Speeches on six major topics at a conference designed to assist school districts in the development of comprehensive inservice teacher education programs are presented: (1) planning (Sam Yarger); (2) collaboration (Jerry Ciccheli); (3) conducting needs assessments (Patricia M. Kay); (4) effective delivery systems (LaMar P. Miller); (5) creative…

In a survey of the status of theatre in high schools throughout the United States, questionnaires were sent to a random sample of high schools stratified by state and by school size. Analysis of the responses obtained from 606 schools (20.2% return) indicated that most secondary-school drama programs operate on the cocurricular level and emphasize…

During a 1979-1980 pilot project, 13 nine-week residencies by professional artists were sponsored in 10 eastern Oregon school districts with Eastern Oregon State College serving as liaison, the Northwest Area Foundation of St. Paul (Minnesota) contributing $33,500, and participating school districts adding a total of $8,000 in funding. This low…

This volume contains six documents that represent the results of a year-long, statewide study and planning effort for developing a program to serve the deaf-blind population in Kansas. The first document discusses the perceived problems and includes a study of the history of national, regional and state efforts, the initial project goals and…

An education service center providing inservice programs to constituent school districts acted upon a recommendation that an independent evaluation component be added to their center for the purpose of improving their programs. This report of the first-year experience with the evaluation component is divided into four sections. The first section…

IMPACT, EFFECTIVENESS, AND RESULTS OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES ACT OF 1963 ARE EVALUATED. DATA FOR FY 65 AND FY 66 ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS OF FEDERAL AID, CAPITAL OUTLAY FOR FY 63 AND FY 64, UNDERGRADUATE TUITION AND FEES, AND INFORMATION FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF 43 INSTITUTIONS AND NINE STATE COMMISSIONS ARE UTILIZED. CONCLUSIONS…

Summarized are results of a survey to determine the impact of 133 projects funded through Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VI-B funds on handicapped children in Oregon by examining the number of children being served, the number of staff, and the number of dollars being expended. Significant findings are listed such as that deaf,…

This report describes a study of 23 community-based child advocacy projects, located in 14 states and 20 cities, and outlines a strategy for evaluating such projects. Data on each project's history, development, and current activities were obtained. Data were analyzed to (1) determine how such projects are started and become operational, (2)…

The Faculty Fellowship Program at Golden West College (California) provides an annual fund to support faculty in implementing innovative methods of instruction. Since 1969, 401 proposals have been reviewed, and $316,287 has been allocated to 189 projects (47 percent). This report presents an objective overall picture of the program and provides an…

Although fiscal support for occupational programs in California Community Colleges is provided primarily by state and local district taxes, about ten percent of the total support is provided through federal sources. Federal regulations under the Vocational Education Act (VEA) require the recipients of federal funds to provide consultative,…

The review of the funding aspect of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 (CETA) under Titles 1 and 2 was conducted by the General Accounting Office (GAO). Title 1 of the Act authorizes comprehensive manpower services to be provided by prime sponsors, and Title 2 is designed to provide transitional employment opportunities and…

This paper identifies various key aspects of the history and administration of federal compensatory education, describes the problems and issues associated with these, and suggests some ways in which research might help further program goals. It is intended as a discussion paper designed to highlight some crucial target areas for a major study of…

Sponsored by the Ford Foundation, workshops for trainers of trainers of teachers in adult basic education were held in the summer of 1965 at the Universities of New Mexico, Maryland, and Washington. Administrators, supervisors, university faculty, and teachers (155 in all) were trained; each workshop had its own approach and developed its own…

This document represents the annual report of private colleges and universities in New York receiving assistance for economically and educationally disadvantaged students under the Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP). The report covers HEOP student characteristics, student achievement, HEOP's impact on higher education, student and program…

This handbook makes it possible for a group of parents in almost any community to begin using the Parent/Child Toy-Lending Library program. This program is an eight-week course (about one hour per week) for parents of preschool (three to five year old) children during which each parent learns to use a variety of toys and games at home to stimulate…