This volume is one of the products of the knowledge development activities mounted in conjunction with research, evaluation, and development activities funded under the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of 1977. Based on the Ventures in Community Improvement (VICI) "enhanced" job training/job placement approach, which used…

One of a series of documents on the evaluation of the National Home Start (NHS) program this third year interim report of case studies describes program efforts and successes with 16 Home Start families throughout the nation. A federally funded demonstration program, NHS is aimed at providing home-based services (such as health, education,…

Reviewed in this report is the second year of this project. The major proposal objectives, activities and accomplishments of the program are summarized. The third party evaluation presented provides: (1) an overview and impressions of the project's development, operation, and acceptance; (2) an assessment of the project's performance in meeting…

This guide focuses on the job placement service program at Lewiston High School in Maine. It is designed as a workable model for other schools considering or establishing similar programs. A brief overview of personnel job descriptions and other items that should be addressed in designing policy is provided. Affirmative action guidelines of the…

This report summarizes the development of the Metropolitan Planning Project's (MPP) plan to voluntarily eliminate racial and ethnic isolation within the schools of the Boston metropolitan area for the periods July 1973 through June 1974, and October 1974 through September 1975. Included in this summarization are a description of the population…

One of a series that can be used by New Jersey community action workers, this training manual for antipoverty work is a collection of low-cost, no-cost programs focusing on consumer education and assistance, fund raising, employment and education (including creative writing and teacher aide training), youth services, and recreation. Examples of…

This report points out that although Follow Through, an experimental program designed to find more effective approaches to teaching young children from low-income families, achieved differences in outcome between Follow Through and non-Follow Through children, problems in its initial design and implementation will limit reaching statistically…

Eight Minnesota school districts took part in a Statewide career education program involving approximately 570 teachers and 20,000 students from grades 1-12. Alternative models were explored at each site and included orientation and in-service training for teachers, curriculum/instructional materials development, dissemination, and community…

This report provides a critical analysis of the Foundation's program, examining its rationale, implementation, and impact. The Foundation gave access to all correspondence and progress reports relating to the program to an independent evaluation team and facilitated visits to most of the 25 project sites. The first chapter discusses the entry of…

Describes an assessment procedure used by the American Institutes of Research in a management-oriented evaluation of the Women's Educational Equity Act Program (WEEAP). Also summarizes findings of the assessment and recommendations in the context of WEEAP's legislative mandate and equity issues. (GC)

Examines the development of Federal job training programs, including the Job Corps, the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), and the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Argues that these programs have actually harmed participants and wasted millions of tax dollars. (FMW)

More than 50 million meals are served annually to Colorado's children through the national school lunch program, school breakfast program, special milk program, and summer food service program. This report provides descriptions of these programs, information on free and reduced price meals and how to qualify, revenue sources for these programs, a…

This monograph presents an overview of all educational programs approved for national dissemination by the federal Joint Dissemination Review Panel since l974. It provides basic information on exemplary products and practices in the described projects. The projects are divided into 16 sections: (1) adult education; (2)…

This paper discusses consultation methods which have the potential for significantly extending the professional impact of school psychologists. Multiple models of consultation are presented, and a school psychology consultation training program is described in detail. (Author/PC)

This is the annual evaluation report (1974-1975) for the Georgia Schools' Title I programs. Title I programming emphasis is increasingly oriented toward basic skills. In the programs evaluated, 99.5% of the total participating units of instructional activities were in preschool education, reading, and mathematics. For the first time, the local…