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…

This report inventories federal programs which assist children and youth and provides information on the amount of federal funds which finance these programs. It updates an earlier report by concentrating on an analysis of the funds provided by the several agencies and on the various categories of benefits and services for children and youth. Data…

This integrated preservice/inservice teacher education program was planned by a multiagency cooperative group known as the Southern New Hampshire Staff Development Cooperative. This group includes teachers, school administrators, State Department of Education representatives, and college-based teacher educators. The program planning and…

This document reports on an exhaustive study into the large-scale treatment of drug abuse in New Jersey. Seeking to assess the impact of these programs, the state provided money to cover the cost of this comprehensive, year-long survey of both methadone maintenance and drug-free treatment projects. The findings generally supported the New Jersey…

Denmark's child advocacy system is made up of local kommune (county) Child and Youth Welfare Committees which watch over the well-being of children. Each child and youth committee serves as an effective advocate for the children of its community in three areas: promotion, protection, and prevention. The committee's responsibility to promote…

This booklet urges social agencies to focus more attention on older children who have not previously been considered for adoption and describes a San Diego adoption program for older children in which the psychological difficulties faced by these children are discussed. The booklet offers suggestions for the social worker in earning the child's…

The problem of the potential school dropout and the implications for the school counselor provide the major foci of this book. Several conclusions reached by the 11 contributors of this volume are: (1) the school dropout problem is multifaceted, demanding attention from schools and community; (2) pupil personnel have an important responsibility…

This survey of voluntary giving to education emphasizes the national picture, the survey picture, and details of support by participating institutions. Highlights indicate: (1) The total voluntary support of the institutions of higher education in 1971-72 is estimated to have been $2.020 billion, an increase of $160 million; (2) all categories of…

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 report contains replies to questionnaires sent to State legislatures, legislative service agencies, State school boards associations, and State offices of the NEA and the AFT asking for information on legislation and achievements in education. Information from the replies is supplemented by data acquired from reviews of newsletters,…

The Office for Children in Massachusetts, created by a state law in 1972, is a unique approach to children's services. A strong point of the legislation creating the Office is a provision that mandates the establishment of local councils for children across the state. The Office for Children plans to establish 35 to 40 local councils. The local…

The research summarized in Volume I of this two volume study of Johnstown, Pennsylvania provides an overview of the city's social and economic structure. This project was designed to help cure the area's chronic unemployment and economic instability and to serve as a prototype study for other communities with similar problems. Community views and…

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 main purpose of this project was to demonstrate the effectiveness of personal and family counseling services in facilitating rehabilitation and family adjustment of the adult deaf in Los Angeles County. Data came from a program of case work services ranging from consultation and referral to personal interviews with a population of about 3,000…

The major findings and recommendations of a study to develop a comprehensive plan for library services for the blind and physically handicapped of Pennsylvania are presented. The study was undertaken at the request of the Pennsylvania State Library, and was financed by funds provided through Title IVB of the Library Services and Construction Act.…