Following a historical introduction to the Kentucky Educational Television (KET) project, this final report concentrates on five major issues: (1) KET's relationship with other educational and governmental agencies, (2) utilization and maintenance of equipment for school and evening programing, (3) programing, (4) technological considerations, and…

The stated purposes of this paper are: (1) to explore the character of the Kindergarten through 12 (K-12) educational system in urban centers consisting of populations in excess of 1,000,000; (2) to evaluate existing institutional arrangements at the national level to solve the identified problems; and, (3) to make recommendations regarding…

Emphasizing the unity of the Nebraska American Indians and their increasing involvement in their own affairs, this first (1971-72) annual report of the Nebraska Indian Commission presents the following: (1) names and tribal affiliations of the Commission's members; (2) "Letter of Transmittal" to the Governor of Nebraska from the…

The paper is intended to meet the Human Renewal Service demonstration project objective: to review the status of supportive services of adult basic education programs, focusing on how exemplary services were developed, implemented, and evaluated. The first of three major sections looks at what constitutes supportive services and why they are…

The Librarians Technical Committee of the Metropolitan Washington D.C. Council of Governments (COG) is responsible for developing cooperative programs among libraries in the Washington metropolitan area (including parts of Maryland and Virginia), among libraries of all types, and between libraries and other agencies. The committee facilitates use…

This report briefly describes the Interagency Vietnam Adoption Committee (IVAC) project and provides data on the children, families, and adoption agencies involved in the project. The IVAC project set out to place black Vietnamese and black American children in black adoptive homes in the United States. As a result of that effort, it was concluded…

To assess the effectiveness of a training program designed to prepare educational technologists for work in Latin America, the Center for Educational Technology at Florida State University (FSU) called a conference of alumni currently employed in Latin America. In addition to evaluating the Center's program, the conference provided for an exchange…

The document synthesizes information presented and discussed at a January 1976 workshop on methods and prcedures for identifying handicapped children. Reviewed are Federal legislation requirements, the child find planning process, practices to ensure interagency cooperation, components of a public awareness campaign, collection and utilization of…

This report provides an overview of fiscal year 1974 federal and agency research and development activities related to adolescence and summarizes the work done by the Interagency Panel on Adolescence. The purpose of the report is to identify, with empirical authority research gaps and overlaps in currently funded projects. Cataloging and listing…

A new planning and development approach is emerging in the five county Central New York region, an area having a highly complex, fluid, and ill-coordinated decision making structure. Three regional agencies are active here: the Metropolital Development Association of Syracuse and Onondaga County; the Central New York Regional Planning and…

Problems and processes of establishing a comprehensive data register to serve the Fresno City Unified School District and other local governmental units are discussed as part of PROJECT DESIGN, funded under ESEA Title III. The objective of the report is to examine the present state of data collection and dispersal in the Fresno area and to suggest…

Explanatory statements by acting executive director of the National Council on Indian Opportunity noted (1) that the council was formed to involve Indian people in Federal policy and the program-formulation process and (2) that principal functions of the NCIO were to encourage full use of Federal programs to benefit Indians, to encourage…

In this guide to job development for the hard-core unemployed, activities, personnel qualifications, and other necessary elements of effective action before, during, and after placement are discussed with reference to the needs of hard-to-place clients and prospective employers. Role structures are prescribed for an ideal job development team…

The Hamden Mental Health Service staff collaborated with the police on a joint research project concerning runaway youth. The data suggest that adolescents who run away come from broken homes where disruption during preadolescence has been associated with parental separation and remarriage. These adolescents often exhibit symptoms of depression…

A four-month study was undertaken to prepare a plan for the articulation of those educational programs for nursing-related health occupations for which the Connecticut Division of Vocational Education shares responsibility: nursing assistant programs in the comprehensive high schools; practical nurse education programs; and community college…