The overall goal of this project was to examine the effectiveness of career education by identifying some of the best of the current career education programs and practices which were referred to in Public Law 93-380 and which have been objectively evaluated. The specific objectives were to: (1) gather and analyze reports of career education…

A study was conducted to identify and describe evaluated, exemplary activities in career education (K-12) which represent the best of the current career education programs and practices referred to in Public Law 93-380. The major tasks of the study were to: (1) establish criteria for identifying evaluated, exemplary activities; (2) search for…

The document describes a project to design, develop, and evaluate a set of audiovisual training modules to augment a sourcebook for special education teacher trainees and to assist trainers and curriculum developers in the design of teacher training materials. It is explained in Chapter I that the project involved the 4-D Model--Define, Design,…

Career education demonstration programs were set up in schools in a three county consortium effort in Florida. Activities were based on an operational model incorporating eight elements--career, economic, and educational awareness; subject area skills; self awareness; decision making; attitudes and appreciation; and employability skills. The…

Designed for school staffs and others looking for effective career education programs, this resource file contains descriptions of 150 career education programs and products. It provides an overview of the types of research and development-based career education programs currently available to school districts across the United States. The file…

Focusing on vocational education programs that have been successful in increasing access to and performance in vocational education, this publication contains descriptions and abstracts of 137 programs for special needs populations. The first of two major sections contains sixteen site visit reports that include program name, address, contact…

Linking Institutional Networks to Community and Kinship Systems (LINCKS) is a three year research and demonstration project undertaken by the Washington, D.C. Parent Child Center, Cardozo High School, and the American Institutes for Research to show how communities can work together to better develop their young parent families. The project's…

An exemplary project, the Stop Rape Crisis Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which was initially funded by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA), is described. Issues addressed include the following: (1) initlal start-up and continuing program assessment; (2) staffing and the use of volunteers; (3) coordination with law enforcement…

This manual outlines the procedures necessary for successful implementation of the Project READ-WRITE program. Two components are emphasized: the area of administration, supervision, and coordination; and the area of inservice training. Project READ-WRITE is described as a basic skills program in reading and related language arts designed to use…

The project involving one elementary and one junior high school in each of the six regions of the District of Columbia School System was designed to service approximately 300 socioeconomically disadvantaged students who have been identified as demonstrating or having potential for superior academic achievement. Evaluation of the project focused on…

The document provides reports on 92 model programs serving families with developmentally disabled individuals. Programs range from the avoidance of residential care, through an active parent staff intervention activity, to the outreach by staff into the home of the child where the parent has been trained to carry out a number of activities, to the…

The Corporate Career Demonstration Project is a Federally funded program designed to provide economically disadvantaged young adults with specialized training, counseling and educational experiences. The project's major goal is to prepare these youth for entry level corporate career positions they would otherwise be unable to obtain. Applicants…

THIS IS THE FINAL REPORT OF A 3-YEAR PROJECT CARRIED OUT COOPERATIVELY BY THE SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OF ST. LOUIS COUNTY, THE MISSOURI STATE DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION, AND THE ST. LOUIS JEWISH EMPLOYMENT AND VOCATIONAL SERVICE. A WORK EXPERIENCE CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED TO SERVE CLIENTS BETWEEN 16 AND 21 YEARS WITH IQ'S PRIMARILY FROM…

TO PREVENT OR AMELIORATE LEARNING AND BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS IN SCHOOL CHILDREN, A PILOT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT WAS IMPLEMENTED IN A LOWER MIDDLE CLASS, MULTI-ETHNIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK BY THE MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER. PRACTICABILITY OF PROGRAM REPLICATION WAS AN IMPORTANT CRITERION. AN INSERVICE MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM WAS…

THIS REPORT FROM BUFFALO, NEW YORK, IS OF THE FIRST OF SEVEN REGIONAL CONFERENCES PLANNED TO HELP COMMUNITIES PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE FEDERAL MODEL CITIES PROGRAM, AS PROVIDED BY TITLE I OF THE DEMONSTRATION CITIES AND METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1966. SPONSORED BY THE COOPERATIVE URBAN EXTENSION CENTER, WHICH IS FUNDED…