The purpose of this project was to demonstrate that individualized intensive services through the use of special diagnostic techniques remedial services and intensive job development would increase the employability of professional job applicants not otherwise readily competitive in today's job market. Procedures were developed for the selection…

The John F. Kennedy Family Service Center in Boston operated a 3-year experimental project to provide assistance to "hard core" unemployed senior citizens. The participants in the program were interviewed and tested to ascertain their abilities and interests. Vocational counselors then contacted employers to arrange for job interviews…

Reported are the evaluation results on the 1969-70 segment (the first project period) of the Special Education Music and Dance Program in Shoreline School District 412 (Seattle, Washington), an ESEA Title III project. The program, which is presented as a pilot attempt to develop functional program objectives and evaluation tools, provides music…

This project was conceived as a technique for helping to eliminate a cultural void in the areas of art, music, and theatre in the service area of Western Kentucky University. To implement this concept, demonstrations were conducted in art, music, theatre, and in library and lecture resources in 16 counties over a four-year period. The attendance…

Procedures for training undergraduates in basic teaching skills were developed over 7 semesters. The training involved six individual experimental programs of a semester's duration and a follow-up study of the students in the Spring of 1970 program. The training has been given to 438 elementary education majors. The purpose of the program was to…

Presented is the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (Public Law 93-247) which was enacted on January 31, 1974 and amended on January 3, 1975. Described are the activities of the national center which would include an annual research summary; an information clearinghouse; provision of training materials and technical assistance; research into…

The course Introduction to Technology (Quebec Department of Education) allows a student to increase his creative processes while increasing his technological awareness. This awareness is developed by the construction of a prototype which arises out of substantive technical information and a perceived personal need relative to a particular theme.…

Describes the Knox School for retarded children and discusses the role of special schools in the process of mainstreaming. (SB)

A secondary analysis of the Alum Rock Educational Voucher Demonstration reveals a failure to implement the major aspects of voucher theory. (Author/AM)

This paper summarizes the major findings of a demonstration child welfare project involving interagency training conducted at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle. (MS)

The directory lists research and/or demonstration projects in schools and classes for the deaf funded through the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (Chapter 1) and 68 recent doctoral dissertations. (DB)

Joliet Junior College's Dislocated Worker Assistance Center in Illinois was selected in 1987 by the U.S. General Accounting Office as one of eight exemplary dislocated worker projects nationwide. This article describes the program and the contributors to its success. (Author)

Vocational programs offer a clear alternative to students who have difficulty thriving in a traditional academic environment. They are an important part of any effort to keep at-risk youth in school long enough to prepare them for a decent future. (JOW)

Visits to 62 effective elementary and middle schools in 14 states provided substantial evidence of what is right with American education. This article lists the characteristics of effective schools, then briefly cites exemplary programs and curricular features found in 14 schools or districts. (PGD)

Contends that success of supported employment service programs depends on the ability of new programs to replicate results of supported work demonstration projects. Notes that the capacity to verify accurate replication independently is limited, as is knowledge of the extent to which supported employment demonstration programs generalize to a wide…