The booklet documents the activities of Special Education Programs (SEP) and the National Diffusion Network (NDN) to build cooperative efforts between the two agencies in disseminating effective models for early intervention with the handicapped. Part I explains the historical network of the subnetwork, details the formal agreements, and presents…

This paper attempts to put program evaluation into a broad but realistic perspective for managers and program practitioners in public agency human services programs at the state and local levels. It attempts to characterize the meaning and intent of program evaluation; to compare it with similar or allied approaches to improving decision making…

The summary reports on international rehabilitation efforts undertaken during 1979. Projects are briefly described for four regional areas: Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and North America, and Latin America and the Caribbean. Project descriptions include the names(s) of the sponsoring organizations. The remainder of the report lists…

This paper contains transcripts of two speeches given by the chairperson of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) outlining his philosophy concerning the function of that agency and its relationship to the telecommunications industry. The first transcript discusses the primary management objectives identified by the FCC as follows: (1) to…

Results of a survey of state directors of special education indicate an increase in the percentage of state directors holding doctorates, while the amount of their experience has decreased. State directors are predominantly male, average 44 years, and have experienced increases in the number of staff they supervise and in salary. Charts and tables…

The author describes "Comprehensive Care for Families," an outpatient community mental health center in Chicago which helps to conduct a consultation project serving public school classes for the emotionally disturbed. Based upon students' own expression of goals, a group treatment program was initiated to increase self concept,…

Schools could benefit by integrating some of their efforts with similar efforts of other human service agencies. This might help alleviate the competition for resources among human services organizations. Researchers must study health, social work, business, community mental health, and other fields to gain broader understanding and insight…

This report examines the involvement of the Commonwealth of Virginia in both the support and governing of public television stations. There are seven such stations in the state, operated by four educational television entities; each of these corporations is controlled by a board of directors made up of citizens from the particular area served by…

This report is a collection of statistical tables whose data were derived from a survey of state library agencies about activities during fiscal year 1977. Subject matter of the tables includes (1) location of state library agencies within state government departments; (2) services administered; library material collections, and additions to these…

Selected to aid academic library administrators in developing a basic understanding of how a library maintains numerous relationships with various campus departments, governmental agencies, and funding authorities, citations for 19 books and articles, produced between July l967 and June 1979 are provided, together with abstracts. Conclusions…

This booklet outlines a plan for the delivery of human nutrition research and services, in accord with the 1977 Federal Food and Agriculture Act. Research priorities are identified as: (1) nutritional needs; (2) actual eating habits and their effects on health; (3) factors which shape eating habits; (4) production and distribution of food; (5)…

Designed for use by parents and Head Start facilities in Ohio, the manual outlines procedures for identifying preschool handicapped children. The first chapter explores the rationale for identification of handicapped children. In the second chapter, Ohio standards for inclusion in special education are provided in eight handicapping categories…

A SURVEY OF SALARIES PAID IN 26 KEY OCCUPATIONS WORKING WITH THE BLIND WAS CONDUCTED BY THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS IN 1966 (VT 003 405). THIS PUBLICATION INTERPRETS THE MAJOR FINDINGS OF THAT STUDY. OF 11,000 PERSONS GIVING DIRECT SERVICE TO THE BLIND, ABOUT HALF WERE IN PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS. ANNUAL SALARIES OF ELEMENTARY…

FOLLOWING A REVIEW OF THE STATUS OF POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION, A COMMITTEE OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION STUDY COMMISSION RECOMMENDED (1) A STATEWIDE SYSTEM OF COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY COLLEGES, COORDINATED WITH OTHER SEGMENTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, (2) A BOARD OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, TO OPERATE UNDER THE STATE COUNCIL OF HIGHER…

THIS PAPER PRESENTS THE ORGANIZATIONS, OTHER THAN CHURCHES, WHICH SERVE RURAL YOUTH. IT DESCRIBES PROGRAMS OF SUCH ORGANIZATIONS AS--(1) THE 4-H CLUB WHICH IS THE LARGEST IN VOLUME AND SPREAD, THE FUTURE FARMERS AND YOUNG FARMERS OF AMERICA, THE GRANGE, THE AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION, THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF COOPERATION, THE FUTURE AND NEW…