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Executive Office of the President, Washington, DC. – 1978
This report inventories the U.S. federal government's current expenditures of resources for international health and considers ways of better resource utilization and coordination. Presented in eight chapters, the report considers three major issues: (1) how governmental and multilateral development strategies could be reoriented to affect health,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Economic Development, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
McManis Associates, Inc., Washington, DC.
As part of an effort to determine the impact of Advanced Institutional Development Program (AIDP) funds on two-year and four-year colleges, questionnaires were sent to 26 two-year college presidents (100% were returned) and to 53 four-year college presidents (85% were returned). The areas of greatest impact most frequently reported by all…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Policy, Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges
Argyros, Nicholas; And Others – 1979
This guide is designed to help administrators, program coordinators, and teachers of bilingual children devise more effective ways of helping children learn. The role of evaluation in program planning and execution is described and some general factors to be considered when planning and evaluating bilingual education programs are reviewed. The…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Havlicek, Larry L.; Huppee, Barbara A. – 1979
Results are reported from 12 on-site visits and from mailed questionnaire returns regarding the continuing effects of the Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title IV-C, Innovative Exemplary Program, on education in Kansas. At each district visited, information was obtained, and verified when possible, regarding the changes resulting from…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Basic Skills, Career Education, Computer Oriented Programs
Tilis, Howard S.; Conde, Aquiles – 1979
The following programs funded under Title I and Impact Aid and implemented in New York City's Community School District 6 are evaluated in this report: (1) the Program for Corrective Reading for eligible students in grades 3-6; (2) the Junior High School Reading Lab Program; (3) Project Striver, designed to provide supplementary reading…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Compensatory Education, Diagnostic Teaching
Nelson, Susan C. – 1980
Two contentions are examined in this report: that community colleges receive a smaller amount from state and federal assistance programs than they should in view of the less affluent population they serve, and that there is, on the other hand, a prevalence of individual over-awarding at these colleges. The report first discusses the difficulties…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Family Income, Federal Programs, National Surveys
Sharma, Satish – 1979
Two rural villages with similar characteristics were selected in Punjab (northern India) in order to study attitudes towards planned socio-economic development programs. All household heads (married males) in Bhagpura (123) and Khaira Bet (116) were interviewed; other data were derived separately. Program acceptance (modernism) in both villages…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Attitude Change, Caste
Department of Labor, Washington, DC. – 1967
THE YEAR'S PROGRESS, PROBLEMS OF UNEMPLOYMENT, AND STEPS FOR OVERCOMING THESE PROBLEMS ARE COVERED IN THIS PRESIDENTIAL REPORT. MAJOR DIVISIONS ARE REVIEW OF MANPOWER DEVELOPMENTS IN 1966, UNUSED MANPOWER, AND OCCUPATIONAL SHORTAGES AND TRAINING NEEDS. DURING 1966 THE NATION'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPPED BELOW 4 PERCENT, A 13-YEAR LOW. THE TOTAL…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Apprenticeships, Census Figures, Educational Needs
1967
THIS REPORT BRIEFLY DESCRIBES AND EVALUATES THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS--(1) AN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR GIFTED STUDENTS, (2) A SPECIAL CONCERT PROGRAM, (3) A PROGRAM TO DEVELOP CURRICULUM GUIDES, (4) A PROGRAM FOR STUDENT THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS, (5) A DEMONSTRATION CENTER FOR TEACHERS OF MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN, (6) A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM, (7) A…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Compensatory Education, Demonstration Centers, Disadvantaged Youth
Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. – 1966
ONE SECTION OF THIS REPORT DESCRIBES CONSULTATIVE SERVICES FOR PLANNING AND EVALUATING THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION TITLE I PROJECTS, EVALUATION DESIGNS, DISSEMINATION OF PROJECT INFORMATION, MAJOR PROBLEM AREAS, COORDINATION WITH COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS, INTERRELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT TITLES,…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Attendance, Compensatory Education, Cooperative Programs
Bureau of Employment Security (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1966
THE DATA ON MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT TRAINING ACT (MDTA) PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING 1964 AND 1965 REFLECT THE INCREASING EMPHASIS ON ASSISTING DISADVANTAGED TRAINEES SUCH AS JOBLESS TEENAGERS, NONWHITES, AND PERSONS OF LIMITED EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT. ALMOST HALF OF THE 321,456 ENROLLEES RECEIVED TRAINING IN THE SKILLED AND SEMI-SKILLED CATEGORIES,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth
ABRAMS, IRWIN; ARNOLD, DAVID B. – 1967
THIS REVIEW OF LITERATURE DESCRIBES AND ANALYZES (1) THE NATURE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, (2) THE COURSE OF DEVELOPMENT THAT BROUGHT CURRICULUM OFFERINGS TO THEIR CURRENT LEVEL, AND (3) THE PARTICIPANTS IN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION--THE FACULTY MEMBERS, THE STUDENTS, THE GOVERNMENT, AND THE PRIVATE AGENCIES INTERESTED IN STIMULATING INTERNATIONAL…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Language Programs
HOWARD, JACK; AND OTHERS – 1967
THE SUCCESSES AND FAILURES OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH CORPS (NYC) ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS JOURNAL ISSUE DEVOTED TO THE PROGRAM. IT IS NOTED THAT ALTHOUGH A LACK OF DATA MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO REALISTICALLY EVALUATE NYC, ITS ADMINISTRATORS STRONGLY DEFEND THE PROGRAM'S RECORD IN DECREASING DROPOUTS AND JUVENILE CRIME, AND IN IMPROVING SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts
FRIEDMAN, CLARA H.; AND OTHERS – 1967
ONE OF THE FIRST CONCERNS OF THE PRESIDENT'S ADVISORY COUNCIL AFTER IT WAS APPOINTED UNDER TITLE I OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, WAS TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE ALL FEDERALLY SUPPORTED EXTENSION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS, ADULT VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, ADULT BASIC…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. – 1978
These meetings of the American Indian Policy Review Commission were concerned with the markup of various sections of the final report, some sections having to do with Indian law, Indian history, Indian education, Alaska Natives, and funding of Indian programs. On February 25, there was a discussion of education recommendations including one on the…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians
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