Project Volunteer Power was a Manpower Administration pilot program in three cities (Birmingham, Minneapolis, and Malden, Massachusetts) using volunteer women's organizations on a planned basis to develop employment opportunities for the physically handicapped, the mentally retarded, and the mentally restored. (Author/BP)

This document is a brief summary of the National Study of Social Services to Children and Their Families. Conducted by the United States Children's Bureau, the survey was planned to answer a number of questions about public social service programs: How many children receive service? Who are the children and their families? Why do they come to the…

This overview of citizens advisory committees examines their history in public schools and school systems, different types of committees, their roles and functions, and the problems that accompany them. The history of advisory committees is covered from the 1940s on, with an emphasis on their expansion in the 1960s under the impetus of the civil…

The report documents findings from a study of the changes over a 2-year period in abusive or neglectful behavior of 171 parents. Interview and case record data are said to indicate that 76% of the Ss had shown some signs of improvement in their ability to give adequate physical care and 75% in their ability to provide emotional care. Most…

The role of state organizations in instructional television programming, program selection, production, and distribution are discussed and the overall management, funding, and cost forecasting for ITV are explored. Instructional television in Virginia, as discussed in this paper, is defined as the presentation via video format of information to be…

This state-of-the-art series is the third of four interdependent monographs under the umbrella title of Education and Socioeconomic Development. Educational indicators are emphasized as part of the social indicators being considered in various countries. This monograph includes a glossary on understanding the language of education and related…

Viewpoints on the role of educational research and evaluation in the 1980's is presented. Remarks focus on four major themes: (1) state level research and evaluation has progressed from a passive, primarily reporting role to an active, occasionally advocacy role; (2) the educational questions and the question askers have become more sophisticated…

This report presents a description of the Appalachian Regional Commission's (ARC) Regional Education Service Agency (RESA) program. RESAs are organizations established to provide a range of educational services on a regional basis by combining some of the educational resources flowing to existing agencies. Funds for RESAs may come from federal,…

This guide was prepared by the Michigan Office of Services to the Aging to aid agencies concerned with aging in planning volunteer programs. This first of three booklets is intended for the agency director and staff. It contains information of use to staff in identifying program responsibilities, planning effective management of volunteer…

Amendments to the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 consist of the following: (1) Section I extends the labor mobility demonstration projects, trainee placement assistance demonstration projects, and training and appropriations in correctional institutions to June 30, 1970; operating authority to June 30, 1972; and disbursement…

The third of three conference reports contains (1) a paper citing the needs for and discussing the characteristics, functions, and benefits of area educational service agencies, (2) panel discussion questions and answers concerning area educational districts, (3) questions and answers concerning the Boards of Cooperative Educational Services plan…

Attended by representatives from the New York State Education Department, the Library Extension Division, library systems in New York State, and other relevant agencies, this conference was held to gain better understanding of the various antipoverty programs and to encourage cooperative planning and better use of available resources, with…

This document reports on the goals of the President's Cabinet Officers. Included are those by the Secretaries of Agriculture; Commerce; Health, Education and Welfare; Labor; Transportation; Treasury; and Defense. Also included are those by the Administrators of the Federal Energy Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space…

The Freedom of Information Act amendments, which became effective in February 1975, have so far yielded mixed results. This report provides an account of how different federal agencies are implementing this amended statute. Among the topics discussed are modifications of the original 1966 Freedom of Information Act, which were made in the attempt…

This history of the higher education activities of the Office of Education falls into seven clearly defined periods discussed in five chapters as follows: pre-1911; 1911 to World War I; World War I and the 1920's; the depression years and World War II; and the post-World War II years. Various names and assignments of the Office of Education, names…