Objectives of this assessment of Pennsylvania's vocational programs for the handicapped were to describe and evaluate the programs' impact and explore the local capability for offering vocational program services to the handicapped. Study methodology was guided by 23 evaluation questions representing five major study components: problems and…

In order to provide guidance for agencies in developing effective programs for pregnant and parenting teens, this article analyzes data from 21 federally funded care programs involved in a national evaluation. First, the question of a program's location and structure was addressed. Rural projects were found to be less service-rich than their urban…

The nature of the Cooperative Extension Service in agriculture was examined to identify aspects that could be applied to the design of an educational extension service. To learn about the organization, programs, and priorities of Cooperative Extension, employees of the state extension services in California, Colorado, New Mexico, New York, and…

The Job Placement Center project implements those job placement services outlined in the "School-Based Job Placement Model" (ED 077 959), developed in 1972 by the Pennsylvania Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational Education. The project's purpose was to assimilate and extend this model to meet the job placement needs of 46 suburban…

The third and final phase of a three-year project to develop state-studies materials for Virginia is described in this report. The third phase involved continued pilot testing of fourth-grade materials, development of drafts of seventh-grade materials, and exploration of plans for dissemination. The report comprises six chapters. Chapter 1 reviews…

Collaborations between one medium-sized urban school district and different academic departments in a large public university, an Ivy League university, and a small graduate school of education were studied to identify factors that either impede or hasten collaboration between university social scientists and public school educators. Forty-two…

The result of a program audit requested by the Office of Education (OE), this report addresses all major elements affecting the operation of the Title I Migrant Education Program and includes recommendations of the Migrant Branch Chief and of key OE advisors for the program. Following a discussion of background legislation, of recommendations…

A three-year project involving 27 participants was conducted to develop and apply a model vocational rehabilitation service program for cerebral palsied individuals; the project included assessment, work adjustment training, and placement. Included in the project were the following activities: (1) demonstrating a service delivery model of…

The study described in this report was conducted at Flathead Valley Community College (FVCC) to assess the needs of area senior citizens and to develop programs in response to those needs. The report first summarizes the results of a series of interviews with representatives of area social agencies conducted to identify met and unmet needs of the…

Almost everyone who responded to three transportation surveys of rural Handicapped Children's Early Education Program (HCEEP) projects identified transportation as a critical problem in the delivery of services to handicapped children in rural areas. Transportation problems encountered were attributed to environmental/geographic factors,…

The Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) Cooperative Validity Studies Project began in 1975 to fill the need for cooperation between graduate schools and testing agencies and for graduate level validity studies. More than 150 data sets from the 39 participating schools, representing over 19 fields of study, were analyzed. The data confirmed earlier…

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS HANDBOOK INCLUDE THE SCOPE OF THE ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM IN CANADA (DETERMINING INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY NEEDS, COURSE AND PROGRAM SUGGESTIONS, MANPOWER TRAINING PROGRAMS UNDER THE ADULT OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING ACT, AND ACTIVITIES UNDER A BROADENED PROGRAM), THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PLANNING, ORGANIZING, AND ADMINISTERING AN…

AMONG THE POINTS OF CONSENSUS EMERGING FROM THE SECOND CONSULTATION ON CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR MINISTERS WAS THE DECISION THAT FINAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR EDUCATION PROGRAMING RESTS WITHIN DENOMINATIONS, ALTHOUGH ECUMENICAL AID MAY STIMULATE IT. CENTRAL COORDINATION OF EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS BY COOPERATING DENOMINATIONS IS DESIRABLE, BUT CENTRAL…

The major findings of Vice President Mondale's Task Force on Youth Employment were obtained from a review of current programs, interviews with youth, and conferences involving national and community leaders. First, youth employment problems and opportunities are unevenly distributed. Without a bold new initiative, the 1980's are likely to…

The conference had three stated major goals: (1) to provide an opportunity for migrant personnel to share and exchange information in mutual areas of concern; (2) to promote interstate cooperation and to ensure continuity of interstate programs for migrant children; and (3) to promote esprit de corps of the conference by the use of the keynote…