The paper presents an organizational framework to guide the design and implementation of integrated services for preschool children with severe behavior disorders, particularly those programs where cooperative agreements are formed between separate service agencies. A project that mainstreams preschool children with severe behavior disorders into…

A combined meeting of the Tenth Regional Consultation Meeting on the Asia and Pacific Programme of Educational Innovation for Development (APEID) and the Regional Experts Meeting on the Regional Programme for the Universalization and Renewal of Primary Education and the Eradication of Illiteracy in Asia and the Pacific was held to provide an…

The Southern Education Foundation's Higher Education Program (HEP), its history, activities, and directions are described. The program was established within the foundation in 1974 to address the critical issues raised by the Adams vs. Richardson case, which mandated the dismantling of dual (racially discriminatory) systems of public higher…

This report examines the following three aspects of Hispanic employment: (1) the consequences of leaving school without skills; (2) at-risk Hispanic youth as workers; and (3) the challenge of providing practical, rewarding jobs. Among the conclusions are the following: (1) several categories of at-risk Hispanic youth can receive long-range…

This report examines how U.S. businesses will be affected by the demographic changes in an aging society. As employers, as funders of retirement income and health programs, and as community citizens facing the needs of a graying population, businesses will need to develop new strategies to address current and future change. A concurrent trend of…

The development of videodiscs for science instruction in public schools requires a recognition of the unique characteristics of the public school environment and sensitivity to the persistent problems associated with science content instruction. This report discusses the conceptualization, development, and formative evaluation of a series of…

In the 20 years since the major Federal program for the disadvantaged began, surprisingly little has changed from its original vision. It is now time to question some of the basic policies of Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act in view of the change in conceptions about the Federal role and the recent state and local…

Training Opportunities in the Private Sector (TOPS) was a small-scale, voluntary program operated as one among many employment-related options available to recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children in Maine's Work Incentive (WIN) Program. TOPS was distinguished from Maine's other WIN demonstration activities by three program elements.…

Federal legislation requires that all handicapped children be afforded an appropriate and individualized physical education program. The state education agency of Montana, however, has not assumed this responsibility, and unqualified special education classroom teachers and regular physical education teachers are reluctantly charged by local…

This book is intended to help preservice and inservice reading specialists, supervisors, and administrators understand how to organize and supervise reading programs, pre-kindergarten through grade twelve. Each of the major parts of this book concerns some of the knowledge areas necessary for administering reading programs. Titles of the chapters…

This report details the establishment of a cooperative planning group for high technology training programs and development of a brokering service model. The first three chapters present some background material on the geographic, educational, and industrial setting in Vermont and overview the changes facing the industrial work force. Chapter 4…

This report describes three programs in Oregon and Washington which provide opportunities for teachers to update their skills by spending their summer in structured work experience or internship programs in business and industry. Benefits to teachers are listed as well as characteristics of successful programs. The programs are: (1) Economic…

The National Advisory Council on Bilingual Education's seventh annual report outlines the Council's mandate and activities and looks at the current state and future needs of bilingual education in the United States. In a section on program implementation, the report outlines local, state, and federal support efforts, program design and…

This summary describes the development of the Appalachian Community Service Network (ACSN), an educational cable television network that was originally launched as an experimental demonstration in the use of the latest telecommunications for the delivery of educational services. In describing how the stage was set for the eventual development of…

The University of California, its campuses, and their individual schools and departments of education have substantial responsibilities for providing research, training, service, and leadership in the field of education. The responsibilities of the units differ. As yet, however, none is fully meeting its obligations to improve education. Part I of…