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Tierney, Michael L. – 1986
The Timmons Savings Plan, which encourages families to save toward college costs, is analyzed. This plan allows for periodic (non-tax deductible) contributions to an account administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The amount deposited would be matched by the federal government in exchange for the government's earning the interest on…
Descriptors: College Students, Family Financial Resources, Federal Programs, Government Role
Vaughan, Joseph C. – 1986
In October of 1985, the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) awarded contracts to 29 universities and one regional education center to conduct three-year efforts aimed at research-based improvement of teacher education. All have university-school collaboration as a major theme, and will spend up to one year in development of…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Educational Research, Government Role, Higher Education
Howe, Michael – 1987
This guide provides vocational educators and training program operators with information on how to develop, set up, and write proposals for Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) funding. Section I presents a means by which the JTPA model can be understood and put into practice: collaboration, cooperation, and coordination. It briefly describes the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Financial Support
Yeager, Robert J. – 1984
A compelling case statement--the stated rationale for the existence of an institution as well as for its growth and strengthening--is one of the most important tools for the success of a major development program. This document defines the components and uses of a case statement, discusses its elements in detail, and provides guidelines for case…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1982
This report summarizes a 1982 conference held in Albany, New York, to begin planning for a state-funded program which will provide $1.3 million annually for regionally coordinated collection development among libraries in New York public and non-profit independent colleges and universities. A preface detailing the context in which the conference…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Charts, Check Lists, Higher Education
Monroe-Scott, Bettina; Mirand, Valetta – 1981
This guide, developed to assist black community organizations in starting alcohol abuse prevention programs for black and urban youths, describes community action approaches developed for and tested by the black community in model community alcohol abuse prevention workshops in Chicago, Fort Lauderdale and Philadelphia. The material is organized…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, Black Youth
Bruce, Ellen; And Others – 1980
The types of written information that the largest foundations in the United States voluntarily make available to the public were studied. Of the 208 foundations contacted, 150 were the largest grant-making foundations, 30 were the largest community foundations, and 28 were the largest corporate foundations. The response rate to written and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Disclosure, Evaluation Methods, Expenditures
Starkey, Hugh – 1982
This report discusses a symposium held in Sweden in 1980 by the Council of Europe to explore ways for schools to help prepare teenagers for life. The specific objectives of the symposium were to discuss the aims and objectives of and approaches to social education in schools for students in the 14-19 age group and to make recommendations which…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Education, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries
Cities in Schools, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1977
This paper describes a plan proposed by the Institutional Development Corporation (IDC) for an integrated human service delivery system which would: (1) help disadvantaged youth develop remedial skills, improve their self-image, and prepare for the world of work; (2) become a catalyst for the integration of human services in local communities; and…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Community Services, Delivery Systems, Disadvantaged Youth

Staats, Elmer B. – 1980
Results of an investigation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) administration of the college housing loan program are presented. Management weaknesses in the selection of projects for funding and delays in final approval of loan agreements are discussed. The review concentrated largely on construction projects, but…
Descriptors: College Housing, Construction Programs, Decision Making, Energy Conservation
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, Columbia. – 1980
The latest modifications of the policy and procedures governing the submission and review of proposals for new programs in public institutions in South Carolina are presented. In reviewing proposals for new programs, or in reviewing existing programs, the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education considers the following questions: objectives…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy, Evaluation Criteria
Anderson, Nancy W. – 1980
In light of court orders and recommendations by the Cleveland Board of Education, the Magnet Schools Planning Committee convened to reconsider earlier magnet school plans, review recent literature related to magnet schools, conduct a needs assessment, enlist the evaluation aid of experts in the field of magnet schools, study magnet school programs…
Descriptors: Desegregation Plans, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Magnet Schools
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1980
The State of New York Education Department requires that school districts submit applications demonstrating their efforts to provide remedial instruction to all students in need. The program plans reported in the applications should reflect unified procedures for needs assessment, evaluation, and data analysis. The reporting procedure should…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Program Development
Copa, George H. – 1978
Presented to the American Education Research Association, this speech points out eleven ways examination of a National Institute of Education study plan could have implications for vocational education: (1) defining key terms, (2) identifying or surfacing issues, (3) describing recent or impending changes, (4) summarizing findings, (5) integrating…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Information Utilization, Program Development, Program Proposals
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1979
This booklet is one of eight developed both as resource guides to assist Wisconsin public schools in offering quality reading instruction and as models for improvement where there is a need for change. This second booklet presents the concept of community education and stresses the need for community involvement in education in implementing Right…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Education, Community Involvement, Literacy Education