The purpose of the study was to develop a set of guidelines for the implementation of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 as applicable to the stenographic area in business and office education at the secondary school level in the state of Ohio. Part One presents the history and present status of government-supported vocational business education…

Activities of the Oklahoma Vocational Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) are reported for the interim funding period from December 1, 1966 to August 31, 1968. The unit objectives were coordination of research, generation of new ideas, assisting researchers, and dissemination of results. The unit staff and priority problem areas to which they gave…

The annual report describes the 1976-1977 activities of Connecticut's Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, a statewide coordinating agency. Discussed are the following aspects of the Commission: population served, interpretive services, counseling and referral, and job development and placement. It is stated that the Commission, in its 3…

The status of education for gifted elementary grade children in Iowa was exammned by means of a survey instrument focusing on state guidelines for program development, the ideas of experts in gifted education, and program relationship to Public Law 91-230 (The Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1970). Of the 351 school districts…

Presented is the final report of a project to determine the number of disadvantaged and handicapped high school students in Kentucky, where their needs for vocational education and rehabilitation are not being adequately served, and the approximate cost of implementing each suggested program, service, or activity. Chapters cover introductory…

The Task Force on Early Intervention was designed to describe services for preschool handicapped children in Minnesota. The Task Force had three major objectives: to discover basic information about the preschool handicapped population in Minnesota; to discover whether poor and minority children have equal access to preschool handicapped programs;…

The report summarizes data related to funding and implementation of the Education of the Handicapped Act, Title VIB New York Program, a statewide educational effort with a goal of aiding handicapped children to become as self-sufficient as their handicaps permit. Following an overview are chapters focusing on fiscal characteristics (sources of…

Fifteen public library programs operating within the State of Massachusetts during FY 1975, and funded through the Library Services and Construction Act, are described: radio cassette revivals for the elderly; preschool program for Spanish-speaking children; reaching nonreading children with audiovisual materials; library services to the elderly…

This paper was presented with other papers in a forum dealing with statewide testing programs. The primary purpose of the paper is to address practical considerations and methods of resolution for large districts or states who are planning on conducting large scale testing or assessment programs with criterion or performance referenced measures.…

The document was published to inform the public of Florida activities in career education. Eight components are briefly described, the funding or coordinating organization or institution is identified, and contact for obtaining additional information about each one is given. Described are: Project Pro-CESS, the Professional Career Educator's…

The major goal of the 3 1/2 year Federal project was to assist each State, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico to develop preliminary State-tailored, home-school-community models/guides for developing and implementing improved and extended career guidance, counseling, and placement programs in local school districts. A national training…

The purpose of this bulletin is to list current sources of financial aid available from the states to students seeking assistance in furthering their education beyond the high school level. The scholarships are arranged according to the states in which they are available. It's suggested that interested students read carefully each item, and that…

The paper reports the findings of a two-tier data survey involving the chief executive officers of State systems of higher education in determining the extent of their coordination-control of higher adult education. The first general phase of the study indicated that 42 of the 50 systems surveyed had responsibility for higher adult education. In…

The front matter of the annual report of career education developments in Arizona's elementary and secondary schools consists of a synopsis of Arizona career education activities with bar and pie charts depicting various aspects of the overall career education effort in the State's public schools. The report's first section analyzes the following…

Information on career education activities is provided in the compilation of career education projects. Activities are categorized into six areas: (1) activities designed to effect incremental improvements in K-12 career education programs; (2) activities designed to demonstrate the most effective methods and techniques in career education for the…