Project Child was explained to be funded under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title III and was described to be a regional model demonstration program for the identification of preschool handicapped children especially with learning disabilities. Primary goals of the project were reported to be stimulation of parents and public to…

The Environmental Education Master Plan cites eleven education needs in Colorado, general goals for meeting these needs, and specific recommendations for achieving these goals. Participants in the planning project represent a broad cross-section of interests, backgrounds, ages and geographic locations. Identification of local, regional and…

A project that served as a demonstration effort in ABE is discussed. This project endeavored to: (1) identify significant research literature in the social sciences relevant to such problems; and (3) develop and disseminate a series of monographs which translates the findings of research and suggests solutions to problems in a manner which was…

The concepts of educational research, development, and dissemination can be examined and defined so that a framework in which the relationship of each to adaptation, documentation, and evaluation can be visualized. Using the Teacher Corps Projects, a component of the federal research and development effort, as a concrete example, it can be seen…

In addition to providing a detailed description of the method in which the Des Moines project operates, this handbook explores the key elements in a community-based corrections approach. It presents evaluation data, describes the experience of several communities which undertook to replicate this approach, and discusses the process by which other…

Describes the Protective Services Program of the New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services, which was instrumental in making available a statewide emergency fund for use in protective services casework. The development of the emergency fund and its effect on the reduction of child abuse or neglect is discussed. (CM)

Twenty-one teachers and administrators from primary and secondary schools which participated in the 1964-67 large-scale national demonstration "Project Discovery" were interviewed to assess the long-term effects of saturation and immediate access of media. Results indicate positive and lasting effects on teaching, learning, and the school…

Traces the history of the community school concept and describes procedures, problems and benefits of a prototype program in two New York City public schools. (BR)

The effect of four social learning conditions on early language acquisition was explored, along with comparisons between learning whole words and learning the component sounds of the words. Subjects were 20 infants aged 9 to 15 months. (MS)

This report describes a model for human relations training designed by the University of Minnesota College of Education and delivered through the Division of Continuing Education and Extension during the 1974-75 and 1975-76 academic years. (MM)

The Montana Supported Employment Demonstration Project is working toward employment of 60 percent of severely disabled adults. The program features demonstration and training centers, supported employment stimulation, job development, single point of access case management, school to community transition, and an interagency coordinating committee.…

Describes a study undertaken by the Action Agenda Project at Kansas State University designed to promote information sharing among rural professionals about programs that work. (JOW)

The Construction Trades Foundation, a nonprofit corporation of business, industry, and school leaders, provides high school students in Montgomery County, Maryland, with unique hands-on experiences in construction, home design, marketing, public relations, and other fields. (SK)

Presents data from an experimental and demonstration project designed to facilitate the transition of emotionally disturbed and mentally retarded adolescents from institutions to a community setting. Depicts the technique, called Transitional Program Analysis, in one hypothetical and two case studies and discusses implications for its use. (GC)

Connecticut has designed and implemented a model that includes emphases on systematic instruction in functional life skills, transdisciplinary related services, generalization, and specific behavior management skills to provide quality integrated public school programs for severely handicapped students. (CL)