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Nava, Hector; And Others – 1984
Results of a national study of the use of funds provided by the 1974 amendments to Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act by the state education agencies (SEAs) are presented. The study was undertaken to (1) describe and analyze SEA policies and activities regarding bilingual education, (2) describe and analyze the SEA-level…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Bilingual Education, Budgeting, Case Studies
Bailis, Lawrence Neil – 1984
This paper summarizes the results of a National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC) survey of community-based organizations (CBOs) about the effects of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Findings are summarized in these areas: (1) changes in funding for training disadvantaged youth, (2) changes in service to youth, (3) the role of CBOs in the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Role, Community Action, Community Cooperation
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Office of Youth Programs. – 1978
Summarizing the first eight months of the planning, design, and implementation of the new federal youth programs created by the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of 1977 (YEDPA) and the efforts for expansion and enrichment of the Job Corps, this report explains the charters of the two projects and their initial successes in and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Involvement, Community Programs, Demonstration Programs
Coyle, David A.; And Others – 1975
One of five supplements which accompany chapter 3 of "Mountain-Plains Handbook: The Design and Operation of a Residential, Family Oriented Career Education Model" (CE 014 630), this document contains specific information concerning the data monitoring procedures and forms utilized by the research services division. Included are the…
Descriptors: Career Education, Charts, Computer Programs, Data Processing
England, Robert G. – 1976
Designed to give the teacher a capsule explanation of how the system works, this guide introduces the Mountain-Plains instructor to specific curriculum materials and provides examples of the basic instruments used in the Mountain-Plains program, a residential, family-based education program developed to improve the economic potential and lifestyle…
Descriptors: Career Education, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT), Washington, DC. – 1976
The second annual report to Congress describes the status of several current, federally-sponsored driver education programs. These programs are designed for: young beginning drivers (high school students), drinking drivers, other problem drivers, motorcyclists, and physically handicapped drivers. Plans for future programs are described and the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Alcohol Education, Annual Reports
National Advisory Council on Adult Education, Washington, DC. – 1977
Utilizing data derived from a national survey of state support of adult education and regional Futures and Amendments meetings, this report on the results of the Adult Education Act examines the scope and character of the federal-state grant adult education program. The content is in three sections: (1) discussion of the Futures and Amendments…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Legislation
Warner, David C., Ed. – 1977
The social programs of the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations which were designed to extend basic rights to all citizens and to develop new social rights for those in need are examined in this book of papers presented at a conference. The initiation and development of the various programs are described and analyzed by scholars and policy makers.…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Employment Programs, Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Nathan, Richard P.; Dommel, Paul R. – 1977
Over the past two decades, direct payments from the Federal Government to local governments has increased more than sixfold as a percentage of the revenues local governments raise on their own. Both the Ford budget and the Carter budget revisions for 1977 and 1978 contain policy changes with important implications for cities. In this document…
Descriptors: City Government, Economic Factors, Federal Aid, Federal Government
Johnson, Miriam; Sugarman, Marged – 1978
One of a series on Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program models, this monograph provides professionals employed in CETA programs with information on how job recruiting and searches take place to help them improve their job placement and development skills. The content is in four sections. The first section briefly covers the…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Opportunities, Employment Practices, Employment Programs
Carsrud, Karen; And Others – 1981
The evaluation design for Austin Independent School District's Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I project for 1981-82 is a 1-year plan of evaluation work which provides a brief project and evaluation summary, the major decision and evaluation questions to be addressed, other information needs, dissemination plans, and information sources…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Education
Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC. – 1980
Since the 1960s, the popular press and academic journals have promulgated the stereotype of Asian American success, maintaining that Asian Americans are well educated, that they are disproportionately and hiqhly represented in professional and technical positions, and that they earn salaries equal to or higher than those of majority Americans.…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Chinese Americans, Civil Rights, Economic Status
Ascher, Carol – 1981
This review of research on recent refugees to the United States focuses on the Indochinese, Haitians and Cubans. An introduction stresses the need for more information to enhance a better understanding of the newcomers. Succeeding sections review published literature on: (1) the development of Federal policy concerning refugees, emphasizing the…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Cubans, Cultural Background, Cultural Influences
DeLapp, Lynn; And Others – 1981
This technical report details the employment problems of inner-city youth and describes some programs that have successfully met these problems. The first of its three parts describes inner-city youth and enumerates the major employment barriers facing them. (It was found that while inner-city youth tend to be disadvantaged, a subgroup of them…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, County Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Royster, Preston M.; Chernay, Gloria J. – 1981
This book traces the history of public support of teacher education from its European beginnings to present practices in the United States. It summarizes current programs and analyzes the impact that federal assistance has had on teacher education programs in selected institutions of higher education. Chapter 1 presents an historical overview of…
Descriptors: Educational Demand, Educational History, Educational Needs, Educational Policy
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