The National Indian Education Association operated a research and demonstration project to provide library and information services to three American Indian reservations over a period of four years. Attempts were made to determine what kinds of information services the people themselves wanted, and then a program was developed to meet these needs.…

The early 70's will see federal programs in transition as the new administration attempts to redesign health, education, and welfare. However, new organization and school structures do not necessarily mean that there will be new instructional programs. It is the educational personnel who must change and direct changes in the learning processes. If…

The discrepancies between the comprehensive design for Follow Through evaluation and the program management's needs of the seven models in Philadelphia are discussed. The national evaluation has focused on pupil performance and achievement data. The local evaluation, conducted since 1968, has focused on: (1) the assessment of the correspondence…

Among the findings are that most innovative school programs are ESEA funded, that most programs involved staff development, that special programs are most successful at the elementary and senior level, and that most programs are initiated by school administrators. (Author/AM)

Services provided 124 visually impaired students involved in a federal demonstration project in Oakland County, Michigan, (1979-1980) involved preliminary assessments, referral to a low vision specialist, and follow-up training. Development of a general remediation scheme and a team approach facilitated follow-up care and use of low vision aids.…

By tapping the experiences of successful adult education programs, school districts can set up and operate an adult program of educational offerings that can be of practical value to the educationally disadvantaged. (Author)

Discusses the model programs and research activities of NIE in career education: the Institute sees career education as being concerned with fundamental education-related processes by which people select, prepare for and are retrained for increasingly satisfying jobs and careers. (Author/JM)

Describes an assessment procedure used by the American Institutes of Research in a management-oriented evaluation of the Women's Educational Equity Act Program (WEEAP). Also summarizes findings of the assessment and recommendations in the context of WEEAP's legislative mandate and equity issues. (GC)

Some of the major issues related to planning evaluations of federal human services national demonstration programs are discussed. Barriers to conducting evaluations are discussed for the policy level and cross-site and within-site evaluation contexts. Among the proposed solutions is the use of an explicit programmatic developmental sequence. (SLD)

Describes presentations at Appalachian Regional Commission's (ARC) 25th anniversary conference, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 1990. Conference focused on youth leadership. More than 100 youth from 13 states attended, presenting 16 ARC-funded demonstration projects, including recreation programs, leadership development, theater…

In the face of steadily declining numbers of small-operation farmers and ranchers, the Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act's Farmers and Ranchers Demonstration Project funded projects in four states to develop strategies for serving farmers. The experiences of these four projects in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South…

This document lists projects funded under the Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education's (FIPSE) Comprehensive Program from 1995 through 1998. Also included in this edition are abstracts of the three 1998 FIPSE focus competitions: Disseminating Proven Reforms, European Community/United States Joint Consortia,…

A study examined the effectiveness of programs funded under Title II-A of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) in raising female recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) above poverty. Data about the employment/earnings outcomes of nearly 6,500 women from 150 JTPA service delivery areas in 11 states who participated in a…

As a result of a review of performance reports submitted by almost 400 colleges and universities receiving Veterans Education Outreach Program (VEOP) grants, 37 exemplary programs were identified by a panel of 5 professionals in veterans' education and government administration. The exemplary programs selected showed consistency in staff efforts…

This summary evaluates a federal demonstration program to reach "disconnected" youth not currently served by job training programs under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Disconnected youth are defined as those who have lost or never developed the traditional values of their communities, who do not participate in traditional…