The major purpose of this report is to analyze early childhood research supported by the member agencies of the Interagency Panel on Early Childhood Research and Development during the most recent fiscal year, in order to chart the directions in which federal research programs are moving, both within individual agencies and within the federal…

The origin and development of Project NewGate are described from 1971-74. (The project presents a model program of higher education for incarcerated offenders, consisting of the in-prison phase, transitional phase, and release phase.) Specific project characteristics are discussed and include a 4-year academic program for prison inmates; an…

The Bellevue-in-the-Community-College (BCC) program meets the needs and interests of local businesses, industries, agencies, and clubs through credit and noncredit courses held at times and places convenient to employees and members. The program's primary goal is to provide instruction and training to those who cannot come to the college for their…

Proceedings of a 1980 workshop on industry/university cooperative programs are presented. Program presentations and authors include: "On Industry/Academia Relations" (T. Baron); "The MIT Liaison Program" (J. D. Bruce); "An Industrial Perspective of Academic Programs" (R. Fuller); "University/Industry Interactions…

The limited-English proficient (LEP) population in California is growing, as a result of birth rate and immigration patterns; the minorities with the most limited-English proficient persons--Hispanics and Asians--are growing the most rapidly. Groups with the greatest number of LEP persons typically fall behind the English-speaking majority in…

As part of the Science Council of Canada's investigation of Canada's scientific and technical contribution to world food supply, a background study was conducted on the role of the Canadian university sector. The objectives were threefold: to determine the extent and nature of the involvement of Canadian universities during the past ten years in…

The purpose of this study was to develop and implement a two-year mathematics laboratory program for ninth-grade low achievers. The laboratory program was designed to raise the mathematics skills of a selected group of low-achieving ninth graders at Washington High School, a rural urban school in the South Bend Community School Corporation, South…

The purpose of the Fresh Start Minischool (FSMS) was to provide instruction to students entering high school with deficient mathematics and reading skills. Students worked at their own pace on sequenced learning tasks in social studies, mathematics, communication, and science. Additional program components included counseling and staff…

This conference paper consists of a sketch of the British Open University at work as well as a brief commentary on current developments in the fields of communication technology, course design, instruction, and current trends in distance education. Provided first are statistics pertaining to current enrollment and enrollment projections, student…

This training manual is designed to increase the interviewing, counseling, and placement skills of counselors in public agencies who work with older clients seeking employment. Information concerning the needs and concerns of older people is included, focusing on training to enhance individual and group counseling skills as well as structured…

During the 1979-80 academic year the Bilingual Program in Community School District 16 in New York City, which served first through sixth graders, emphasized four areas: student achievement in English and Spanish reading, mathematics, and Puerto Rican history and culture; staff training; parental involvement; and supportive services. Student…

Project CARE's Second Annual Report identifies and describes activities undertaken by CARE staff between 1 July 1976 and 31 August 1977. Each section addresses a major project component, function, or activity proposed or achieved and contains tasks and accomplishments projected for completion during the third and final year of operation. Section 1…

The project presented here explored the possibility of using computer-based systems to increase information access to non-text children's materials at the pre-school through elementary (6th grade) school levels. This final report includes an indicative summary as well as ten separate papers that describe a range of applications of proven computer…

A project was designed to identify student needs contributing to high vocational technical school dropout rates and to develop strategies for effective rate reduction. Project staff objectives were to (1) identify problems impeding potential dropouts from training success, (2) alleviate potential dropouts' critical needs, (3) implement meaningful…

The proceedings at fifteen career education site visits are detailed in this phase 2 final report. (Phase 1, community organization mini-conferences, is described in CE 020 110.) Notes from these visitations cover such programs as career education centers, school system-based programs, and education-work councils. Several site-visit purposes are…