This handbook is designed as a general guide to the federal establishment as it relates to education. The selection of programs represents those of current popular interest, those involving the greatest sums of money, and those recently enacted and of general interest. Programs discussed include: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare;…

The American Association of Community and Junior Colleges' (AACJC's) Beacon College Project requires a Beacon College to form a consortium with five to ten associate community colleges (CCs) for the purpose of furthering the recommendations of the AACJC Futures Commission report regarding the building of communities. In Oregon, Chemeketa Community…

The study is designed to assist police and other law enforcement agencies, as well as local government officials, in planning new burglary prevention activities and modifying existing ones. Information was compiled from (1) a survey of 50 United States police departments, (2) site visits to 12 departments with operating burglary prevention…

The handbook provides information, ideas, and strategies for developing and utilizing community resources in elementary and secondary school programs. The first section of the document describes six school-community programs in Indiana. Innovations developed in the programs which motivate students to learn about the real world include parental…

As part of the Career Planning Program (CPP) introduced in 1971 by the American College Testing Program, the program component, CPP 8-11, emphasizes career exploration. The document describes the program, its uses, and its development, and summarizes related research. Following the program rationale, Part 2 discusses (1) assessment components…