In determining the feasibility of establishing a new, two-year community college in St. Tammany's Parish to serve a three parish area, this study examined data on socioeconomic and population descriptions of the proposed service area; follow-up studies of high school students for previous years; and area high school and post-high school programs…

To ascertain the extent to which full-time employees in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) service area would be interested in participating in non-campus based educational opportunities, a needs assessment was conducted. Employee needs that might be met by educational programs, existing employer-sponsored programs, and the extent…

According to the 1970 Census, approximately 33% of the 18,000,000 people living in New York lived in small towns, villages, and open country. Nonetheless, the State's major educational concerns have remained urban oriented. Although rural schools have some strengths (community centered, locally administered programs, desirable environment, and…

In order to assess the felt needs and interests of the local population and business community relative to education and training, a survey was designed and implemented in the four-county area surrounding Waco, Texas. This volume, part two of a three part series, documents the work done in developing and conducting the business and industry…

Presented is the PARC (Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens) Plan which resulted from a 3-month survey of Pennsylvania's institutional system and which was designed to improve living conditions and programs of state schools and hospitals serving the mentally retarded. Detailed are specific recommendations for the achievement of annual…

During 1974-75, enrollment in the Metropolitan Community Colleges (MCC) (Kansas City, Missouri) increased from 10,589 to more than 21,000 full- and part-time students. The Metropolitan Institute of Community Services (a college without walls) expanded from serving fewer than 2,000 students in 1973-74 to more than 16,000 in 1974-75. From MCC's…

Presenting a brief narrative relative to Bureau of Indian Affairs Area Offices and implementation of the Presidential/Secretarial Objective, this September 1974 monthly summary identifies Area Office problems and accomplishments. Specifically, this report presents: area operating plans; schedules of implementation; definition of the term,…

Constituting the fourth Bureau of Indian Affairs progress report on the Presidential Secretarial Objective, this document indicates that: the project is moving according to schedule; the objective for fiscal year 1975 will be met; most areas are finishing presentations in depth; and activities will now focus principally on the needs assessment…

This publication describes the Child and Family Resource Program (CFRP), and offers detailed information on specific characteristics of each of the 11 demonstration programs throughout the United States. In the first section background information presents the concept behind CFRP, objectives are outlined and program operation and evaluation are…

This report describes the California State program for increased citizen participation in decisionmaking. Volume 1 discusses (1) the goals and objectives for authentic learning; (2) the process for determining school goals, objectives, and priorities; (3) the methods for meeting the needs of students; and (4) the principles of school community…

Reported on are the aggregated financial aid needs of full-time undergraduate students attending New Jersey's colleges and universities during the 1973-74 academic year. An aggregate need analysis methodology is employed, using assumptions that produce the most conservative estimates possible. Computation includes student's and parent's expected…

A survey was conducted to define the career development needs of women in five school districts which form the Metropolitan Adult Education Program (MAEP) area (San Jose, California). (The survey was a first step in a project to demonstrate the transferability of existing career development programs from other school areas to designated need…

Career education, as it currently exists, is put in perspective with reference to broader and more far-reaching proposals for dealing with the education/work dilemma in the United States. In so doing, career education is pictured as a movement that operates under a "possible change" philosophy. Current strengths of career education are…

Employing 6 eligibility criteria (a family unit, income less than 1.5 times the official poverty level, rural residence, and head of family physically able to work and between 18 and 49 years having completed sixth grade), an assessment was made of the size and characteristics of the potential client population for family-based, residential career…

Project PRICE (Programing Retarded in Career Education) is a three year project funded by the USOE's Bureau of Education for the Handicapped. The overall goal of Project PRICE is to develop a methodology by which school systems can educate school personnel, communities and families to provide more relevant career education instruction and…