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Snow, Charles W. – 1982
The purpose of this study was to assess the characteristics of inservice day care training programs in the United States. The study covers programs which were partially or totally supported with federal funds. Questionnaires were sent to 161 programs which were in operation during the 1980-1981 fiscal year. Responses were obtained from 70 programs…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Day Care, Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education
Download full textUnited Tribes Educational Technical Center, Bismarck, ND. – 1982
Regulations pertaining to project design of Title IV Indian Education Act projects are described in this guide. In addition to being helpful and giving each project a standard format to follow, the guide also includes examples of required and suggested forms. Each of the seven components of program design (needs, goals, objectives, activities,…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, American Indian Education, Coordination, Evaluation Methods
Weber, George – 1982
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is a federally funded, nationwide survey of educational achievement in 10 academic fields. The program is examined to determine whether viable alternatives exist to measure educational achievement. The information produced by NAEP concerns the educational achievement of 9-year-olds;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment
Handler, Joel F., Ed.; Zatz, Julie, Ed. – 1982
This report contains the results of a 3-year study sponsored by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, whose purpose was to assess what has been happening to youth who commit status offenses (truants, runaways, incorrigibles), in the aftermath of the 1974 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. The book reviews and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Welfare, Delinquency Prevention, Delinquent Rehabilitation
Gottfredson, Gary D., Ed. – 1982
This report focuses on the School Action Effectiveness Study (SAES), the national evaluation of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Alternative Education Program. It presents the history, start-up activities, successes, and problems encountered during the first year of the 17 action projects. In the first section, the…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Delinquency Prevention, Demonstration Programs, Educational Objectives
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1982
The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Association of American Universities are conducting an experiment in research grant administration designed to respond to the perceived needs of universities for more flexibility while assuring appropriate accountability for Federal research funds. The experiment delegates most grant administration…
Descriptors: Accountability, Chemistry, College Science, Federal Aid
Department of Education, Washington, DC. Office of Planning, Budget, and Evaluation. – 1981
This report describes evaluation activities for federally funded education programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education in 1981. Chapter 1 briefly discusses organizational and policy changes within the Department that affected evaluation. Chapter 2 provides overviews of evaluation procedures undertaken for programs in elementary and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Community Education, Elementary Secondary Education
National Commission on Resources for Youth, Inc., New York, NY. – 1982
This handbook provides Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) prime sponsors and youth program planners with information on planning and implementing youth participation in their employment programs. (Youth participation means projects in which young people assume responsibility for work that meets genuine community needs.) Section 1…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Education, Case Studies, Economically Disadvantaged
Hassan, Salah Salem – 1985
The purpose of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) is to establish job training and employment assistance programs for economically disadvantaged youth and hard-to-hire, unskilled adults. Like the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), JTPA works through a locally based program delivery system. Unlike CETA, JTPA calls for equal…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Cooperative Programs, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. – 1985
These hearings focused on the major problems and opportunities in marine research and on the role of both the government and the scientific community in responding to future needs. Included are statements by: James Baker; Donald Boesch; Robert Corell; Tudor Davies; M. Grant Gross; G. Ross Heath; Joel Pritchard; David Ross; J. R. Schubel; Gerry…
Descriptors: Estuaries, Federal Programs, Financial Support, Futures (of Society)
Yap, Kim Onn – 1985
The paper reports an attempt to evaluate instructional practices in compensatory education by looking at both costs and effects associated with the practices. The study covered some 300 Chapter l projects over a three-year period, focusing on project settings and instructional approaches used in the projects. Results of the study indicated that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Environment
Yagi, Kan; And Others – 1984
This summary report evaluates the 1983-84 Portland Public Schools Chapter 1 program in terms of achievement gains on the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills and the Portland Achievement Test. The Chapter l project included three public high schools, 50 public elementary schools, and 14 nonpublic elementary schools. At any given time, about 7,000…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1984
This document summarizes the preliminary findings of U.S. House of Representatives and research on the workings of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) of 1982 during its first nine months. To prepare this print, the committee conducted Congressional forums and site visits in Seattle, Washington; Cleveland, Ohio; Nashville, Tennessee; and…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Dislocated Workers, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Freeberg, Norman E.; And Others – 1984
Existing data on youth employment and career guidance programs were analyzed to identify factors that are most important in producing individuals who can find and keep a job. The data were obtained longitudinally from 419 youth employment training program participants and from 356 non-participants over approximately three years beyond the time of…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Employment Patterns, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce. – 1984
This hearing was held in response to a request from the Congressional Black Caucus, which asked the subcommittees to find out if the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was doing everything possible to reduce infant mortality, especially the high death rate experienced by Blacks. The hearing opened with statements by both subcommittee…
Descriptors: Blacks, Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
