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Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1960
This conference focused on two themes: research in testing and the cooperative research program, and testing in the language arts. The morning session was concerned with the impact of the federal Cooperative Research Program on educational research. Papers were entitled: The Support of Measurement Projects by the Cooperative Research Program.…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Conference Reports, Developing Nations, Educational Problems
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Ways and Means. – 1979
Presented are the proceedings of hearings before the Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation of the Committee on Ways and Means, United States House of Representatives, concerning legislative proposals amending Title XX social services programs, AFDC foster care and child welfare service programs. Testimony is included from…
Descriptors: Adoption, Child Welfare, Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems
Kumagai, Gloria
Since materials are scarce, textbooks are incomplete, and teacher training is inadequate, teachers need ongoing assistance and training in integrating Asian American curriculum into their classrooms. A federally-funded project that is currently in its second year of operation in the St. Paul Public Schools is attempting to meet this need. The…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Asian Studies, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Aaron, Henry J. – 1978
By the early 1970's, political and scholarly tides had shifted away from the confidence and optimism of the 1960's. The initial broad consensus on the nation's problems and their solutions declined. An evolution is apparent in the attitudes and pronouncements by popular scholars on the role of federal government and its capacity to bring about…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Books, Civil Rights, Educational Objectives
Vinson, Elizabeth A. – 1978
The study directs attention away from urban poverty to the nation's rural poor and how they are served by five public assistance programs: Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and its Unemployed Fathers Component (AFDC-UF), Supplementary Security Income (SSI), Food Stamps (FS), and General Assistance. The 41% of the nation's poor who…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Role, Community Programs, Demography
Levitan, Sar A.; Wurzburg, Gregory K. – 1979
This study of the federal government's evaluation of social programs indicates that it is virtually impossible to establish a bias-free, valid, and reliable system of inquiry to determine the effects of social programs. Divided into five chapters, the document examines the aspirations and limitations of evaluations, methodology, evaluation in the…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Evaluators, Federal Programs
Fadil, Virginia Ann; Balz, Frank J. – 1979
Information is provided on selected federal student assistance and categorical programs to provide quick reference for public policy deliberations of the independent sector of higher education. The emphasis is upon programs administered by the Office of Education. Four major sections are provided: federal student assistance for undergraduates and…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Financial Support
JACOBS, JAMES N. – 1967
THIS REPORT CONSISTS OF EVALUATIONS OF SIX ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, TITLE I (ESEA) PROJECTS CONDUCTED IN CINCINNATI, OHIO, PUBLIC SCHOOLS DURING THE 1965-66 SCHOOL YEAR. THE PROJECTS OFFERED (1) EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, (2) SPEECH IMPROVEMENT, (3) REMEDIATION OF EMOTIONAL AND LEARNING PROBLEMS, (4) PHYSICAL HEALTH SERVICES, (5)…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
LOURIA, MARGOT; STOKES, MARGURITE C. – 1968
THESE PROFILES PROVIDE EXTENSIVE DATA ON POVERTY, POPULATION TRENDS, EDUCATION, WELFARE, CRIME, AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN 20 MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS. FISCAL YEAR 1967 APPROPRIATIONS FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, FOR BASIC AND OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING, AND FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ARE ALSO LISTED. THE POPULATION, POVERTY, AND EDUCATION…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Blacks, Community Development, Crime
Intergovernmental Task Force on Information Systems, Washington, DC. – 1968
THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL TASK FORCE ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS WAS CREATED BY THE U.S. BUREAU OF THE BUDGET, COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES, NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES, U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS, INTERNATIONAL CITY MANAGERS' ASSOCIATION AND THE ADVISORY COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS TO STUDY AND IDENTIFY…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, City Government, Cooperative Planning, Diffusion
New York State Teachers Association, Albany. – 1967
IN DISCUSSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT TITLE I PROGRAMS, THIS REPORT INDICATES THAT THE ATTITUDES OF TEACHERS TOWARDS THEIR DISADVANTAGED PUPILS ARE CRUCIAL IN HELPING THESE CHILDREN TO LEARN. SINCE TEACHERS' ATTITUDES OFTEN REFLECT THE NEGATIVE ATTITUDES OF SOCIETY, INSERVICE PROGRAMS SHOULD DEVELOP IN TEACHERS…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Business Responsibility, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
HOWE, HAROLD, II – 1967
THIS SPEECH EXAMINES THE STATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES, AND NOTES THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR GREATER CONCERN FOR THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT COLLEGE BOUND. THE NEW FEDERAL PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATION CAN ENABLE SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO REMEDIATE THE EDUCATIONAL DEFICITS OF DISADVANTAGED SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. EDUCATION FOR THE…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Improvement, Educational Legislation
McNamara, Robert J.; Kamen, Charles S. – 1967
This study of the Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC) was prepared for the national office describing the in-school programs funded and in operation for the 1967-68 academic year. It was based on responses from 1257 project officials representing an enrollment of 102,468 youths. There were 490 urban projects, 703 rural projects, and 64 "mixed…
Descriptors: Demography, Disadvantaged Youth, Enrollment, Federal Programs
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1968
The 5 most pressing educational needs of children of Mexican American migratory workers in Oklahoma are seen to be in (1) inadequate command of the English language, (2) nutritional deficiencies, (3) social adjustment problems, (4) proper physical hygiene, and (5) curricular planning and bilingual personnel. In an effort to meet these needs, the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged, English (Second Language)
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, DC. Secretary's Committee on Mental Retardation. – 1968
Superseding the 1966 issue of "Mental Retardation Publications" and its supplement of 1967, this bibliography annotates 189 items. No publications of private agencies or state and local governments are included. The bibliography is organized into the following sections: general; legislative and federal programs; specific hand capping conditions…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Clinical Diagnosis, Employment, Exceptional Child Education
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