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Connecticut State Library, Hartford. – 1980
Prepared to satisfy requirements of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) PL 95-123, this long-range plan presents library service goals and objectives for the Connecticut library system for the next five years. The background of long range planning, the planning process, and problems to be overcome are developed within the framework of…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Financial Support, Library Planning
Boucher, Virginia – 1980
The 6-hour workshop described is designed to familiarize librarians with a new reference tool--a union catalog on microfiche of 40 academic, school, public, and special libraries in Colorado--and teach them to use this tool in a variety of ways. Topics covered through lectures, small group discussions, and practical experience include the…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Interlibrary Loans, Librarians, Library Catalogs
Katz, Ruth M.; Elliott, Linda – 1979
The project described in this executive summary was designed to identify: the unmet vocational rehabilitation training needs of state agency staffs; courseware being used; other training materials being used or needed in the future; and the potential of telecommunications technologies to deliver the needed training. The project's oranizational and…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems, Educational Needs, Job Training
BILLS, ROBERT E. – 1961
THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO TEST THE CONCEPT THAT A STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WHEN WORKING DEMOCRATICALLY WITH COUNTY AND LOCAL UNITS CAN PROVIDE SOCIALLY DESIRABLE GOALS. PROFESSIONALS OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS, PARENTS, AND PUPILS FROM TWO COUNTIES WERE GIVEN A BATTERY OF ADJUSTMENT AND VALUES INDEXES, A MEASURE OF…
Descriptors: Administration, County School Districts, Educational Improvement, Local Issues
North Carolina State Dept. of Community Colleges, Raleigh. – 1966
THE NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM IS IN THREE PARTS--(1) COMMUNITY COLLEGES OFFER LOWER DIVISION TRANSFER COURSES AND MAY OFFER GENERAL ADULT EDUCATION COURSES AND VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL PROGRAMS. (2) TECHNICAL INSTITUTES OFFER ORGANIZED PROGRAMS FOR TRAINING TECHNICIANS AND MAY OFFER GENERAL ADULT EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL, TRADE, AND…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrators, College Role, Educational Finance
WALL, JAMES E. – 1967
ACTIVITIES OF THE UNIT FOR THE PERIOD JUNE 1, 1965, TO MARCH 31, 1967, ARE REPORTED. TO STIMULATE RESEARCH THE UNIT ASSISTED IN FORMULATING RESEARCH PROPOSALS FOR THE STUDIES--(1) A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ELECTRONIC CONTENT IN PUBLIC POST-HIGH SCHOOL TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS OF INDUSTRY, (2) FIVE PILOT PROJECTS…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Information Dissemination, Program Descriptions, Research Coordinating Units
NIKITAS, CHRISTUS M.; AND OTHERS – 1966
TO MEET THE STATE'S HIGHER EDUCATION NEEDS, THE NEW HAMPSHIRE JUNIOR COLLEGE COMMISSION DEVELOPED A PLAN OF (1) GRADUAL AND SELECTIVE CONVERSION OF THE STATE'S TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS TO COMPREHENSIVE JUNIOR COLLEGES, (2) SELECTIVE ADDITION OF 2-YEAR PROGRAMS AT THE STATE COLLEGES AND INSTITUTES, AND (3) ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATE…
Descriptors: College Planning, Educational Finance, Educational Planning, Governance
STEVENSON, WILLIAM – 1966
ACTIVITIES OF THE OKLAHOMA VOCATIONAL RESEARCH COORDINATING UNIT (RCU) ARE REPORTED FOR THE INITIAL FUNDING PERIOD FROM JULY 15, 1965 TO NOVEMBER 30, 1966. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIT WERE COORDINATING RESEARCH, GENERATING NEW IDEAS, ASSISTING RESEARCHERS, AND DISSEMINATNG RESULTS. AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF VOCATIONAL TEACHERS AND…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Information Dissemination, Program Descriptions, Research Coordinating Units
MCINTYRE, CHARLES; AND OTHERS – 1967
THE ROLES OF THE STATE AND THE LOCAL DISTRICT IN PROVISION OF OPERATING FUNDS ARE DISCUSSED IN RELATION TO FIVE CRITERIA--(1) EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL ELIGIBLE PERSONS TO RECEIVE A JUNIOR COLLEGE EDUCATION, (2) EQUITY OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM EACH SOURCE, BASED ON ABILITY TO PAY AND BENEFITS RECEIVED, (3) OPTIMUM UTILIZATION OF AVAILABLE…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Educational Finance, Philanthropic Foundations, School District Spending
EURICH, ALVIN C.; AND OTHERS – 1966
TO DETERMINE STATEWIDE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN RELATION TO EXISTING PRACTICES, DATA ARE DERIVED FROM OVER 500 INTERVIEWS AND CONFERENCES, AS WELL AS DOCUMENTS AND OTHER MATERIALS. RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE--(1) EXPANSION OF THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE TO REMEDY LOCAL INEQUITIES, (2) REVISION OF STATE LAWS TO REGULARIZE EDUCATIONAL APPOINTMENT AND…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Curriculum Development, Educational Finance, Educational Planning
MILLER, LEONARD A.; MUTHARD, JOHN E. – 1966
THIS STUDY EXAMINES A PROCEDURE FOR USING THE WRITTEN CASE RECORD AS A CRITERION FOR EVALUATING REHABILITATION COUNSELOR PERFORMANCE IN STATE "DVR" (STATE-FEDERAL GENERAL VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM) AGENCIES. THE RESEARCHERS OUTLINE CERTAIN OBJECTIVES (TECHNICAL, AGENCY SERVICES, AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT) AS DESIRABLE IN THE…
Descriptors: Case Records, Counselor Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Rating Scales
MILLER, LEONARD A.; MUTHARD, JOHN E. – 1966
THE SELECTION OF ANY INDEX AS A STANDARD OF EFFECTIVE COUNSELOR PERFORMANCE INVOLVES A JUDGMENT ABOUT WHAT A GOOD COUNSELOR DOES. HOWEVER, INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS WHO USE DIFFERENT PREMISES TO DECIDE WHAT IS RELEVANT TO SUCCESS MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE WHETHER SPECIFIC PROCEDURES OR PRACTICES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH DESIRABLE COUNSELOR BEHAVIOR.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitudes, Correlation, Counselor Evaluation
MILLER, LEONARD A.; MUTHARD, JOHN E. – 1966
THIS STUDY EXAMINED THE JOB SATISFACTIONS OF REHABILITATION COUNSELORS USING A SAMPLE OF 143 COUNSELORS FROM SIX "DVR" (STATE-FEDERAL GENERAL VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM) AGENCIES. A REVISED FORM OF THE JOB SATISFACTION INVENTORY, ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED BY JOHNSON (1955), ASSESSING SATISFACTIONS WITH EIGHT DIMENSIONS OF THE JOB…
Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, Correlation, Counselor Evaluation, Counselor Performance
Mann, Margaret W.; And Others – 1981
A study conducted in 1980 to examine the first year of the role and functions of Project Basic facilitators is described. Project Basic is Maryland's statewide competency-based educational program. The facilitators are state education agency (SEA) supported staff located at 23 of the state's 24 local education agencies (LEAs). The two major…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Competency Based Education, Educational Responsibility, Linking Agents
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1980
Presented is a study and assessment of the United States Department of Energy State Energy Conservation Program (SECP). The goal of the SECP is to reduce energy consumption in each state by 5% by 1980. However, it is unlikely that this goal will be attained or that the savings reported for 1978 are a valid measure of the program's impact on energy…
Descriptors: Energy, Energy Conservation, Federal Programs, Measurement Techniques
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