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Waldron, Mark Woodsworth – 1967
Part of a larger longitudinal study evaluating newly formed centralized school districts, this study was made to determine the relationship of certain background characteristics of young adults in rural Wisconsin to their participation in adult education and to their attitudes to such participation. The independent variables were: type of school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Doctoral Dissertations
Hensley, Gene, Ed.; Buck, Dorothy P., Ed. – 1968
The selected conference papers include "New Directions in Special Education and Rehabilitation Relationships" by W. Alfred McCauley, "Rehabilitation--Special Education at the Public Schools" by Dorothy B. Carr, "Rehabilitation--Special Education at the Training Level" by Daniel McAlees, and "Content of Special Education Methods…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Cooperative Planning, Course Content
Short, Sue; And Others – 1966
This report describes compensatory education activities for public and nonpublic school disadvantaged youth in Arkansas. Initial evaluation reveals that the Title I projects have been "extremely effective" and have increased the holding power of the schools. Attendance rates have improved considerably. Extensive tabular data is presented…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Attendance, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Benjamin, Judith G.; And Others – 1966
Ways in which correctional institutions could make the most effective use of the available manpower supply were studied in response to the awareness of widespread unemployment during a period of economic prosperity, a shortage of service workers, and, particularly, an acute shortage of professional personnel in corrections work. The study's…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Community Organizations, Correctional Institutions, Educational Programs
Stoddard, Ellwyn R. – 1968
Most on-going research on the U.S.-Mexican Border region is in the major content areas of political structure and urbanization, disaster relief, law enforcement, and self-identity studies. Political interaction contrasts the centrally controlled power structures of Mexico with the more complex economic and social structures of the United States.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Agency Cooperation, Attitudes, Comparative Analysis
Braun, Kurt; And Others – 1977
Results are presented of a national workshop designed to improve educational and employment opportunities for handicapped and disadvantaged persons by providing a setting for fifteen university teams (one from each of the ten U.S. Office of Education regions and five at large) to develop specific plans of action for the creation or expansion of…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Legislation, Educational Planning
Gwinnett County Schools, GA. – 1977
Part of a course designed to acquaint high school students with basic information concerning careers in public service, this student guide is one of nine (each with accompanying teacher's manual) which constitute a course entitled "Orientation to Public Service." Focus in the units covered by the guide is on regulatory services and…
Descriptors: Administrative Agencies, Career Exploration, Federal Government, Federal Regulation
Bureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Albuquerque, NM. – 1976
Requested by the Director of the Office of Indian Education Programs, this evaluation of the A Better Chance (ABC) Program administered by the New England Regional ABC Office headquartered on the campus of Dartmouth College consists of 17 parts, each comprised of at least 2 separate statements titled "Observations" and…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Administrator Attitudes, Agency Cooperation, American Indians
Lyons, Paul R.; Alexander, Donald L. – 1975
This project report from Frostburg State College, the Regional Education Service Agency (RESA) of Appalachian Maryland, and other area colleges and boards of education is presented in three sections. In the introductory section, three project stages are defined: (1) analysis of existing needs surveys and institutional responsibilities for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Colleges, Community Development
Goodall, Leonard E., Ed. – 1976
Papers are included on the topics of: state constitutions and higher education (Samuel K. Gove and Susan Welch); executive leadership and the universities (John W. Lederle, Patrick J. Lucey, Allen Rosenbaum, John W. Wood, Malcolm Moos and Francis E. Rourke); legislative control of higher education (Heinz Eulau and Harold Quinley, David D. Henry,…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Bibliographies, Budgeting, Budgets
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of Planning and Budget. – 1976
A framework of goals, policy statements, and implementing activites is set forth aimed at integrating the different kinds of environment improvement activities now underway in the Hawaii Department of Education; expanding and improving those activities in orderly ways in the future; and suggesting new directions. Five areas are targeted for…
Descriptors: Administrators, Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Delinquency Prevention
Kray, Eugene J. – 1977
This sourcebook is intended for postsecondary educators seeking to develop a system that will acknowledge, validate and credit prior learning at their institutions. It provides a systematic, organized approach to the major issues surrounding the implementation of experiential learning assessment. Chapters include: Institutional Philosophy,…
Descriptors: Agency Role, College Credits, Community Colleges, Educational Philosophy
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Bureau of Industrial Education. – 1974
Intended primarily for educators participating in already established local apprenticeship programs, the handbook provides information on the laws and agencies of apprenticeship, its traditions and practices, and administrative alternatives implemented in various programs. Modern apprenticeship programs are defined as combining on-the-job training…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Agency Role, Apprenticeships, Educational Administration
Ullman, Joseph C.; Huber, George P. – 1973
The book represents an effort to assess the performance, structure, and direction of the Job Bank Program of the Public Employment Service, a program meant to improve the functioning of the labor market information system in the United States. The research had three goals: to assess the relative goal achievement of job banks; to determine its…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Employment Programs, Employment Services, Federal Programs
Bentz, Willard K.; And Others – 1973
Based on a North Carolina feasibility study (1967-73 in Vance and Franklin Counties) which focused on development of a pattern for providing comprehensive mental health services to rural people, this booklet is the first in a series of nine and deals with methods of gathering preliminary information. Basically, this booklet presents information…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agency Role, Community Leaders, Feasibility Studies
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