This final volume in a series of seven describes the methodologies used in a study of four federal programs in 57 school districts across the country. In order to accomplish the study's objectives, two types of substudies were implemented--a federal programs survey and the individual site studies. The federal programs survey data were collected…

Focusing on the problems of the federal role in education, the educational "competency" of federal programs, and the usefulness of research-based knowledge for educational practice, this report evaluates the Experimental Schools Program (ESP), a small federal program in the early 1970s that aimed to help poor and minority students by…

This booklet provides a description of representative practices developed by various state educational agencies under State Leadership and Training Program (SLTP) grants funded by the Right to Read Office. The first section of the booklet contains approximately 30 individual SLTP project summaries. The second section describes each state's…

Mandated by the Education Amendments of 1978 as part of a set of studies on the federal role in financing education, this study reports the results of over 100 interviews with practitioners and policy-makers in education. The topic is education finance issues. Identified as the foremost educational problem today and in the future was the financing…

This report examines the effectiveness of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in meeting the special needs of underachieving students and describes the probable consequences of proposed cuts in Title I aid in seventeen southern States and Puerto Rico. A general description of Title I and the Federal role in educating the…

Using a question and answer format, this report provides answers to a wide variety of questions and requests about National Library Service policies and procedures, planning and development, reading materials, equipment, and publication services of concern to librarians serving these user groups. Questions directed to guest speakers and panelists…

This brochure by the Coordinating Committee on Research in Vocational Education (CCRVE) for prospective grantees and contractors provides information on the various kinds of federal funding for research, development, and demonstration projects available in vocational education, career education, and education and work. It discusses these federal…

The comprehensive evaluation of the effects and results of the federal program implementing Title I of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) described in this summary report found that, in general, the program has contributed significantly to the development and provision of public library services. However, public libraries are…

A study was conducted to examine methods through which Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) participants may be awarded credit for participation in CETA-sponsored programs in Pennsylvania. To accomplish this, CETA prime sponsors, CETA program operators, and a group of randomly selected potential program operators were surveyed. After…

This handbook contains descriptions of information about specific federal programs that provide services for victims of domestic violence, and of federal agencies that have the potential to develop related projects and programs. Based primarily on information obtained through the Interdepartmental Committee on Domestic Violence review and analysis…

Reported is the history of the National Science Foundation's Minority Institutions Science Improvement Program from 1972-1980. Also included are appendices of program data, 1972-1980, including data related to awards by year, by predominant minority group, by state, to two-year institutions, to four-year institutions. (PB)

Based upon interviews in a number of community-based organizations in several states, this report describes community-based organizations from several perspectives. The report begins with a discussion of the origins of community-based organizations. This historical perspective sets the background for a discussion of the nature of community-based…

This handbook provides a comparative listing of 22 federally legislated basic skills programs. Included are the names and phone numbers of working representatives associated with each program, application deadlines, target groups, funding instruments, possible grantees, sign-off requirements, program content, technical assistance, evaluation…

The National Teacher Center Resource Center provides information and technical assistance to help state/territory teacher center coordinators fulfill three federally mandated areas of responsibility: (1) reviewing teacher center proposals; (2) providing technical assistance to federally funded teacher centers; and (3) disseminating information…

This study reports on one of the knowledge development activities conducted under the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of l977 (YEDPA). The report contains findings of an analysis of nine YEDPA projects and the factors that contributed to effective implementation of these programs. The study compares discrete projects with different…