The document contains abstracts of over 100 Dean's Grants Projects, federally supported programs designed to prepare regular education teachers to work with mainstreamed handicapped students. Projects are grouped alphabetically by state and the abstracts provide information on project title, principal investigator(s) sponsoring unit, year of…

Provisions of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and differences between it and previous manpower training acts present questions for potential training institutions. Suggested ways of dealing with these questions are discussed. The first question concerns steps to become a contractor of training programs under JTPA. These include (1)…

The information provided in this guidebook is based on a field evaluation of grantees in the Institutional Conservation Program (ICP). The ICP, authorized by the National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1978 and administered by the Department of Energy, provides energy audits and 50 percent matching grants for detailed energy analyses and for…

This document contains hearings on the oversight of the Census Bureau. The Hon. Robert Garcia (chairman of the subcommittee) presided. The statement of the Hon. Robert T. Matsui, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, indicated a concern regarding what definition should be used to reflect accurately the extent of poverty in…

Policy analysis consists of evaluating policy options in terms of their effects. The analysis is not complete, however, until the reasoning has been reversed, starting at the outcome end and reasoning back to the first choice (backward mapping). Reversing the logic has two effects on analysis; it provides insurance against unanticipated effects,…

Data on the amount of government funding for research and development operations from 1966 through 1974 are provided. (DT)

The guide presents information on 53 federally funded projects for gifted and talented students. Projects are arranged according to geographic regions, and entries usually contain information on such aspects as funding level, population, administration and organization, staffing, curriculum description, dissemination, evaluation, and the address…

This document provides an abbreviated descriptive summary of each Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I project implemented by local education agencies in New York State during fiscal year 1976. The information is presented by county. Financial data is indicated. Amendments to the original Title I, ESEA, include Public Law 89-750…

This paper provides an analysis of the basis for and clarity and restrictiveness of the program requirements applicable to local school districts applying for grants under Title I of ESEA. Specifically, this paper, which is the first of 5 papers to be prepared by the Legal Standards Project, is concerned with the following: (1) the basis for the…

This document presents an overview of the basis for the program requirements applicable to local school districts applying for grants under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The study's basic research objective is to determine what additions, deletions, or clarifications are needed within the Title I legal framework to…

Listed are approximately 80 projects funded by the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect. Among projects are demonstration treatment centers, innovative demonstration centers, demonstration resource centers, training demonstrations, and research projects. Information on each project usually includes the following: project number, title, brief…

The amended guidelines for Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as revised by the Oregon Department of Education, are presented in this document. It consolidates instructions for completing applications. The purpose of Title I is explained briefly. The first two steps prior to applying are to identify the project target area or…

The evolution of the social indicators movement is described, focusing particularly upon the split between those who hold that indicators are statistical time series for the measurement of social change and those who look to social indicators for evaluations of government programs. In addition to discussing these two positions and their impact on…

Discussed is the environmental impact of the Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor (LMFBR). Possible problems associated with the LMFBR are defined and the method of research being following is deplored. (MA)