The basic question of where the responsibility lies for providing education and training for the Nation's labor force has never been satisfactorily answered. Is it with education, labor, industry, or a combination? Three bills introduced in Congress in 1969 prompted an invitational conference by the American Vocational Association (AVA), which was…

The Rural Planning Specialist (RPS) Project was an effort to study and analyze methods for providing community services in rural Pennsylvania. The approach for alleviating poverty described in this report evolved from that project. The RPS program was described by need for innovation, structure of the project, RPS role and responsibilities,…

This "experience survey" is part of an effort by the Office of Child Development to increase the number of adoptive families available for black children in need of placement. An "experience survey" is a profile of opinions among a group selected because of especially relevant experience or information. In this survey, the 100 respondents in 5…

The handbook, published by the State Department of Education of North Carolina, was designed to provide answers to many questions pertaining to the administration of migrant education projects. As stated in the handbook, "local educational agency personnel who have a responsibility in the local migrant education project should become familiar with…

An attempt to formulate a more global but functional framework for analyzing local organizations as mechanisms for citizen participation in development is presented in this paper. Both the review of the literature and the prescriptive guides to action are presented under the following headings: membership and leadership, management of alienation…

Programs and services of the Swedish International Development Authority (SIDA) are reviewed in this report on resources available for the support of population information, education, and communication activities. Four major sections describe in concise, outline form: (1) the agency and its programs, (2) the specific program in population/family…

In the spring of 1971, top priority was placed on the systematic planning and evaluation of Federal programs operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). The needs assessment was viewed as the process of ascertaining the decision areas of concern. This was accomplished by establishing potential educational goals or objectives, determining which…

This discourse suggests that there are nine categories of client publics (or education consumers) which individually or collectively hold expectations of accreditation and accrediting agencies: (1) the institutions, their students, faculty, and trustees; (2) the federal agencies; (3) agencies that recognize accrediting bodies, specifically the…

In early l976, the Maryland State Board for Community Colleges (MSBCC) undertook a self-examination of their operations, including: goals and legal responsibilities, organization/administration, planning and research, finances, state/national external influences and relations, relations with constituent institutions (program review and approval,…

This packet of evaluation guidelines and instruments, developed to aid the Kentucky Advisory Council, provides tools and guidelines for evaluating vocational education programs according to relevance of content, job entry skills, and employability skills. The first section is an overview of the evaluation procedures and describes the evaluation…

The Career Education Program (CEP), conducted at the Walter T. Helms Junior High School (Richmond, California), included the participation of grade 7-8 students, teachers and administrators, and professionals from outside agencies. The advantages and disadvantages of using the services of an outside agency in the career education program are…

A review of the 75 year history and current activities of the Worker's Educational Association, a voluntary society for adult liberal studies and trade union courses. (SJL)

The 1978 Civil Service Reform Act mandates federal executive development. Training policies will change because executive development is now part of the management-oriented Senior Executive Service, which will implement a performance evaluation system. Implications for the employee development community concern program expansion, funding and…

A discussion of noncommercial radio and television focuses on its growth and failure to achieve its educational goals. The part played by private and public agencies, the role of local licensees, and the leadership provided by the Federal Communications Commission are reviewed, and some suggestions are offered. (JMD)

In the 10th annual report to Congress, the National Science Board identifies the limitations and unpredictability of funding as being major barriers to the optimum conduct and support of basic research. (MA)