Title III projects conducted by local education agencies in Connecticut are listed alphabetically by agency and described. Each entry gives project title, amount and term of funding, target population, major objectives, evaluation design, findings to date, and dissemination plan. The agency name and address and the project director for each of the…

Seven volumes make up the Southeastern Education Laboratory's SEL Pathway Series. SEL suggests that before using any of the series that Volume 1, "Comprehensive Planning Guide," be used to assist the local school planner in assessing needs and systematically planning strategies to meet these needs. "A Communication Skills Program" is illustrative…

A handbook for county agricultural extension councils, 1967, traces the history of the organization, examines its purpose and duties, presents the committees and their work, states the criteria for the selection of agents, outlines the responsibilities of these agents, and gives a resume of relevant national and state legislation. The Smith-Lever…

Within the region from New York to Virginia are many rural areas where the natural environment has been destroyed. State, Federal and local funds have been made available to aid in future planning and development designed to protect and conserve the natural resources and environment of these areas. The conclusions and recommendations reported were…

The annotated bibliography dealing with counseling and personnel services in adult education contains 94 indexed and abstracted entries arranged under four headings: student personnel services, counseling services; admissions and selection; and retention and dropout, and financial assistance. Topics covered in these abstracts include general…

This report of entry level training in the better known community programs for the hardcore unemployed covers prevocational, on the job, and skill training. Many of the programs are financed in part, or in full, under the Manpower Development and Training Act; others, such as the Detroit Skill Center, depend on several governmental sources for…

The conference was conducted in order to propose solutions to the problems that confront the Mexican American student in higher education in areas of recruitment, retention, and financial assistance. Colleges and universities from 5 Southwestern states sent teams (student, faculty member, administrator, junior college representative, high school…

This is a report on the three-year statewide study of school library facilities, collections, and services maintained by school districts and those maintained by county superintendents of schools, counties, or cities and made available to schools on a contractual basis. Data for the study were collected on questionnaires sent to every elementary,…

This study, funded under an ESEA Title III grant, evaluates the current practices and problems of interdisciplinary arts and humanities programs in the elementary school. Involved in the study were all Title III Arts and Humanities and PACE programs, selected educators influential in the development of interdisciplinary studies, and selected…

This study, while also surveying nationwide poverty, concentrated on the ability of Federal income maintenance and manpower policies to alleviate poverty in a selected Mississippi group. Over 3,200 Mississippi families were analyzed for family characteristics and household heads' educational, training, and employment status. Findings included the…

Concepts pertaining to the language laboratory are clarified for the layman unfamiliar with recent educational developments in foreign language instruction. These include discussion of: (1) language laboratory components and functions, (2) techniques used in the laboratory, (3) new linguistic methods, (4) laboratory exercises, (5) traditional…

If education in America is to serve the needs of the individual, there must be a change in terms of what education is, who it serves, how it serves, and by what methodology it is conveyed. Community education is a concept of education that involves people. People have dignity, worth, and really count as individuals. Four rather broad general…

Well-financed and appropriately organized school districts are essential if rural education is to be improved. Since all 3 levels of government (local, state, and Federal) participate in providing revenues for rural education, coordination among them is necessary. In many states, the local property tax still provides a major portion of educational…

The broadcasting media's treatment of Appalachia was cited as one example of the massive failure of America's institutions to meet the needs of the area's people. From government at all levels to churches, private agencies, schools, colleges, labor unions, etc., the region has received an unequal share of exploitation, netlect, unfulfilled…

The "First Report to the United States President by the Special Education Subcommittee of the National Council on Indian Opportunity is presented. The subcommittee, established to implement the policy of self-determination without termination in the educational sector of American and Alaskan Native Affairs, was initiated by the July 8, 1970…