Reports on hearings held before the House Subcommittee on Domestic and International Scientific Planning and Analysis. Topics included the status and general trends in federal research and development (R&D) programs, policies and practices that could stimulate R&D, and the possibility of cooperative ventures between companies. (GS)

Calls for money to be allocated for the purpose of evaluating and reviewing scientific work that will make scientists more productive and improve the quality standards of scientists. (BR)

The study speaks well for the honesty and accuracy of parents filing for financial assistance for their childrens' higher education. The majority reported accurately on every item that goes into the determination of expected parental contribution. (Author/PG)

Adopts a descriptive and normative theory of planning to explore some of the differences in assumptions, methodologies, and intended outcomes of the process of planning as it seems to be applied to public and private sector planning. (Author/WM)

Results of a survey indicate that substantial support for foreign students studying in the U.S. comes from sources outside the U.S. This contribution to the economy of the U.S. offsets any drain that might be implied from foreign students working in the U.S. (Author/PG)

In North Carolina the most common procedure for enforcing civil orders for the payment of child support is a contempt proceeding. The distinctions between civil and criminal contempt include different purposes of the contempt proceedings, different procedures that must be followed, and different consequences of a finding of contempt. Criminal…

Recognition of the importance of families in providing care to older persons has led to advocacy for a variety of supports to assist them. This study was conducted to describe caregivers' perceptions of the helpfulness of cash assistance and to identify factors associated with perceived helpfulness. Subjects were co-resident caregivers (N=155)…

Text of a Congressional hearing which examined the impact of outmoded means of financing health care on children and families of the United States and explored alternative systems that provide better care is provided in this document. An opening statement by Representative Bruce A. Morrison is presented and testimony by these witnesses is…

This report presents the key findings and recommendations of the Advisory Panel for the Head Start Evaluation Design Project. The principal audiences for the report are: (1) leadership and staff of the Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF) who have administrative responsibility for Head Start; and (2) local Head Start programs.…

Beginning in 1980, legislation in six states to establish a Children's Trust Fund has been enacted. The legislation creates new sources of support for preventive services in the area of child abuse in Kansas, Washington, Iowa, Virginia, Michigan, and California. To show how the trust-fund concept has been and can be adapted to different political…

The goal of the Disabled Infants Project was to develop and implement a plan for updating child protective services in Texas to assure the protection of infants as required by the Child Abuse Amendments of 1984. As a result of the project, the Texas Department of Human Services has in place both policy and mechanisms which guide and enable…

The report proposes a conceptual framework for researching key issues relating to rural public facility policy affecting such services as fire protection, water systems, roads, wastewater treatment, hospitals, and others, and identifies important research needs in this area. Major components of the framework are sources of financing (private and…

While educational research efforts have increased dramatically in Latin America in recent years, diffusion and application of the results remain severely restricted. In this chapter, national and international attention focused on educational research in Latin America from the 1950's to the present is reviewed; particular attention is paid to the…

This report provides background--including information on structure, funding levels, program evaluation and issues--on federal programs which provide financial or material assistance to public, school, and college libraries. Federal library grant programs are covered in the following categories: (1) aid to public libraries under the Library…