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Cavenaugh, David N.; And Others – 1977
The study identified programs serving the needs of migrant families and problems in improving services to more adequately address these needs. Exemplary programs were identified which were currently serving migrants through child care, health, education, and outreach services. The study included a literature review, a survey of 90 training…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Agricultural Laborers, Child Care
National Academy of Education, Washington, DC. – 1978
The document consists of a report by the chairman of the Committee on Anthropology and Education and six essays commissioned by the committee. In addressing the need to support educational anthropology programs, the report suggests: creation of a national fellowship program for graduate students; interchanges among educational anthropology…
Descriptors: Agencies, Cognitive Development, Educational Anthropology, Educational History
Pelham, Peter; Fadil, Virginia – 1977
The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities conducted a survey to determine the priority of public policy issues at independent two-year colleges. A questionnaire was sent to presidents of 171 accredited institutions, with a 68% response return. Major findings included the following: (1) Basic Grants, College Work-Study…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Federal Aid
National Inst. for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Dept. of Justice/LEAA), Washington, DC. – 1977
This document expands and updates the information presented in the First Analysis and Evaluation of Federal Juvenile Delinquency Programs. It includes: a description of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; a report on the activities and recommendations…
Descriptors: Agencies, Agency Role, Delinquency, Delinquency Causes
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Budget. – 1977
Testimonies addressing the implementation of new federal employment training programs and the expanded Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs, the practicality of forward funding, and the relationship of CETA to welfare reform are presented in this hearing record. Statements by representatives of the Department of Labor, the…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Federal State Relationship
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1960
This conference focused on two themes: research in testing and the cooperative research program, and testing in the language arts. The morning session was concerned with the impact of the federal Cooperative Research Program on educational research. Papers were entitled: The Support of Measurement Projects by the Cooperative Research Program.…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Conference Reports, Developing Nations, Educational Problems
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Ways and Means. – 1979
Presented are the proceedings of hearings before the Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation of the Committee on Ways and Means, United States House of Representatives, concerning legislative proposals amending Title XX social services programs, AFDC foster care and child welfare service programs. Testimony is included from…
Descriptors: Adoption, Child Welfare, Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems
Kumagai, Gloria
Since materials are scarce, textbooks are incomplete, and teacher training is inadequate, teachers need ongoing assistance and training in integrating Asian American curriculum into their classrooms. A federally-funded project that is currently in its second year of operation in the St. Paul Public Schools is attempting to meet this need. The…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Asian Studies, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Aaron, Henry J. – 1978
By the early 1970's, political and scholarly tides had shifted away from the confidence and optimism of the 1960's. The initial broad consensus on the nation's problems and their solutions declined. An evolution is apparent in the attitudes and pronouncements by popular scholars on the role of federal government and its capacity to bring about…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Books, Civil Rights, Educational Objectives
Vinson, Elizabeth A. – 1978
The study directs attention away from urban poverty to the nation's rural poor and how they are served by five public assistance programs: Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and its Unemployed Fathers Component (AFDC-UF), Supplementary Security Income (SSI), Food Stamps (FS), and General Assistance. The 41% of the nation's poor who…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Role, Community Programs, Demography
Levitan, Sar A.; Wurzburg, Gregory K. – 1979
This study of the federal government's evaluation of social programs indicates that it is virtually impossible to establish a bias-free, valid, and reliable system of inquiry to determine the effects of social programs. Divided into five chapters, the document examines the aspirations and limitations of evaluations, methodology, evaluation in the…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Evaluators, Federal Programs
Fadil, Virginia Ann; Balz, Frank J. – 1979
Information is provided on selected federal student assistance and categorical programs to provide quick reference for public policy deliberations of the independent sector of higher education. The emphasis is upon programs administered by the Office of Education. Four major sections are provided: federal student assistance for undergraduates and…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Financial Support
JACOBS, JAMES N. – 1967
THIS REPORT CONSISTS OF EVALUATIONS OF SIX ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, TITLE I (ESEA) PROJECTS CONDUCTED IN CINCINNATI, OHIO, PUBLIC SCHOOLS DURING THE 1965-66 SCHOOL YEAR. THE PROJECTS OFFERED (1) EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, (2) SPEECH IMPROVEMENT, (3) REMEDIATION OF EMOTIONAL AND LEARNING PROBLEMS, (4) PHYSICAL HEALTH SERVICES, (5)…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
LOURIA, MARGOT; STOKES, MARGURITE C. – 1968
THESE PROFILES PROVIDE EXTENSIVE DATA ON POVERTY, POPULATION TRENDS, EDUCATION, WELFARE, CRIME, AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN 20 MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS. FISCAL YEAR 1967 APPROPRIATIONS FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, FOR BASIC AND OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING, AND FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ARE ALSO LISTED. THE POPULATION, POVERTY, AND EDUCATION…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Blacks, Community Development, Crime
Intergovernmental Task Force on Information Systems, Washington, DC. – 1968
THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL TASK FORCE ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS WAS CREATED BY THE U.S. BUREAU OF THE BUDGET, COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES, NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES, U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS, INTERNATIONAL CITY MANAGERS' ASSOCIATION AND THE ADVISORY COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS TO STUDY AND IDENTIFY…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, City Government, Cooperative Planning, Diffusion
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