This congressional report contains a discussion of the provisions of the Youth Act of 1980 (H.R. 6711) and presents dissenting views on the act. (The Youth Act of 1980 extends the authorization of and improves youth training and employment programs, extends the authorization of the private initiative program, and authorizes intensive and remedial…

The conference had three stated major goals: (1) to provide an opportunity for migrant personnel to share and exchange information in mutual areas of concern; (2) to promote interstate cooperation and to ensure continuity of interstate programs for migrant children; and (3) to promote esprit de corps of the conference by the use of the keynote…

PURE's (People United for Rural Education) third national rural education conference focused on the survival of rural education in the 1980's. The conference was divided into 4 general sessions and 15 concurrent sessions. Topics addressed in the general sessions were: projections for rural education in the Midwest; considerations for financing…

This Personalized Activity Kit describes various ways to gather school/community concerns--questionnaires, student speak-outs, community concerns conferences, and interviews. A variety of methods should be used in gathering concerns. Concerns gathering usually begins with an identification of current district goals. From the list of goals, a…

Ten major activities comprised the development of the Oregon State Plan for Career Education. (1) An advisory group was formed to provide advice and assistance during the developmental stages. (2) It was determined to base the plan on an assessment of student needs. (3) Goals in the areas of career awareness and exploration were evaluated and…

The efforts of a group of Quinault parents and the Early Childhood Education program of Edmonds College resulted in the establishment of a quality child care program which is parent managed, relevant to the community, and able to meet state requirements for day care. Funded by a Technical Assistance Contract and administered by Alaska Federated…

Case studies of local development projects in Scotland, Norway, Australia, and the United States (Minnesota) indicate that federal education programs of a "generative" nature (those linking educational improvement to other improvement efforts, emphasizing process, and stimulating grass-roots participation) are most likely to promote…

The document describes development, objectives, and activities of an ethnic heritage studies project entitled Preserving Ethnic Traditions (PET). Undertaken to aid high school teachers and students understand ethnic traditions in Delaware, the project focused on development of skills in areas of interviewing, photography, graphics, public…

A series of seminars for Los Angeles school superintendents was held in 1967 and was addressed by various experts. The purpose of the project was to seek possible solutions to problems of desegregated large-city schools. Summarized are the following discussion sessions: (1) Robert J. Havighurst, "The Integration Crisis"; (2) Julian…

The purpose of this report is to convey the findings, conclusions, and recommendations relative to a pilot program in high school vocational education over a 3-year period from June 1965 through June 1968 in 34 comprehensive high schools in the State of Wisconsin. The findings in this report are based on data compiled from the results of a series…

The handbook provides information, ideas, and strategies for developing and utilizing community resources in elementary and secondary school programs. The first section of the document describes six school-community programs in Indiana. Innovations developed in the programs which motivate students to learn about the real world include parental…

This paper presents the reports of the National Task Forces on Urban, Rural, Migrant, Native American and Bilingual/Bicultural Education. The Task Forces were asked to pinpoint strategies for instructional and programmatic improvement in these areas. The focus of inquiry was on reading and mathematics instruction. Attention was also paid to…

The project for the Columbia (Mississippi) School District was designed (1) to establish a model program of career counseling and placement which would lend itself to overall evaluation and have potential for replication and dissemination to other districts throughout the State and region, and (2) to determine the effects, if any, of this program…

Part of a 13-volume series designed to be used as a group inservice or a self-learning system to train school administrators and counselors for their role in career education, this fourth section (4.4) of module 4 (Planning) consists of a series of suggested readings and activities to aid the administrator and staff in developing a supportive…

This report summarizes the proceedings of a technical assistance conference held for thirty vocational education representatives from ten states. The goal was the development of plans of action for increasing the involvement of business, industry, and labor in vocational education personnel development programs. Section 1 contains five conference…