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Mogulof, Melvin B. – 1969
The extent of citizen participation is influenced by local community factors, the character of Federal agency policy, and the purposes of Federal legislators and administrators. The latter include: decrease of alienation, engagement of the "sick" individual in the healing process, creation of a neighborhood power force able to influence the…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Agency Role, Citizen Participation, Community Control
Kassirer, E. – 1970
The primary objective of the report is to describe and clarify those departmental projects which help Indians and Metis move into the economic mainstream of Canadian life. More specifically, it examines programs used by Indians and Metis which are carried out in Western, Central, and Eastern Canada, under the Agricultural and Rural Development Act…
Descriptors: Agriculture, American Indians, Developmental Programs, Economic Opportunities
Nicholls, William M. – 1967
In this descriptive study of the views and opinions of member organizations of the Canadian Council on Rural Development (CCRD), it is noted that approximately 6 months after the CCRD was created the decision was made by the organization to assess and define itself prior to attempting to contribute to the solution of problems relating to land and…
Descriptors: Agency Role, American Indians, Communication Problems, Decision Making
Polemeni, Anthony John – 1970
To determine the continuation rate of Title III projects after termination of Federal funding in December 1967, questionnaire response data from directors of 149 projects were analyzed, and a study was made of the respective project proposals on file at the Title III bureau of USOE. For purposes of analysis, projects were categorized by…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Demonstration Programs, Developmental Programs, Educational Innovation
Baynham, Dorsey, Ed. – 1970
This ESEA Title III document synthesizes three reports from regional workshops held between September 1969 and January 1970. The topics concern issues discussed at these workshops. The first two papers, reflecting a consensus of workshop participants, indicate the essential conditions that should exist within State educational agencies to…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Agency Role, Cognitive Development, Data Collection
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA. – 1970
Prepared for a White House Conference on Children (December 1970), this report describes the Corrective Reading Program of Wichita, supported in target areas by funds from ESEA Title I and considered an effective large-scale remedial program which operates in the public schools. Special classes are held in each school building in which the program…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Compensatory Education, Comprehension, Corrective Reading
Copeland, William C. – 1969
Extension of rehabilitation services is proposed, extension to include the disadvantaged, involve more federal agencies, and utilize federal financing for related human services programs. Basics of federal funding for rehabilitation are discussed, including the methods of apportionment, eligibility criteria, and multiple programs as well as…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Agencies, Day Care Centers, Disabilities
Cobb, John C., Ed. – 1960
The document contains workshop proceedings on emotional and mental health problems of American Indians attending boarding schools and related public schools. Nine formal papers are included: "American Indian Culture in Transition,""Sources of Mental Stress in Indian Acculturation,""Avoidance of Emotional Disturbances,""Mental Health of Indian…
Descriptors: Adolescents, American Indians, Boarding Schools, Conference Reports
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1968
The President sends to the Congress each year a report on the Nation's manpower, as required by the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962, which includes a comprehensive report by the Department of Labor on manpower requirements, resources, utilization, and training. This statistical appendix to the Department of Labor report presents data…
Descriptors: Employment, Employment Level, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections
Johnson, Kenneth R. – 1967
The sixth in a series of teacher education units continues a discussion of specific problems faced by teachers of disadvantaged students. Stressed in this document are the teacher's role in working with the parents of these students. Also discussed are compensatory programs and those which use a curriculum content relevant to and derived from the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Development
Clarey, Richard Joseph – 1968
This study attempted to test, and in some instances develop, measures of values in a manpower training experience. An inquiry was made into the construct validity of measures of risk taking, time perspective, interpersonal trust, and fatalism. Factor analysis was used as a device for partly assessing the construct validity of a questionnaire by…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Analysis of Variance, Doctoral Dissertations, Factor Analysis
Edington, Everett D.; Angel, Frank – 1969
The problems of recruiting Mexican American students into colleges and universities are pointed out in these two papers. Edington's paper (title given) discusses teacher education, curriculum development, counseling programs, college entrance requirements, and the need for change and study in these areas with regard to Spanish-speaking students.…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Admission, College Preparation, Counseling Services
Mynhier, Betsy – 1969
Federal programs in operation in Kentucky's Appalachian counties are briefly discussed. A computer-assisted instruction program (Title III/ESEA) serves as a supplement to regular instruction in 20 counties. Several Title I and Title III classroom reading and library programs provide instructional and supplementary activity, and teacher aide and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, County School Districts, Educational Improvement, Educationally Disadvantaged
National Council on the Aging, Inc., New York, NY. – 1969
This handbook on resources for the aging lists nationwide, federally sponsored programs, national voluntary agencies and associations, and foundations; it includes information on the nature and purpose of the program, types of projects sponsored, and extent of assistance, eligibility requirements, available printed information, sources of further…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Civil Rights, Consumer Education, Disadvantaged
Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. – 1969
Format of this report is a question and answer series (with tables appended) which presents the standardized required information for Federal evaluating purposes. Cooperative efforts between State Education Association and Local Education Association staff members, test results from standardized tests, and special education programs for retarded,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Involvement, Compensatory Education, Delinquency
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