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Worthington, Robert M. – 1974
One of a series of special studies by Project Baseline, a national effort requested by Congress to gather information about vocational education and manpower training, the report traces the career education movement, beginning with a few isolated State and local activities in the mid-1960's and following it through the decade as it has become…
Descriptors: Career Education, Demonstration Programs, Educational Finance, Financial Support
California State Dept. of Conservation, Sacramento. Div. of Forestry. – 1969
A description of the origin and development of the California Youth Conservation and Training and its relationship to federal legislation and actions is the focus of this report. The program, authorized by the state legislature in 1963, trained out-of-school, unemployed youth, 16-21 years old for a period of six months. Emphasis was on good…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Conservation Education, Dropout Rate, Enrollment
Kent, William P. – 1973
This study represents the first nationwide evaluation of programs funded under the Adult Education Act. Data were gathered across a variety of adult basic education programs (ABE), and a representative sample of 2300 program participants was studied longitudinally through a series of basic skills tests and interviews covering pre- and post-program…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Adults
Taylor, Celianna I.; Magisos, Joel H. – 1971
The State Research Coordination Units (RCU's) are in an optimum position to provide linkage between the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) and its users as part of a comprehensive vocational-technical education information dissemination system. Realizing this, the Center for Vocational and Technical Education developed this guide with…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Planning, Educational Resources, Information Dissemination
Wise, Arthur E. – 1971
The conceptual differences between the foundation program and educational needs approaches to the distribution of school funds are analyzed. Under the foundation approach, the state generally guarantees that, irrespective of local wealth, every child will have a minimum number of dollars expended on his education. In operation, the foundation…
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Conceptual Schemes, Court Litigation
Vermont Univ., Burlington. Extension Service. – 1972
A five-sided program for helping rural families in Vermont is summarized. Help is being given to agriculture, the home, the young people, the underprivileged, and the community itself. The overall aim is a balanced environment. It is pointed out that change characterizes rural Vermont and that a need for a balanced environment is slowly being…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Economic Progress, Economically Disadvantaged, Environmental Standards
Young, Robert C. – 1972
To better plan and evaluate vocational education programs at the state level, a mathematical formula was evolved for allocating resources to local education agencies (LEA's) which would reflect: (1) manpower needs, (2) vocational education needs, (3) relative ability to pay, and (4) excess costs. A "curricular priority matrix" and a…
Descriptors: Career Development, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Finance, Educational Needs
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. – 1971
This report is comprised of two reports: the Final Audit Report of the Hawaii English Project, submitted by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, and the main report, the Hawaii English Program Project End Evaluation Report by the Hawaii English Project Staff. The Audit Report is limited to a review of data reduction, analysis, and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Elementary School Curriculum
TAYLOR, ROBERT E. – 1965
THE MAJOR PURPOSE OF THE SEMINAR WAS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STATE LEADERS TO COOPERATIVELY FORMULATE PLANS FOR INITIATING AND IMPROVING STATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. ATTENDING WERE 68 STATE AND NATIONAL LEADERS IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND SUPPORTING DISCIPLINES FROM 31 STATES. THEY CONSIDERED THE STATE…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Agricultural Education, Educational Change, Educational Research
Lange, Drexel D.; And Others – 1977
During fiscal year 1976, 5 school districts conducted special educational activities for 386 migrant children. Although each local educational agency (LEA) approached the migrant child's educational problems differently, the individualized instruction concept was central in all programs. Standardized testing, Migrant Student Record Transfer System…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Cooperation, Bilingual Education, Coordination
Central Research Corp., Topeka, KS. – 1975
This document is arranged in three parts. Part I reviews the local educational agencies' (LEA's) Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I programs for fiscal year 1975. This review includes the following sections: program achievements in reading and mathematics for the regular term and for the summer term, statistical overview of Title I…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Delinquency, Educationally Disadvantaged, Evaluation
Simonson, Michael; Bauck, Tamara – 2001
One major component of the efforts to promote the use of technology and distance education in South Dakota and specifically of Phase III of the Connecting the Schools Project-an initiative announced in the spring of 1999 by Governor Janklow that built a statewide intranet among all 176 school districts--was a comprehensive evaluation activity. The…
Descriptors: Affiliated Schools, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Programs
Tracy, Christopher O.; Walsh, Kate – National Council on Teacher Quality, 2004
For all the conflict generated by various K-12 education reform efforts, there is one principle everyone agrees on: teachers need to know the subject matter they teach. This principle makes sense to parents, educators, and policy makers alike. On the importance of a teacher's knowledge the views range from those who believe subject knowledge to be…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Change
Dunkle, Margaret C. – 1997
Based on 1996 testimony by Margaret Dunkle, director of the Institute of Educational Leadership (IEL) Policy Exchange, before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families, this report calls for a rethinking of the federal role for children, youth, and families, encouraging the federal government to…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Child Development, Children
Hollenbeck, Kevin; Kimmel, Jean; Eberts, Randall W. – 1997
A net impact evaluation was conducted of the Ohio JOBS (Job Opportunities and Basic Skills) Student Retention Program (JSRP) pursued by some JOBS program clients to fulfill their responsibilities and receive federal aid. JSRP was a support program designed to assist entry to and success in programs of study at two-year community or technical…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Patterns, Employment Services
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