Guidelines for implementing a multi-source approach to funding child care programs are offered in this paper. The funding plan discussed consists of five steps: (1) building a climate of acceptance, (2) documenting the need for funds, (3) establishing realistic short- and long-term goals, (4) identifying possible funding sources and their special…

The Case Studies in Science Education (CSSE) is a large multi-site case study project with strong obligation for cross-site assimilation and interpretation. Researchers who prepared the CSSE for the National Science Foundation met in retrospective conference in April, 1980. Among other things they discussed the scarcity of guidelines for…

The first of a series of special reports produced by TADD (Technical Assistance in Training Developmental Disabilities Personnel Project), the document provides planning councils and staff with an overview of financial resources available for the training of personnel involved in the delivery of services to developmentally disabled individuals.…

Reported is the National Science Foundation's research and development (R&D) economic standing. Discussed are the national R&D expenditures from 1968 through 1981, funds for R&D from 1975 through 1981, R&D gross national product from 1968 through 1981, national basic research, applied R&D expenditures from 1968 through 1981, and full-time…

THIS REPORT OUTLINES SUGGESTIONS FOR CONDUCTING SCHOOL BOND CAMPAIGNS. ONE OF THE FIRST STEPS AN ADMINISTRATOR SHOULD TAKE IS TO EVALUATE THE FACTORS IMPORTANT TO THE SELLING OF BONDS--STIMULATE INTEREST IN INVESTMENT DEALERS THEREBY INCREASING COMPETITION FOR BONDS, PREPARE A COMPLETE ACCURATE PROSPECTUS, CIRCULATE THE PROSPECTUS AMONG BOND…

Indices of the impact of public libraries on their municipalities are made by measuring the relationship of registrants against the municipal populations. Three indices based on registrants in households are developed. The methodology is based on "pairs" of libraries exhibiting two comparable characteristics--the population served and the per…

This document is a presentation of primary and secondary information collected by the President's Commission on Olympic Sports and used as the basis for their recommendations on improving U.S. performance capabilities in international competition. The document is divided into three sections: (1) a sport-by-sport analysis of thirty Olympic sports,…

Excerpted from the "1977 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance," the document describes federal programs and activities serving the handicapped or people working with or for them. Following initial sections which cover the Office for Handicapped Individuals and its clearinghouse, definitions, instructions for using the directory, and…

This book is the annual report of the Foundation for Educational Research (Stichting Voor Onderzoek Van Het Onderwijs--SVO) of the Netherlands. Chapter 1 is an introduction which explains SVO's part in educational research, while chapter 2 discusses the general affairs of the SVO. In chapter 3 SVO activities are described. They include (1) project…

The pamphlet provides information for parents of retarded persons about coverage, payment methods and types of medical insurance (including group, non-group and Medicaid plans). Also included are tips for keeping down medical costs. (CL)

The purpose of this guide is to describe primary election changes, clarify some of the questions people ask about primaries, and help readers understand the primaries' role in choosing the president in 1976. Primaries in 1976 differ in three important respects; the number of states that hold primaries has increased substantially, the rules used to…

This report is intended to assist Federal City College's administration in making decisions regarding the growth and development of the athletic program. The first section is an introduction which explains the purpose of the report. The second section focuses on intercollegiate athletics at Federal City College. The section contains information on…

In 1968 the Ford Foundation appointed an Advisory Committee on Endowment Management to study the management of college and university endowment funds with an eye toward the accounting and legal principals of more unconventional investing. The Committee concluded that gains from endowments need not be treated as principal of NACUBO sees this…

This study focuses on the role of student earnings as a source of financial support for postsecondary education and the trends in the various components of total earnings over the past ten years. Also studied is the disposition of these earnings between educational and noneducational use. It was found that the average full-time undergraduate…

During 1970 it became increasingly clear that with limited funds from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), some mechanism would have to be found to control the ever-increasing interlibrary loan (ILL) workload of the Kentucky-Ohio-Michigan Regional Medical Library (KOMRML). It was obvious that NLM could not completely support the document…