Communications satellite technology has for the first time given Alaska the capacity to deliver television broadcasts to the state's isolated regions. The ATS-6 Health/Education Telecommunications Experiment has given the state an opportunity to: (1) acquire experience with new forms of technology; (2) involve the state's culturally diverse…

This paper is one of four related publications that are intended to identify and develop a set of indicators for monitoring educational activities in Florida from the state level. The central focus of this paper is on the specification of cost-finding concepts plus identification of a few cost indicators. Various sections of the paper discuss the…

Provided in the complete text of Public Law 93-380, "Education Amendments of 1974", are amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (Title I); provisions for equal educational opportunities and the transportation of students (Title II); information on federal impact aid programs (Title III) and consolidation of…

An evaluation model was developed to measure the effectiveness of pilot programs in vocational education for handicapped persons in selected State schools and State hospitals in Texas. The model was field-tested by conducting evaluations of 16 pilot programs in vocational education for the handicapped located in seven State schools/hospitals. Data…

Cooperative efforts to meet the needs of state agencies in Florida are described. The state legislature earmarks university research funds specifically for projects related to state government in Florida, and the practice is growing throughout the South. Although most universities have public service programs, the real increase in state-university…

The brochure illustrates the program design for industrial arts education in New York State and briefly describes the early secondary and high school levels and the basic and technology series. The instructional content on the primary level emphasizes orientation to the nature of work and is divided into five major time blocks according to each…

The career guidance advisory committee reviewed both national and State efforts in the area of career guidance and attempted to define and develop the concept. The committee examined concepts that were relevant to the needs of Massachusetts and developed a rough framework on which to build a comprehensive State plan. The report addressed itself to…

Volume 1 presents the findings of an evaluation of Iowa's "merged area" organizational system for adult basic education (ABE), a system which operates from 15 regional community colleges or vocational-technical schools serving as area schools. The perspective discrepancy assessment methodology of the evaluation team was the outgrowth of…

Volume 2 contains copies of the instruments used in the assessment of Iowa's adult basic education (ABE) program and aggregate statewide responses. Included are questionnaires and findings completed by the evaluation committee, coordinators, directors, teachers (both intent and current practice forms), students, learning center coordinators,…

To identify trends in state and local programs for retarded persons, the 51 state mental retardation coordinators were surveyed. Through telephone interviews information was obtained on the following topics: organization of state services, regional and local service patterns, the role of the private sector, budgetary trends, program trends, the…

Private colleges and universities are now under pressure from many directions. The potential benefits of statewide planning agencies in building cooperation between the public and private sectors of higher education are examined. This compendium of suggestions for finding alternatives to often wasteful competitive relationships is drawn from a…

The purpose of this paper is to outline and explain the evaluation system used by the Rhode Island Department of Education to measure the effectiveness of compensatory education programs. An exposition of how relevant background, program and financial information is collected is presented. In addition, a delineation is made of the methods…

The purpose of the project was to design and present an inservice education program for work experience teachers and coordinators in order to improve their operational effectiveness at the school/classroom level. A series of five three-hour programs were conducted at five California locations. A total of 503 participants, representing 211 school…

A training and dissemination conference for State education officials was conducted by the Massachusetts State Department of Education. Every State and territorial department of education was invited to send the person or persons in their State most directly responsible for elementary curriculum. Fifty-two persons, representing 37 states, three…

The report presents abstracts of 29 research studies which were designed to identify labor market requirements and evaluate vocational educational programs in the Wisconsin Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education System (VTAE). The studies were designed to answer the following questions: (1) What skills, knowledges, and competencies are…