The major thrust of this study in the Edgewood Independent School District's Experimental Schools Program in San Antonio, Texas, was the utilization of a conceptual model to understand and predict the factors affecting change in the project. Three treatments in the instructional program were selected for study: best paced mathematics, cultural…

This compilation of approximately 300 document resumes provides educators with abstracts of research, instructional, and other materials in vocational and technical education, and abstracts of funded research and development proposals. The resumes are arranged in ascending order according to an ED (ERIC Document) accession number, with each resume…

This compilation of approximately 100 document resumes provides educators with abstracts of research, instructional, and other materials in vocational and technical education, and abstracts of funded research and development proposals. The resumes are arranged in ascending order according to an ED (ERIC Document) accession number, with each resume…

A study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit (TJTC) as observed between July 1980 and March 1981 in 25 areas throughout the United States. Findings include the following: (1) TJTC has not worked as envisioned as a self-marketing effort by vouchered individuals and new hires by employers; most employers are…

This summary report describes the three-year Special Emphasis Project, a large federal program directed at preventing and correcting reading difficulties among elementary school children. Section one of the report provides a brief history of the project, with descriptions of its rationale, intent, major and specific provisions, and the controlled…

In this tenth annual report on federally-funded education programs, the authors give an overview of evaluation activities in the new Department of Education and describe changes in the department's techniques and uses of evaluation. The first chapter discusses the role of evaluation in ensuring that federal funds for education are spent…

The status of the U.S. Office of Education-sponsored National Direct Student Loan funds at 19 selected postsecondary schools was reviewed. Enabling legislation intended that schools attain a revolving fund status but each school differs in its ability to do this because different loan collection procedures are used. Legislation requires schools to…

Selected 1975 parent and teacher data from the Follow Through (FT) program were reanalyzed to see if the broader goals of FT were met. Analysts focused on comprehensive services provision, parental involvement promotion, and the relation of findings to the previous national FT evaluation and the Joint Dissemination Review Panel (JDRP) FT project…

This manual provides detailed information on how local non-profit organizations can sponsor licensed family day care homes for participation in the federally funded Child Care Food Program. This program subsidizes the provision of nutritious meals to children who are not in school. The introductory section of the manual answers basic questions…

The justifications for substantial additional federal funding which were persuasive toward the passage of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) are even more compelling today as cutbacks in educational services occur across the nation. Since 1971 there have been widespread changes in state systems of school finance as a result of…

Outlined in this paper are the following: (1) Federal guidelines, regulations, and approvals regarding the awarding of funds to a local educational agency in response to a grant application; (2) the role of the director in defining the scope and position of the project within the parent institution; (3) suggestions for developing a management…

In this book, affirmative action within the higher education community is analyzed in terms of black education and job opportunities for blacks. The importance of affirmative action and other strategies for achieving equal opportunity are discussed. The status of black education in America from the time prior to the Civil War to the time prior to…

An extension and re-analysis of data obtained in a national study of knowledge production and utilization in schools, colleges, and departments of education (SCDEs) brings together a picture of the current effort being made by SCDEs in dissemination and utilization (D&U). Ninety-two masters level and doctoral SCDEs were assessed with regard to…

Federal and State public policy aimed at educational improvement consists of many individually designed and implemented programs, including Title I. The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) develops and disseminates Title I policies and guidelines and provides direction to States and local districts through monitoring and enforcement…

This report documents the low economic status of minorities and women in Cleveland by examining inadequacies in the city's affirmative action plan, deficiencies in Cleveland's contract compliance program, and inconsistencies in the Federal government's civil rights enforcement effort. Four major problems with Cleveland's affirmative action plan…