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Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1987
The Veterans Administration (VA) established the Readjustment Counseling Program in 1980 to assist Vietnam era veterans who had not made a successful psychosocial adjustment to civilian life. The program was intended to make services available at vet centers for veterans reluctant to seek counseling from regular VA health care facilities. At the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Problems, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counseling Services
Russell, Barrett; And Others – 1987
Tuition futures programs and alternative plans are considered that might be enacted in New York State. Tuition futures is a college finance technique that involves a guarantee of stable tuition rates in return for payment years in advance. After describing tuition increases nationwide and in New York State, information is provided on prepayment or…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Federal Programs, Higher Education, Money Management
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1985
Federal assistance for residential care for children in California was reviewed to determine: (1) which sources of federal funds sustain children placed in group homes; (2) whether services paid for with federal funds were provided; (3) whether rates paid to group homes were unallowable or unreasonable; (4) whether conditions at the group homes…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1985
The proceedings of a House Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities hearing, held in Chicago, are provided in this document. Testimony is presented on a proposed bill, H.R. 1938 (the Income and Jobs Action Act), which aims at reducing unemployment by fully implementing the Employment Act of 1946 and the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of…
Descriptors: Economic Change, Economics, Employment Opportunities, Federal Legislation
Mackintosh, Barry – 1985
The key events and conditions that helped form and direct the evolution of the United States National Park System are presented in this publication. Information is organized into three sections. Part 1 is a brief introduction calling attention to the complexity of the National Park System's origins and designations. Part 2, the main body of the…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Environmental Education, Federal Programs, Natural Resources
Simon, Julian L. – 1985
This document summarizes the key data and main findings of the book, "The Economic Consequences of Immigration into the United States." All immigrants, not only those who are illegal, are included in the discussion. Immigrants, it is concluded, raise the standard of living of the residents of the host country, rather than lowering it as is…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Employment Patterns, Federal Programs, Immigrants
Hymes, James L., Jr. – 1982
Key events in the area of early childhood education for the year 1981 that have implications for young children in the United States are summarized in this booklet. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Federal Programs, Financial Support, Political Influences
Wacker, Sally; And Others – 1982
The second of two volumes, this document continues the final evaluation report of Project Developmental Continuity (PDC), a Head Start demonstration project initiated in 1974 to develop program models which enhance children's social competence by fostering developmental continuity from preschool through the early elementary grades. In particular,…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education, Federal Programs, Longitudinal Studies
Tims, Frank M. – 1982
The need for evaluation of drug abuse treatment programs has been generally recognized and mandated by law since 1976. To learn to what extent such evaluations are actually performed and to obtain information about those evaluations, drug abuse treatment programs receiving federal funds in 1979 were surveyed. Questionnaires were sent to a random…
Descriptors: Clinics, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehabilitation, Evaluation Methods
Lewis, Linda M.; And Others – 1978
The document analyzes monitoring procedures in use by other federal programs in an attempt to help the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped (BEH) develop its own procedures for waiver reviews. Waivers are explained as a request for exemption from P.L. 94-142's (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) fiscal non-supplant requirements.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Anderson, Judith I.; Stonehill, Robert M. – 1982
The evaluation strategies and results for Title I programs were compared and contrasted. Two systems of evaluation to examine the nature and effectiveness of Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I programs nationwide were implemented. The first involved sponsoring national studies, including the Study of the Sustaining Effects of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Alkin, Marvin C.; And Others – 1982
This study investigated the utility of Title I evaluation, and in particular, the Title I Evaluation and Reporting System (TIERS). To examine utility, instances of evaluation use in state (SEA) and local education agencies (LEA) were identified, and the factors associated with that use were studied. Title I evaluation was used by SEAs to: insure…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Information Utilization, Program Evaluation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. – 1982
The hearing before the Select Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate, 97th Congress, 2nd Session, concerned the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) proposal to close three off-reservation boarding schools. Schools scheduled for closure were: Wahpeton Indian School, Wahpeton, North Dakota; Concho Indian School, Concho, Oklahoma; and the Southwestern…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Boarding Schools, Federal Programs, Government Role
Czajka, John L. – 1984
The document compiles published and unpublished statistical data on persons with disabilities. Its intent is to bring together a variety of data on the disabled population and provide guidance on its use. Fifty-two tables are grouped into five major sections (subtopics in parentheses): (1) prevalence of disabilities (impairments and chronic…
Descriptors: Demography, Disabilities, Employment, Federal Programs
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1985
In response to a congressional inquiry, the General Accounting Office reviewed the work of five state humanities councils: California, Florida, Idaho, Maryland, and Oregon. Out of about 700 projects funded by these state councils during fiscal years 1982 and 1983, ten were judged by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) or state council…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making
