Project Outreach is a consortium of public higher education institutions in California that aims to provide access to learning opportunities, by use of televised instruction, to those in the community who do not have access to educational institutions or programs. This document describes the first year of the project, Phase 1--planning. The…

This first year progress report describes a comprehensive, coordinated child care program for employee and student families in a medical center community. The model child care system as conceptualized in this project provides: (1) a Counseling-Coordination Office for compiling community resource information and assistance-in-placement services,…

This conference report of a joint meeting of directors and staff working in Project Home Start and the Child and Family Resource Program contains discussions of a wide range of issues: health services, home safety, home visits, food programs, and the use of television. Other issues discussed are program guidelines, evaluation plans, means to…

This annotated bibliography lists 102 entries of selected educational materials in Pakistan covering the period from July to September 1972. The materials are organized into 24 categories as listed for related document ED 074 847. A new section is added on nationalization of education. The materials are drawn from a variety of Pakistani journals,…

The proceedings of 2nd annual American Indian Education Conferences are presented in this report. The 1972 conference covered community action, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) scholarship and boarding school programs, Navajo education programs, the San Juan School District (Utah), BIA employment assistance programs, Federal programs,…

Sources consulted in preparing this bibliography include the "Bibliographie du Quebec,""British Education Index" (The Library Association), the "Canadian Education Index," the "Cumulative Book Index" (Wilson's), the "Current Index to Journals in Education," the "Directory of Education Studies in Canada," the "Education Index" (Wilson's),…

This document is the fourth and final part of a comprehensive study designed to review child development data and program evaluation data so that proposals for Federal program planning can be made. This section (Volume 4) provides a summary of the topics, findings, and recommendations of the other three parts of the study. (DP)

Teachers need a framework for decision-making; this book supplies criteria against which they can weigh choices about alternative courses of action and encourages systematic instructional design by encouraging them to think about the overall educational effort. The underlying assumptions are that teachers overteach, that poor organization by the…

Recommendations are included for area vocational-technical schools covering aspects of administration, curriculum, instruction, student factors, advisory committees, and physical plant. Other recommendations on the outcomes of the 1970 vocational education objectives include programs for the areas of secondary school, post-secondary, adult,…

This is the final report on the assistance to agricultural research, education, and extension organization given by The Ohio State University (OSU) to the development of the University of Udaipur in the State of Rajasthan, India. The preliminary program of 1955-1964 consisted of assigning OSU faculty members to India, providing professional…

This report covers Program IMPACT, Community Service and Continuing Education, from July 1, 1972 to June 30, 1973 (a period of 62 percent increased funding for Tennessee), and provides information on project activity, completed projects, program administration, and program evaluation. Varied efforts by colleges and universities utilized their…

A survey investigated the use of seven computerized decision-science techniques in public school systems. A stratified random sample of 128 12-grade school districts of varying sizes was drawn; a questionnaire was sent to the respective superintendents asking them to report the current and potential applications of the following techniques in…

Contents of this book include five papers: (1) "Financing Education for the Urban Disadvantaged," Henry Levin--analyzes the linkages between educational finance and educational quality in large-city schools, and discusses alternative plans for financial innovation; (2) "Accountability in Education," Leon Lessinger--explores the idea of…

Contents of this book include: (1) "New Models: The Need for School Reform," James W. Guthrie--a survey of some of the past successes of our educational system, an attempt to assess present public opinion about it, and an analysis of some possible explanations for its apparent inability to perform satisfactory; (2) "National Assessment: A History…

This institute was designed to study the needs and problems of vocational teaching in metropolitan areas and to recommend model teacher preparation practices. A total of 60 participants, representing 23 states, Washington, D.C., and the Virgin Islands, took part in this program, which consisted of general sessions, homogeneous and heterogeneous…