Discussions were held with 252 respondents (state and local officials, service providers, educators, parents) in 28 states concerning the problems in transition from school to adult services for developmentally disabled young adults. Transition issues were seen to include questions of where to live, what to do, and how to obtain support. The…

In 1980, five institutions received contracts to implement a comprehensive demonstration program of educational equity in a local education agency.A 3-year implementation phase was completed in September 1983. The contractors and their five demonstration sites were: (1) the University of Tennessee, and the Reidsville (North Carolina) City School…

The first part of this document contains descriptions of some of the curriculum development projects initiated by the Department of Education in Hawaii in 1983-84. Included are projects in computer applications and literacy, curriculum for intermediate students, international education, and development of instructional materials for international…

Two industrial programs designed to validly select employees for first line supervisory positions are examined in order to determine the capability of these selection programs to institutionalize the upward mobility of the disadvantaged into management positions. One program analyzed--assessment center--is a selection process specifically designed…

From a special section, "Adapted Physical Education. Also see AA 501 888, AA 501 890 through AA 501 894.

Abstracts and cumulative data prepared by the Division of Educational Technology (DET) staff for all of the projects funded by the division since 1968 are listed alphabetically under the legislated programs: (1) Educational Television (ETV) and Radio Programming, (2) ESAA Television and Radio Series, (3) Telecommunications Demonstration, and (4)…

Three New Hampshire communities (Keene, Lebanon, and Portsmouth) were sponsors of model demonstration adolescent parenting programs funded by the Comprehensive Children and Youth Project (CCYP) during the first nine months of 1981. In each community, one agency, in collaboration with other providers, implemented a program designed to meet the…

This document contains abstracts from 28 exemplary vocational guidance and counseling projects funded in Virginia during the 1980-81 school year. Of the projects included, nine are designed to increase vocational guidance and counseling for adults, ten are developed to increase vocational guidance and counseling services for handicapped persons,…

Evaluation design is discussed in terms of conditions that an adult education intervention (product, practice) must meet to get Joint Dissemination and Review Panel (JDRP) approval. (Effectiveness, the sole criterion for JDRP approval, must be established by evaluation data adequate to tie the project and desired impact together in a…

The California Legislature asked the State Department of Education to identify good school programs in the areas of self-concept, interpersonal skills, and parenting. This report describes various ways schools have improved programs and extracts factors or elements common to all the improvement efforts. Reports of visits to 12 exemplary programs…

The paper reviews the concept of multicultural education as it relates to special education and reports on a model developed by a University of Kansas project to analyze, evaluate, and develop guidelines for university special education departments to incorporate a multicultural perspective in their curriculum. The first stage in the model process…

Meant to be used in conjunction with the National Diffusion Network's annual catalog, Educational Programs That Work, this inventory lists materials and equipment used to implement programs approved by the Joint Dissemination Review Panel at adopting sites. The entries are arranged in alphabetical order by program name. Each entry contains the…