This report presents the results of a comprehensive study of federally supported programs of extension, continuing education, and community service. The scope of the Council's activities was broadened to include, in addition to Title 1 activities, 142 other relevant Federal programs. Major recommendations include: (1) the establishment of…

This guide contains information on 80 federal programs representing possible sources of funding for urban programs and activities of colleges and universities. It provides faculty and administrators with brief reference guides to current programs and with new leads and suggestions for further exploration. Each program description indicates…

The 1972 summer conference of the Speech Communication Association explored the relationship between speech communication education and career preparation. The first section of the proceedings consists of addresses that describe and emphasize the career education programs sponsored by the U.S. Office of Education. The second section is a report of…

This report discusses the extension of lighting facilities to existing recreational areas as well as their incorporation in new facilities as a means of increasing opportunities for recreation. Such an approach has the advantages of (1) making the best use of land in metropolitan areas, where it is at a premium; (2) providing recreational…

The mobile laboratory is a self-contained van with the equipment and production facilities necessary to provide a wide variety of instructional media for classroom use. The van brings in-service training in the production and use of audiovisual equipment to staff members in the "target area" schools of Minneapolis, Minn. During 1970-71,…

The Province of New Brunswick, Canada, as part of a mammoth reshuffling of provincial-local relationships, established an Equal Opportunity Program and took over the entire burden of financing public elementary and secondary education on January 1, 1967. On May 20, 1971, at a conference on State financing of public schools, questions about the…

Examples of projects, notably those using watersheds, that local community action groups can promote in planning and developing needed recreational facilities are discussed in this study report. Objectives of the report are to create an awareness of group action in obtaining recreational development, to emphasize that community action is important…

It is essential that priorities be realigned and that we return to the concept of education as career preparation. This should include the full range of educational endeavors from preschool through graduate school and adult education. Each state should have a complete plan for occupational education that includes priorities, immediate and…

Based on followup interviews with 1700 participants, this study is an evaluation of Federal manpower programs in Boston, Denver, and San Francisco-Oakland. Included are Manpower Development and Training Act Programs, Work Incentive Programs, and Concentrated Employment Program from late 1969 to early 1970. Program impact on enrollees, employers,…

Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is specifically designed to help educationally deprived children. It was amended in 1966 to include the children of migratory agricultural workers. Today more than 235,000 migrant children receive educational and special supplementary services under Title I. Answers to some of the…

This packet is designed to provide the basic tools for lawyers who may wish to bring suit in Federal court to compel the expenditure of Title I funds in a lawful manner. It covers (1) some general information on Title I purposes and procedures, (2) the requirements for information gathering and analysis, (3) a sample complaint, (4) a memorandum on…

A review of early childhood programs of the sixties is presented. This review is divided into the following sections: Converging Forces and Orthodoxies; Educational Programming; Review Criteria and Procedures; Program Review Structural Outline; Instructional Systems; Delivery Systems; Evaluation Systems; and Support Systems. The problems of…

This report concerns the review by the General Accounting Office of the operation of the fiscal year 1970 programs, funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act and certain aspects of the 1971 programs of the Illinois State educational agency, and of the Chicago, Harrisburg, and Rockford local educational agencies. The local…

The report and recommendations of the President's National Advisory Council on Extension and Continuing Education are provided in this Fourth Annual Report. The five recommendations of the Council are: (1) that Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 be reinstated as a line item in the President's budget for FY 1971 at a minimum level of $9.5…

Effective educational personnel development programs must shift from an experienced-based to a performance-based mode of operation. This shift would entail other new elements; a focus on output, a data-dependent mode of operation, a research and development function, a student-oriented learning environment, a field-centered program, and a broad…