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Combes, Josette – 1992
This report examines how parent involvement in running day care centers in France has increased in recent years, and investigates the role that the Association des Collectifs Enfants Parents Professionnels (ACEPP) has played in making this form of child care more acceptable. After a discussion of the historical development and current choices of…
Descriptors: Day Care Centers, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education, Economically Disadvantaged
Brouwer, Jani; Martinic, Sergio – 1991
The Bernard van Leer Foundation sponsors nontraditional, nonschool programs designed to improve the chances that preschoolers will enroll in school. In these programs and other informal education efforts, the community facilitator plays an important role. Typically, the facilitator is a member of the community who works without remuneration as a…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Community Development, Community Education, Developing Nations
Ovel, Steven J.; Olejniczak, Lon – 1992
Kirkwood Community College's (KCC's) economic development efforts in Iowa provide a full-service, regional delivery system for customized job training, retraining, and economic development services and programs. The mission of Kirkwood Economic Development Services (KEDS) is to assist the region's business and industry in becoming more productive,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Development, Economic Development, Job Skills
Fox, Harriette B.; And Others – 1991
This technical assistance report provides an overview of Medicaid coverage policies for mental health and substance abuse services including all the Medicaid financing opportunities available to states to meet mental health and substance abuse treatment objectives. It contains background information on the Medicaid child and adolescent population,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Compliance (Legal), Eligibility
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. Curriculum Development Branch. – 1985
This general report presents findings of Manitoba's 1985 assessment of kindergarten English, French immersion, and heritage language programs. The report contains a description of classroom observations, and summaries of interviews with teachers and principals. Sections of the report focus on: (1) background to the assessment; (2) physical…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cultural Differences, Educational Improvement, English Instruction
Hudspeth Retardation Center, Whitfield, MS. – 1979
The education program for the severely and profoundly mentally retarded at the Hudspeth Retardation Center, a residential facility, is described. Specific objectives of the center are identified, including serving the 100 severely and profoundly retarded residents through initial evaluations, prescriptions of individualized education programs…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Diagnostic Tests, Individualized Education Programs, Inservice Teacher Education
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Compensatory Education. – 1989
This report contains the California state plan for educating homeless children and youth required by the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987. The plan is designed to raise the level of awareness of schools and school districts to the needs of homeless children and to provide ideas and suggestions for meeting those needs. It is…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Organizations, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Legislation
Antonucci, Frank J., Jr. – 1989
The Maine Department of Educational and Cultural Services (DECS) received funding under the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 to develop a state plan for assuring access to a free and appropriate education for homeless children and youth. A second-year grant was to be made to DECS upon submission of a state plan to the U.S.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Harris, Richard – 1983
This report is intended to help Michigan's vocational and technical teachers and administrators make decisions regarding the purchase of microcomputer hardware and software for professional use. Addressed in a discussion of computer hardware are current and planned inventories of microcomputer hardware located in the public vocational and…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs
Public/Private Ventures, Philadelphia, PA. – 1985
These proceedings contain summaries of presentations given at six workshops held in various locations in the United States and Canada from April through September 1985. The workshop topics represent areas of concern identified by youth corps staff responding to a needs assessment survey conducted in 1985. Topics are: (1) Work Project Development…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Conservation Education, Employment Potential, Experiential Learning
Gallagher, Egle V.; Wilder, Dee – 1986
In 1985-1986, the Leadership Development Project for Displaced Homemaker Education at the University of South Florida initiated a project to develop materials focusing on the staff development needs of coordinators of programs for displaced homemakers. The Developing a Curriculum (DACUM) workshop approach was used to formulate a tentative list of…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Communication Skills, Competence, Counseling Techniques
Walker, Gail; Kuchak, JoAnn – 1980
The type, number, and scope of errors on Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program applications were estimated in a replication of a 1976-1977 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Comparison Study. Information reported on BEOG applicants and IRS income tax returns was compared for various categories of applicants. The study provides information…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Disclosure
Dyste, Ron; Wilson, Al – 1988
Several problems have been identified in the administration of student financial aid programs in California, including high default rates in the Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) Program, a significant decrease in the number of eligible students receiving financial aid, workload increases in program administration, and unmet needs for financial aid…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Colleges, Federal Programs, Federal Regulation
Chamberlin, Susan B.; And Others – 1982
Begun in 1980, the University of New Mexico Medical Center Library's statewide Outreach Program is a composite of many services and projects designed to meet the medical and health information needs of the state's diverse and scattered population. The only major biomedical library in New Mexico, the Library has built the program on existing…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Delivery Systems, Health Education, Health Materials
Saavedra, Pedro; And Others – 1980
Parameters and procedures for developing an error-prone model (EPM) to predict financial aid applicants who are likely to misreport on Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) applications are introduced. Specifications to adapt these general parameters to secondary data analysis of the Validation, Edits, and Applications Processing Systems…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Disclosure, Eligibility
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