The Job Corps offers a complete range of human resource development to disadvantaged youth. Its success in improving the employment opportunities and earnings of participants has been significant. With the improvements envisioned under the current expansion proposals, the program will become even more effective in providing jobs and career…

This report describes the national workshop program and participating states' follow-up activities which were a part of an administrators' national training program to improve vocational programs' cost effectiveness. It consists of an introduction and three additional chapters. Chapter 2 presents a summary of developmental strategies, nominal…

The Pendleton Project is an interagency/interdisciplinary program providing outclient, day treatment, and residential services to 6- through 12-year-old children who exhibit serious and persistent behavior problems. The objective of the project is to implement a comprehensive intervention program for the child by means of both direct treatment and…

This report is an evaluation of selected New York City Umbrella Programs funded under a special grant from the New York State Legislature. The 1975-76 Education in Action Program, a community health education program, served 427 elementary and junior high school students and 105 community parents in the Harlem and East Harlem communities. The…

This is the first of the progress and interim reports prepared for an evaluation study of compensatory education programs to be completed by 1977. This report describes and analyzes those parts of the research proposed in the research plan which have, to date, been fully designed and funded. These consist of (1) a description and discussion of…

The purpose of the Aerospace-Aviation Education Task Force was to study the problems and present recommendations for space and aviation education in California. Educational trends and the increasing rate of dropout occurrence reveal a need to introduce changes in the education and training of students. Many career opportunities exist in the field…

Nine deaf students (8-9 years old) participated in the Magic Circle program, a human development program designed to improve self-concept, relationships with others, and academics. Students met as a group with the school social worker for 15-30 minute sessions. The program focused on three main experiences: awareness, mastery of self-confidence…

The Community Learning Center (CLC) evaluation is based on on-site visits and interviews with staff and students of widely differing ethnic backgrounds. Teaching resources are varied. The Model Cities program is the basic source for CLC funding; the Cambridge Public Library is the center's local sponsor. The external bureaucratic framework needs…

Written primarily for educators and parents interested in the education of young handicapped children, the document contains a review and analysis of the research literature concerned with preschool mainstreaming in the context of the present range of preschool programs. In the introduction, it is reported that information comes from interviews…

This paper analyzes the planning and implementation of a foundation-sponsored fellowship program designed to provide urban secondary school principals with opportunities for inservice professional development. The discussion is presented in the form of a case study that uses data gathered through questionnaires, interviews, and participant…

Described is an instructional program that served approximately 125 hospitalized children in grades 1-12 during a 2-year period. Attention is given to the background and institutional climate, organization (including administration, staff, and physical facilities), operation (including objectives and strategies for individualized instruction),…

The second year of Project Reach, a Federally funded two-year program, pursued two tactics for increasing the adult basic education (ABE) program relevance and effectiveness in South Bend, Indiana: (1) the training/hiring of ABE students as media paraprofessionals, and (2) a media enrollment campaign of various media promotions (television/radio…

This indepth study examines literature on the concept of the year round school, the experiences of those who have tried this approach to education, and the recent trends in this direction. Guidelines used in developing the study were (1) past or present experiences with the year round school, (2) format of present year round schools, (3) degree to…

A New York City program offering clinical and guidance services to parochial school children is discussed in this evaluation of an Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I project. The program was operated by the Board of Education and was to offer services comparable to those in the public schools. Based on data gathered by…

Evaluated is the first year of operation of a program of educational bus trips to provide enrichment of New York City children in parochial elementary schools. Funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I, the project used buses provided by the Board of Education. Appraisal of the program was based on interviews with the…