Educational policy of the future must place the role of education within the broad context of societal goals. The urban slum condition will not be eliminated by individual programs which focus on special problem areas viewed in relative isolation. The Model Cities Program is a unified approach. First, neighborhoods are asked to fully analyze their…

This study is concerned with the Nevada state government's administrative arrangements for historical collections, library services, and public records management. Many agencies or institutions are now involved in these activities. For this survey the staff made visits to each major agency included in the study. Discussions were held with…

The main purpose of this survey was to describe adult education programs offered by public agencies and institutions in the city of Calgary as they existed in 1968. No attempt was made to compare these agencies and institutions, nor was there an attempt to survey private agencies and institutions offering adult education programs. The basis of the…

The purpose of this case study is to describe and interpret the process through which State-level policy decisions are made for the public schools of Tennessee. The report begins with a brief treatment of the socioeconomic environment and the political culture within which education takes place. State governmental arrangements for public school…

The purpose of this study is to review developments related to Section 1202 of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-318) as a basis for determining the possible impact of this legislation on statewide planning for public community and junior colleges. Chapter 1 is an introduction to the report. Chapter 2 provides a brief analysis of…

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the many diverse activities going on under the child advocacy label in order to determine if there was anything new or different about this phenomenon and to attempt some conceptual ordering of the field. Interviews were conducted with a number of people knowledgeable in children's service, and an attempt…

Studied was the relationship of the mentally retarded (MR) and the juvenile court through an attempt to determine the incidence of MR juveniles adjudicated by the juvenile court in one metropolitan county in Texas, to determine the attitude of juvenile probation officers toward the MR delinquent, and to determine the availability of community…

Provided is a comprehensive overview of the manner in which each state government is organized to deliver services to the mentally handicapped (MH). An organizational chart is provided for each state which depicts executive level agencies serving the MH in areas such as special education, rehabilitation, day and residential services, welfare,…

The booklet sets forth the National Apprenticeship and Training Standards for the one-year apprenticeship program for orthotic and/or prosthetic technicians, as developed and recommended by the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association. Standards in various areas--such as qualifications for apprenticeship, hours of work, salaries, records,…

The purpose of this report prepared by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is to describe the growth of day care services in Illinois during 1972 and to present information which will aid state agencies and citizens in planning for and coordinating day care services. The report is divided into discussions of past, present, and…

A study, presented to the National Dissemination Conference, provides a conceptualization of a model diffusion system as it might exist within a state education agency (SEA) and places this diffusion model within the context of the SEA's expanding role as an educational service. Five conclusions were reached regarding a model diffusion system.…

A recommended State plan for the establishment and operation of a comprehensive community college program as part of the higher educational system of West Virginia is presented. The chapters of the report, which follow a Foreword and a Summary of Recommendations, are: 1. Comprehensive Community College Education, II. Present Status of Community…

General education concepts and the operational aspects of the proposed environmental education program of the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, U.S. Department of the Interior, are related in this pamphlet. The first part defines the terms environmental education and conservation education and the two types of program to be undertaken,…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) outlines in this pamphlet the respective roles of the broadcast station, the FCC, and the concerned citizen in the establishment and preservation of quality broadcasting services. Procedures available to the citizen are described and practical advice concerning their use is offered in the hope that it…

This report contains the National Institute of Education (NIE) Planning Unit's recommendations for transfer of U.S. Office of Education (USOE) funded R&D projects to NIE upon its effective date of operation. The report recommends that candidates for transfer should generally be ongoing projects monitored in programs scheduled for NIE transfer…