the various governmental and private…

Recommendations for assisting the functionally illiterate adult are given. These include: (1) administration of quality adult education programs to them, (2) administration of basic education programs with LOGICAL OUTREACH components, (3) positive incentives for learning, (4) exemplary teachers, (5) proper evaluation, and (6) maximum cooperation…

A conflict-cooperation-conflict model is offered of the genesis, functioning, and aftermath of an inter-governmental and inter-professional program in a major city. Outputs prior to this linkage are perceived as generating major conflicts which eventually were settled by decisions to parcel out certain school building responsibilities among city…

This booklet describes the setting, conduct and results of an action research project in which the Workers' Educational Association and the BBC local radio station in Liverpool jointly prepared an educational radio series for working class adults. In February 1971, six programs were broadcast under the series title "Living Today." Each…

This conference was held to lay the groundwork for identifying the ingredients of state-level manpower planning. Some of the issues discussed were revenue sharing, planning needs and goals, government role, and coordination of agencies and services in a comprehensive plan. The organization and characteristics of a manpower plan were described. (BH)

The increased competition for public funds will soon make inter-agency cooperation a necessity. In particular, the merging of school and public libraries will result in a reduction in duplication of services and savings in the areas of personnel services, building space, and acquisition of materials. The planned high school for Anderson County is…