This two part study was designed to determine whether working relationships can be expanded between the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and various State agencies with similar missions. First, a survey of State laws and enforcement mechanisms identifies those States with current laws or policies similar to those that OCR administers. Results…

TWENTY AUTOMATION MANPOWER SERVICES DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS WERE STARTED TO PROVIDE EXPERIENCE WITH JOB MARKET PROBLEMS CAUSED BY CHANGING TECHNOLOGY AND MASS LAYOFFS. THE FIRST OF THE SERIES, ESTABLISHED IN LOCAL PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OFFICES, THIS PROJECT DEALT WITH THE LAYOFF OF 675 WORKERS, PROBLEMS OF READJUSTMENT IN THE PLANT, THE…

COMMUNICATION IN EDUCATION IS A MANY CHANNELED PROCESS INVOLVING MESSAGE EXCHANGES WITHIN AND AMONG ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION AND ALL COMPONENTS INCLUDED IN THE AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM. THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION IS ATTEMPTING TO DEVELOP COMMUNICATION RESOURCES IN FOUR AREAS TO HELP CREATE ORDER IN THESE MESSAGE EXCHANGES. THE MOST DEVELOPED OF THESE…

A THREE-YEAR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT TO TRAIN NONPROFESSIONALS FOR LICENSING DAY CARE AND FOSTER HOMES WAS A COOPERATIVE VENTURE BETWEEN A SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK AND TEN STATE DIVISIONS OF CHILD WELFARE, STIMULATED BY CONCERN ABOUT MANPOWER SHORTAGES AND THE NEED FOR NEW APPROACHES TO TRAINING NONPROFESSIONALS IN SOCIAL WORK POSITIONS. FOLLOWING…

THIS REPORT FROM BUFFALO, NEW YORK, IS OF THE FIRST OF SEVEN REGIONAL CONFERENCES PLANNED TO HELP COMMUNITIES PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE FEDERAL MODEL CITIES PROGRAM, AS PROVIDED BY TITLE I OF THE DEMONSTRATION CITIES AND METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1966. SPONSORED BY THE COOPERATIVE URBAN EXTENSION CENTER, WHICH IS FUNDED…

This bulletin addresses the issue of improving interagency cooperation between the school and the court for the purpose of coordinating their efforts to reduce violence and vandalism within the school and the community. The experiences of Berrien County (Michigan) are used to illustrate the process of assessing, formalizing, and maintaining…

An invitational conference brought experts and concerned, active individuals together to review and identify research and program needs for rural Texas health care. The goals of the conference were to prioritize the top five program and research activities for rural health care in the 1980's, to develop a network of communication and cooperation…

One of 33 self-paced instructional modules for training industry services leaders, this module contains three sequential learning activities on developing a lead-time schedule for an industry services training program. (Industry services programs are partnerships between public training institutions, industry, and other agencies to provide job…

One of 33 self-paced instructional modules for training industry services leaders, this module contains three sequential learning activities on training instructors for industry services. (Industry services are manpower services provided by public agencies to new and expanding private industry.) The first learning activity is designed to provide…

This report traces the origins of the Mid-America Program for Global Perspectives in Education (MAP), describes its accomplishments, and assesses its impact. A summary of the report is provided in a related document (SO 011 596). This report comprises five chapters. Chapter I reviews conditions that made MAP necessary: growing global…

Papers in this publication deal with the needs of local communities for answers to their development questions, the needs of action agencies for assistance in determining appropriate development strategies, the ability of universities to respond to these needs, and problems in responding to community and agency needs. Tony Byrne, mayor of Natchez,…

A result of efforts to initiate dialogue between representatives of the Community Education Program in the United States Office of Education and the Department of Justice, this conference took place in March of 1978. Professionals from many youth-oriented fields attended. Conference objectives included initiating dialogue among those concerned…

ADMINISTRATORS OF ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN ADULT SCHOOLS AND JUNIOR COLLEGES IN CALIFORNIA WERE SURVEYED IN MAY 1967 AS TO WAYS IN WHICH THEIR PROGRAMS WERE SERVING THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF ADULTS AGED 50 AND OVER. FINE ARTS, CRAFTS, HOMEMAKING, BUSINESS EDUCATION, AMERICANIZATION, CIVIC EDUCATION AND SPECIAL FIELDS, VOCATIONAL AND INDUSTRIAL…

This report summarizing the findings of a Title III/ESEA study by a committee of 33 community leaders endorses the educational park concept as a way to provide quality education to a growing minority group student body. Special attention in the report is given to particular aspects of the proposed educational park, including its feasibility,…

The proceedings of a one-day conference on equal educational opportunity are abstracted in this document. Included are statements by representatives of the invited public and private agencies. The summary points out that there were two recurrent basic themes--(1) ways must be found to ensure and implement equality of educational opportunity for…