This guide for social service organizations provides basic information concerning proposal writing and grant application procedures which could be useful to anyone beginning fund raising efforts. It is organized in three sections. Section 1 covers preparation for proposal writing and components and format of a proposal. Section 2 outlines a plan…

The Joint Dissemination Review Panel (JDRP) was established in 1972 by the Education Division of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to review projects that seek federal funding for nationwide dissemination. Since very few career education programs have been represented among the exemplary programs approved by JDRP, a project was…

This guide provides information regarding the development of a vocational cooperative whereby neighboring school districts may share vocational programs at a central location or at several sites on a cost-sharing basis. Chapter 1 presents procedures involved in the initial planning stage. Chapter 2 outlines the development of a proposal, and…

This report presents an overview of Cleveland's proposed magnet program for facilitating school desegregation and improving educational opportunities for students from diverse ethnic/racial backgrounds. Included are discussions of individual student needs, strategies for improved instruction, possible community impact, the United States Office of…

This publication grew out of a symposium--"Funding for Women with a Special Emphasis on Sources for Women's Educational Equity"--held in San Francisco, California, in 1979. It consists of 10 papers by 10 women who discuss funding for educational research and development projects concerned with sex equity. The papers encourage women to…

Sponsored by the 28 member libraries of the British Columbia Union Catalogue (BCUC), this proposal requests funds from provincial government to establish the British Columbia Library Network (BCLN), a computerized library information system based on the existing BCUC organization and database. Chapters describe the need for the establishment of…

In order to assist two-year college educators in increasing their participation in energy-related activities, this publication provides guidelines for planning energy projects and descriptions of model energy programs. The steps outlined for program planning include the assessment of area energy resources, the identification of local…

THIS CHAPTER OF A PROPOSAL FOR A YOUTH DEMONSTRATION PROJECT DISCUSSES DELINQUENCY IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. ADULT CRIME IN BOTH THE CITY AND THE STATE ARE BRIEFLY REVIEWED. INFORMATION ABOUT JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN MINNEAPOLIS IS PRESENTED UNDER THE RUBRICS OF (1) DEFINITIONS AND INDEXES OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, (2) HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, (3)…

PROPOSALS FOR CONSIDERATION BY EACH OF THE 50 STATES ARE PRESENTED IN THE REPORT BY THE TASK FORCE ON VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION. A BRIEF STATEMENT OF COMMITTEE BELIEFS AND OBSERVATIONS PRECEDES THE PROPOSALS THAT (1) A HUMAN RESOURCES COUNCIL CONSISTING OF HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT AND LAY CITIZENS BE ESTABLISHED IN EACH STATE…

A pilot program to meet the needs of mentally retarded deaf children is proposed by two Wisconsin schools. The rationale for the program and the summary statement from a 3-day workshop which met to consider a possible program are given. The purpose of the proposed program is to demonstrate the feasibility of removing, at least for a time, deaf…

Thirty selected home economics teacher educators from 24 states participated in a 3-week summer institute which was devoted to (1) the identification and clarification of philosophies of vocational education affecting teacher education in home economics, (2) teacher qualifications, (3) program development, and (4) guidelines for evaluating teacher…

The first phase of the study on "The Education of Adults in New York in the Last Quarter of the Twentieth Century" was directed toward determining past, present, and future needs in adult education by conducting various interviews and examining literature in the field. Observations indicate that lifelong learning will be a central…

This research guide is designed to help people who are working on the development of new educational programs for public schools. By outlining some of the major questions and problems that relate to research of new programs and by suggesting some practical steps, this guide attempts to aid planning groups in the use of research techniques.…

"A Preschool Training Program" is Volume 6 in a series of 7 guides prepared by the Southeastern Education Laboratory to assist rural school districts, especially in the Southern States, in writing acceptable Title III proposals under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The document presents a planning proposal which was funded, along with…

Contents of this report on a fictitiously named (Harold County) project, prepared as a guide in applying for Title III ESEA funding consideration, are in five parts. Part I projects basic ESEA statistical information, including budget, school enrollment, project participation, staff members engaged, personnel for administration and implementation…