This report reviews the establishment and early performance of the comprehensive manpower system established by the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA). The report is divided into two major sections. Part 1 examines the background and first year results of the CETA program. The legislative and programmatic antecedents to CETA are…

A one-year cost benefit analysis study was conducted by a consortium of technical institutes, and two cost benefit models were developed and refined for evaluating benefits and costs of full-time vocational technical programs and aidable, noncredit adult education courses. The models were tested on a sample of nine full-time vocational technical…

A project to transport career education resources to teachers in Rhode Island's elementary and secondary schools was evaluated on the basis of its seven objectives: (1) to publicize information about career education and the materials and services provided by the project, (2) to make available career education materials, resources, and services to…

In response to the emphasis on expanded use of Vermont area vocational centers by adults, an adult career guidance model was developed and pilot tested in one of the centers. An advisory committee was established to review materials, publicize adult guidance sessions, and survey local business for occupational information to be used in adult…

In the 1976-77 school year, the Title IV Program included 11 components: continuation of the Parent Advisory Committee; sponsorship of 4 community/school feasts centered around Title IV concerns; employment of classroom aides; development of cultural instructional objectives and materials; elementary school counselor to help meet the most serious…

The University of Albuquerque established a degree program for adults which includes (1) a time shortened concept, (2) a seminar format in the general education program which allows the adult students an opportunity to question, critique, discuss, and engage in scholarly dialogue with seminar preceptors, (3) a flexible schedule that allows adult…

This report consists of a description, evaluation, and supporting data of an elementary school level Title I program. The Medford, Massachusetts Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I program for the 1975-76 school year was conducted in thirteen public and parochial schools. The program provided reading and language arts instruction,…

The planning and development of a program to promote interaction among commuter students at Germanna Community College and to provide for their various needs are described. The program involved establishing an Interaction Center (IC) in 1974, centrally located in proximity to the college's learning resources center and library. The center was to…

Covering the period of 1973-76, the Tennessee Exemplary Project in Career Education (TEPCE) was designed to develop a comprehensive career education program, in the Greeneville and Greene County, Tennessee, schools. Objectives for each level in the educational program were established for the awareness (K-5), exploration (6-8), preparation (9-12),…

Two hundred and seventy-four Oregon Local Educational Agency (LEA) districts took part in 343 Title I Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) funded projects in fiscal year 1974. This report is compiled from project evaluations submitted by these participating LEA's. Chapter 1 provides basic information about the school district participation in…

The first section of this report provides the pupil count, expenditures, and staff figures for the 1973-74 school year Connecticut compensatory education programs. Section two provides the major types of programs for public and nonpublic schools and the frequency of their occurrence in 1973-1974. The programs include preschool, reading and math,…

Examined the degree to which a human relations training (HRT) program employed by counselors as consultants to teachers would effect student achievement and self-concept. Subjects included 92 teachers, 776 second-graders, and 784 fifth-graders. Results showed counselor-led HRT can be an effective intervention scheme. (ABL)

Outlines the philosophy, organization, and achievements of an Indian-controlled program that prepares Indian people to teach in both mainstream and Indian settings. Topics include admission policies, community-based field centers that provide the first two years of post-secondary education, program components (Indian studies, education courses,…

Early Head Start is a comprehensive, two-generation federal initiative begun in 1995 aimed at enhancing the development of infants and toddlers while strengthening low-income families. This report contains information from the Survey of Early Head Start Programs. Beyond the need for an updated picture of the Early Head Start program, the Survey of…

San Antonio College (SAC), Texas, identifies its strategic goals and objectives in this comprehensive plan for 2001-2002. Strategic goal 1.1.97 states that the college will modify existing strategies and initiate new strategies that will support students in achieving their educational goals. In support of this goal, SAC identifies a number of…