This group of articles examines various library programs and services for the disadvantaged. Among the activities which the articles describe are--(1) library programs in metropolitan areas which can reach and motivate the poor in the slums, (2) Federal programs which support library services, (3) ways in which libraries can reach senior citizens,…

This document contains the abridged proceedings of a workshop on the evaluation of ESEA Title I programs, which are designed to improve education for disadvantaged children. Thirty-nine participants from 24 States attended the workshop. The workshop's 14 papers and four discussion excerpts are organized under four main headings: (1) Title I…

Two anti-poverty programs--investment in education and in highways and other public facilities--should increase earnings and employment through an increase in production possibilities and a fuller utilization of existing resources. In evaluating training programs, there is considerable evidence that training expenditures have a return at least…

The effectiveness of the Department of State's educational and cultural exchange program is studied with special reference to foreign students, leaders, and teachers who have come to the United States on grants. Extensive interviews with former grantees (1949-60) and inquiries among prominent professionals, embassy personnel, and high level…

This paper (1) develops a framework for analyzing various futures for the school, college, and department of education (SCDE) community in knowledge production and utilization (KPU), and federal interventions which might affect those futures; (2) reviews critical KPU-related characteristics of SCDEs which would affect the success or failure of…

This report is one of three volumes that describe the second phase of a study that examined the implementation of four federal change agent programs related to education. Phase 2 of the study focused on what happens to local projects in the two largest change agent programs--ESEA Title III and ESEA Title VII--when federal funding stops. This…

This 1978 report of the Family Impact Seminar consists of: (1) an interim summary of conclusions reached by the seminar members as a group, (2) staff papers on the theoretical bases and evolving framework for family impact analysis, and (3) plans for pilot family impact statements. Chapter 1, reflecting the judgment of the seminar as a whole, is…

In order to assess the impact of Title I programs, models specifying criteria, techniques and methodologies for evaluation were developed. These models prescribe pre- and post-test results for both Title I and non Title I children. This report describes the status of the use of the models, the experience of people who used them during the 1976-77…

The Response to Educational Needs Project (RENP) is a compensatory education effort undertaken in Washington, D.C., to attack reading problems at a community level. In this paper the following questions are addressed: (1) Can the Federal government afford RENP? (2) Is RENP more expensive to support as a Federal program than it would be with Title…

The Response to Educational Needs Project (RENP) is a compensatory education program which focuses on training teachers to promote student reading achievement. These appendices to a project report provide: a cost analysis of the RENP; information on cost methodology and sample and data collection; cost data; adjusted costs from the Instructional…

The reconciliation of federal purposes (to bring change to those who do and those who don't welcome it) with a user-driven system (a system that maximizes user self-determination) is the basic paradox analyzed in this speech. One of the principles of organizational development is that unless the individual's perceived self-interest can be engaged,…

Provided are notes of conferences and meetings conducted during the period 1952 to 1956 concerning National Science Foundation (NSF) support of "Education in the Sciences." Materials vary from copies of reports to draft materials for reports. (SL)

Recent economic trends led to several pieces of manpower legislation and the establishment of several programs: the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962, the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, and the Emergency Jobs and Employment Assistance Act of 1974. This legislation opened public service jobs and established Federal…

This publication of Title I in Ohio is stated to provide a summary of activities for fiscal 1973-74 school year and the summer that followed. Each year since 1966, most school districts in Ohio have conducted Title I programs for eligible students, who, for various reasons, have fallen behind their classmates in reading or mathematics. In some…

This paper presents a discussion of recent and pending legislation dealing with day care, child advocacy, family services, juvenile delinquency, and maternal and child health care. Six suggestions are offered concerning legislation which needs to be enacted: (1) a child and family services program along the lines of the child development bill…