Explains what the Office of Child Development (OCD) is, and describes its goals and activities. (HMV)

Speech given at the International College and University Conference and Exposition (New York, January 10, 1969).

In 1979, the Education Department's steering committee for basic skills coordination worked toward institutionalizing the coordination of basic skills programs at the federal level. This report discusses the committee's objectives and activities during that year in the areas of communication, regulations, organization, monitoring, technical…

A theory of policy implementation, as opposed to policy results, would allow analysts to estimate how government programs would actually work. To help achieve such a theory, a general framework is presented along with testable propositions about the implementation of federal programs. Implementation is defined as including two components: the…

This study examines Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) program operations related to school desegregation in New York and New Jersey. Included are brief discussions of application submission, grant competition, and project monitoring and technical assistance. Information presented is based on Federal and State data, program records, interviews, and…

The purpose of this paper, one of three related documents, is to present hypotheses about the causes for the success of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. The fund's success is demonstrated by the following achievements, all discussed indepth: diversity among the fund's applicants and grantees, multidimensional projects,…

THE GROWTH AND PROGRESS OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION IS DESCRIBED. GRANTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NONCOMMERCIAL TELEVISION (TV) BROADCASTING STATIONS (EDUCATIONAL TV FACILITIES ACT), GRANTS OF SURPLUS PROPERTY UNDER THE NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT HAVE AIDED THE GROWTH OF EDUCATIONAL TV. GREATER USE IS MADE OF EDUCATIONAL TV BECAUSE OF GREATER USE…

"DAY CARE" PROVIDES CARE, GUIDANCE, AND SUPERVISION FOR CHILDREN AWAY FROM HOME DURING THE DAY. FUNDS FOR DAY CARE PROJECTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM A NUMBER OF FEDERAL AGENCIES AND MAY BE USED FOR PROVIDING DIRECT CARE OF CHILDREN IN DAY CARE FACILITIES, TRAINING PERSONNEL, AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS RELATING TO VARIOUS ASPECTS…

A PROGRESS REPORT IS GIVEN ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FRAMEWORK FOR THE EVALUATION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE FRAMEWORK WILL BE IN THE FORM OF A MATHEMATICAL MODEL THAT WILL PROVIDE A METHOD FOR THE ANALYSIS OF BENEFITS DERIVED FROM THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT (ESEA), TITLE I PROGRAM. THE MODEL IS BASED ON A CONCEPT OF EDUCATION AS…

Program information on nine federal library programs and 76 federal library-related programs is provided for use by libraries seeking funding sources for projects which have been proposed to meet their assessed needs. A grantsmanship bibliography is included, as well as five indexes: an applicant eligibility index, an authorization index, a…

THIS REPORT LISTS TITLE I PROJECTS IN NEW YORK STATE AND NOTES THEIR EXPENDITURES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 1966. TITLE I FUNDS, MORE THAN $109 MILLION, WERE SPENT ON SPECIAL COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. (LB)

Contracts and grants sponsored under the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962, and active in fiscal year 1963 are described. Included is research on automation, mobility, manpower development and utilization, manpower requirements and resources, effect of family on unemployment, and a research information and communication conference. A…