The Jefferson County School District 509-J (Madras, Oregon), the Warm Springs Confederated Tribes, and selected community leaders cooperated in a 1979 study to determine the financial impact of the Warm Springs community on the district's budget and to provide reliable financial information for planning purposes. A task force gathered data dating…

This manual describes a classification system for classifying and recording client problems requiring nursing intervention and offers a plan for its implementation. Part 1 discusses the development of the method, described as an orderly arrangement of a nonexhaustive list of client problems diagnosed by nurses. Problems are divided into four…

THIS STUDY ATTEMPTS TO DETERMINE FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCED A SELECTED GROUP OF TWO-YEAR COLLEGES TO EXPAND, TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN THIS TRANSITION, AND TO DEVELOP A SET OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES WHICH WOULD PROVIDE DIRECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO COLLEGES CONSIDERING EXPANSION TO FOUR-YEAR CURRICULA. CASE STUDIES OF TEN…

A MODEL INTENDED TO PREDICT THE RELATIVE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS WITHIN THE SAME SCHOOL-COMMUNITY SETTING IS DEVELOPED. THE MODEL IS AN ATTEMPT TO AID IN DECISIONS CONCERNING ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS OF TITLE I OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965. COSTS ARE ESTIMATED FROM BUDGET ALLOCATIONS.…

THIS JOURNAL ISSUE CONCENTRATES ON ADULT LITERACY AND INCLUDES A REPORT OF THE ASIAN-SOUTH PACIFIC BUREAU OF ADULT EDUCATION SEMINAR. IN DEVELOPING NATIONS, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC OBJECTIVES MUST BE REFLECTED IN LITERACY PROGRAMS, WITH VARIED APPROACHES TO REACH SUBCULTURAL GROUPS. UNIVERSITIES SHOULD FOCUS ON RESEARCH, METHODS, PUBLICATIONS, AND ON…

THE MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES PROGRAM, A COMPREHENSIVE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECT FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUTH, IS EVALUATED IN THIS REPORT. THE BASIC DATA IN THE FIRST SECTION DESCRIBES THE NUMBER OF THE PROJECT'S PUBLIC AND NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PARTICIPANTS, PROJECT PERSONNEL, DROPOUTS, STUDENTS CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL, AND THE…

THIS REPORT CONSISTS OF A DETAILED DISCUSSION OF THE JUVENILE COURT SYSTEM AND THE PREVENTION OF DELINQUENCY. THE COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON JUVENILE DELINQUENCY INCLUDE THE AREAS OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, HOUSING AND RECREATION, FAMILIES, INVOLVING YOUTHS IN COMMUNITY LIFE, SCHOOLS, AND EMPLOYMENT. THE APPENDIXES, WHICH CONSTITUTE THE…

THE VOCATIONAL EXPERIMENTAL-DEMONSTRATION PROJECT AT DRAPER CORRECTIONAL CENTER, AN EXPERIMENT TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM THROUGH VOCATIONAL TRAINING, IN ITS FIRST 21 MONTHS TRAINED 173 YOUTHS IN SEVEN TRADES AND PLACED 150 GRADUATES IN JOBS. DETAILS OF SELECTION, COUNSELING, TRAINING, PLACEMENT, AND FOLLOW-UP OF INMATES THE USE OF INDIVIDUALIZED…

FIFTY ADULTS (39 HOMEMAKERS AND 11 MALE FAMILY HEADS) LIVING IN SUBSTANDARD HOUSING AREAS IN WASHINGTON D.C. WERE INTERVIEWED TO DETERMINE THEIR INTEREST IN HOMEMAKING EDUCATION, PROGRAM NEEDS, AND AWARENESS OF EXISTING CLASSES. A PUBLIC SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, A DIRECTOR OF A PUBLIC RECREATION CENTER, AND ALL DIRECTORS OF PRIVATE AGENCIES PROVIDING…

PART-TIME WORK EXPERIENCE AND MODIFICATION OF CURRICULUM WERE DESIGNED TO HELP PREVENT STUDENTS FROM DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL. CONCERN WAS FOCUSED ON THE SATISFACTORY PLACEMENT OF STUDENTS IN FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT SHOULD THEY LEAVE SCHOOL. THE PROGRAM WAS COORDINATED BY THE BUREAU OF GUIDANCE OF THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE…

PART-TIME WORK EXPERIENCE AND MODIFICATION OF CURRICULUM WERE DESIGNED TO HELP PREVENT STUDENTS FROM DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL. CONCERN WAS FOCUSED ON THE SATISFACTORY PLACEMENT OF STUDENTS IN FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT IF THEY SHOULD LEAVE SCHOOL. THE PROGRAM WAS COORDINATED BY THE BUREAU OF GUIDANCE OF THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE…

IN THE SURVEY TAKEN OF 14 URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SUCCESSFUL SPECIAL PROJECTS INCLUDED--INSERVICE EDUCATION AND RECRUITMENT, READING PROGRAMS, SUMMER PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY SCHOOL RELATIONSHIPS, GUIDANCE ACTIVITIES, EARLY ADMISSIONS PROGRAMS, TEAM-TEACHING PROGRAMS, SPECIAL PLACEMENT CLASSES AND JOB RETRAINING PROGRAMS. ALL PRACTICES ARE INTENDED TO…

PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION FOR ALL CHILDREN AND TO IMPROVE ETHNIC INTEGRATION OF THE SCHOOLS WERE PRESENTED. INCLUDED WERE PROPOSALS FOR NEW SCHOOL LOCATIONS, FLEXIBLE STUDENT TRANSFER POLICIES, ZONING PLANS, ENCOURAGEMENT OF LOCAL INITIATIVE, AND HUMAN RELATIONS PROGRAMS TO BE CONDUCTED FOR PUPILS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY.…

This guide provides information for developing a teacher center. Materials, publications, and supplies are identified for the use of participants and directors charged with the responsibility of opening and operating a teacher center. Checklists for necessary materials and sources of information or aid include: (1) equipment, furniture, and…

These 12 essays examine trends and innovations at the community colleges of the State University of New York (SUNY). George Robertson details aspects of recruitment and mission planning at Mohawk Valley Community College for the 1980's. Judith Hall relates her experiences in integrating Latin American reading materials in an introductory…