During 1982-83, the Minnesota Migrant Education Program provided an array of individualized instructional and support services to 2,663 students aged 0-21 years. Program emphases were designated as improvement in academic achievement, expansion of secondary programs, and parental involvement. The program provided an intensive, short-term, full…

During 1983-84, the Minnesota Migrant Education Program provided an array of individualized instructional and support services to 2,867 students aged 0-21 years. Major program emphases were designated as interstate coordination, expansion of secondary programs, and parental involvement. The program provided an intensive, short-term, full day,…

This curriculum guide is organized around six major concepts that students must understand to become effective advocates for children, families, and themselves. The concepts are (1) the process of social change; (2) the social and economic organization of society; (3) multi-cultural perspectives; (4) the value and image of child care; (5) the…

Goals of a workshop bringing together 31 education and rural development specialists from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, the Philippines, Nepal, and India were to explore problems, synthesize experiences, and consider how to improve their programs of education for rural development. After giving individual country reports, participants…

This report presents summaries of 21 papers which address various issues related to day care policy formation. The papers were commissioned as part of the information gathering and dissemination activities of the Federal Interagency Day Care Requirements (FIDCR) Appropriateness Study. The summaries of the papers are divided into four topical…

Emphasizing the fact that rural youth in the U.S. are heterogeneous in their values, backgrounds, cultural heritages, and aspirations, this paper cites literature and studies which indicate that within the last 10 years rural youth have become more alike than different from their urban counterparts in values, attitudes, life goals, and mobility…

Due to various factors, legal and jurisdictional issues often hinder the administration and delivery of Social and Rehabilitation Service (SRS) services on reservations. Focusing on child welfare programs, legal and jurisdictional problems concerning the delivery of SRS services on reservations and the means of coping with them were explored…

Six migrant educational programs were conducted in Iowa during fiscal year 1981. In the 4 programs held during the regular school year, 9 teachers and 3 aides (all bilingual) served an enrollment of 224 children, 186 of whom were "Spanish dominate." During the 2 summer programs, 6 teachers and 6 aides (all bilingual) served 159 children,…

Presented by the Region VII Child Welfare Training Center, this collection of four papers examines aspects of interaction between schools and social agencies which could be exploited more fully to the benefit of both organizations. The first paper, a presentation from the Sixth Rural Institute of Social Work in Rural Areas entitled…

Education service requirements mandated by Public Law 94-142 and Section 504 of the 1973 Vocational Rehabilitation Act emphasize the need for interorganizational relationships in rural schools. A survey of 43 special education cooperatives and 32 districts in 17 states indicates that by the 1979-80 academic year 97% had developed interagency…

This paper distills from a research conference, arranged by the Council for American Private Education (CAPE), six questions that constitute an agenda for research on private education. Discussed after each of the following proposed questions are some of the past research studies relevant to the question, and the status of research in progress.…

Six papers exploring Project TREAT (an alternative for the treatment of emotionally disturbed children) are presented. The first "Project TREAT and the Memphis City Schools Mental Health Center" (J. Paavola). The paper outlines the services provided by the center and explores methods of classroom management used by the city schools along…

De Anza College provides numerous services and programs to meet the needs of the disabled, the aged, and other special populations in the surrounding community. These services include: (1) the Tutorial Center; (2) the Physically Limited Program, which works with the student to assure full participation in the college's curriculum; (3) the Adaptive…

Designed as a reference for practitioners interested in implementing or improving vocational education programs to serve disadvantaged youth, this report contains the results of a nationwide study of institutional interface between vocational education and CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) Title IV prime sponsors. The 111 programs…

This collection of essays devotes a chapter to each of eight issues related to the community college. The first chapter focuses on the function and mission of the community college, considering topics such as community awareness, educational opportunity, student diversity, and lifelong learning. The second chapter considers the role of the…