Regulations recently proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency will require sources within certain specified source categories to install, operate and maintain continuous emission monitoring systems. Major comments received on these proposed regulations are discussed. (BT)

One agency introduced a computerized information-gathering system to answer such questions as: How many families, over what period of time, receive services? What are the costs for each part of the program? How is staff time distributed? The author describes benefits and difficulties that the changes brought about. (Author)

The first three years of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have been developmental years. Significant advances have been made toward on objective--assuring safe and healthful workplaces for all Americans. (Author/MW)

Volunteerism has a poor reputation these days, because many human service programs have "used" volunteers and given them nothing in return. Discusses a different approach, one in which both service recipients and volunteers gain. (Author)

Discusses the movement toward corporate management in local government and its implications for those engaged in educational management. Corporate management places emphasis on the interaction between the problems faced by a local authority and on the corresponding need for interaction in the use of the authority's resources. (Author/WM)

Describes a group study method developed by a private adoption agency for couples interested in adopting children with special needs. The program includes group meetings, self-study homework, movies, slides, tapes, and extensive follow-up. (ED)

This guide assists institutions preparing for evaluation by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education as they organize and conduct their self-study processes and report the results. Chapter I outlines the purposes of self-study and the Commission's expectations for self-study. Chapter II offers advice and suggestions for establishing a…

This report accompanies House of Representatives bill 2088 and recommends passage of the bill to revise and extend programs established in the Temporary Child Care for Handicapped Children and Crisis Nurseries Act of 1986. The bill extends the programs for 2 years, strengthens reporting requirements, and requires the states to provide interagency…

Interest in the rural context of education is growing, and connections between education and the wider rural community are increasingly acknowledged to be important. Hundreds of organizations were contacted to update this directory, which provides recent information on programs, organizations, and resources useful to practitioners, policymakers,…

This report was prepared to determine lenders' rates of return or profitability on Stafford loans in their portfolios, reasons for varying levels of profitability among institutions that hold such loans, and the effect of 1986 subsidy reductions on these lenders' profitability. The study focused on the activities of lenders that purchase Stafford…

This handbook describes 77 voluntary programs offering professional credentialing for people in a wide range of professional and occupational fields. Each description lists credentials, organization offering credentials, initial credentialing requirements, credential renewal requirements (if any), continuing education approval process, and other…

The report provides data on services to handicapped children within the Head Start program during the school year 1984-85. Highlights include the following: the number of handicapped children served by Head Start increased by 2,563 from the previous year to 61,898; children professionally diagnosed as handicapped accounted for 12.2% of total…

Results of a survey concerning accreditation are presented based on 374 responses provided by chief executive officers and other college officials. The findings, which were statistically adjusted to produce national estimates, provide information on: respondents' experience with the accreditation process; issues concerning institutional…

This handbook is intended to help adult education, community and junior colleges, community education, and park and recreation agencies develop effective interagency cooperative programs to provide more and better services at all levels. It includes the national joint position statement of the National Joint Continuing Steering Committee (NJCSC)…

This annual report describes the Interagency Child Abuse Network (ICAN) Project, a joint venture of the Texas Department of Human Services and the Alamo Area Council of Governments in Bexar County. The goal of the ICAN Project was to establish a network of agencies in the county that could develop a team approach to handling child abuse cases. The…