Describes a fleet of ships which provide a base for laboratory space and equipment shared by many scientists studying the composition and behavior of the sea and its boundaries. (Author/GS)

Cites the effects of increased governmental intervention into the operation of universities as compared to the 1960's. (CP)

Compares the use of a foundation program approach and a percentage or "power equalizing" approach to state school aid, and discusses typical formulas for calculating state aid under each approach. (JG)

Reports on hearings held before the House Subcommittee on Domestic and International Scientific Planning and Analysis. Topics included the status and general trends in federal research and development (R&D) programs, policies and practices that could stimulate R&D, and the possibility of cooperative ventures between companies. (GS)

Calls for money to be allocated for the purpose of evaluating and reviewing scientific work that will make scientists more productive and improve the quality standards of scientists. (BR)

The study speaks well for the honesty and accuracy of parents filing for financial assistance for their childrens' higher education. The majority reported accurately on every item that goes into the determination of expected parental contribution. (Author/PG)

Adopts a descriptive and normative theory of planning to explore some of the differences in assumptions, methodologies, and intended outcomes of the process of planning as it seems to be applied to public and private sector planning. (Author/WM)

Results of a survey indicate that substantial support for foreign students studying in the U.S. comes from sources outside the U.S. This contribution to the economy of the U.S. offsets any drain that might be implied from foreign students working in the U.S. (Author/PG)

In North Carolina the most common procedure for enforcing civil orders for the payment of child support is a contempt proceeding. The distinctions between civil and criminal contempt include different purposes of the contempt proceedings, different procedures that must be followed, and different consequences of a finding of contempt. Criminal…

Recognition of the importance of families in providing care to older persons has led to advocacy for a variety of supports to assist them. This study was conducted to describe caregivers' perceptions of the helpfulness of cash assistance and to identify factors associated with perceived helpfulness. Subjects were co-resident caregivers (N=155)…

Text of a Congressional hearing which examined the impact of outmoded means of financing health care on children and families of the United States and explored alternative systems that provide better care is provided in this document. An opening statement by Representative Bruce A. Morrison is presented and testimony by these witnesses is…

This report presents the key findings and recommendations of the Advisory Panel for the Head Start Evaluation Design Project. The principal audiences for the report are: (1) leadership and staff of the Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF) who have administrative responsibility for Head Start; and (2) local Head Start programs.…

Beginning in 1980, legislation in six states to establish a Children's Trust Fund has been enacted. The legislation creates new sources of support for preventive services in the area of child abuse in Kansas, Washington, Iowa, Virginia, Michigan, and California. To show how the trust-fund concept has been and can be adapted to different political…

The goal of the Disabled Infants Project was to develop and implement a plan for updating child protective services in Texas to assure the protection of infants as required by the Child Abuse Amendments of 1984. As a result of the project, the Texas Department of Human Services has in place both policy and mechanisms which guide and enable…