This paper describes the Youth Resource Center (YRC) of Glastonbury, Connecticut--a multifaceted treatment facility. The YRC is based on a Systems-Interaction (SI) model of service, which maintains that a system can be changed by intervention at any point in the system; consequently, the same goals can be achieved through various target groups or…

This document is the last in a series of 12 early childhood program descriptions compiled by the Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development. The program described here is the Primary Education Project (PEP) developed at the Learning Research and Development Center of the University of Pittsburgh. The PEP project is concerned with…

The following points are made in discussing the practical and political problems involved in implementing a teaching evaluation system for rewarding and improving instructional effectiveness. (1) We have an obligation to put a higher priority on teaching than we have done so far. (2) Any evaluation system should be tied to a strong system for…

During the year 1973, the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA) conducted a five-phase research program on postsecondary student financial needs and resources in Kentucky. This document deals with phase V of that study. The major objective on phase V is the development of model student assistance programs for Kentucky. KHEAA has…

This two-part report provides a source book of information on (a) federal health and nutrition legislation and programs, and (b) government and commercial agencies with nutrition and health education materials and instructional services available to the public. Part 1 describes the kinds of health and nutrition programs to be funded under ESEA…

This catalogue contains descriptions of 17 successful education programs developed in New Jersey public schools and validated by U.S. Office of Education Standards. Most programs are funded to offer dissemination services and/or materials to educators. Programs discussed are the following: (a) Academic Advancement Program: Mathematics; (b) Project…

Environmental education is a process aimed at producing a citizenry that is knowledgeable concerning the total environment and the role of man, able to participate in activities for maintaining and improving the quality of the environment while meeting human needs and motivated to do so. This guide focuses on the organization and operation of an…

The Alaska earthquake of March 27, 1964, had devastating effects upon the population and business economy of the entire South Central Alaska region. The project was devised to offer immediate rehabilitation planning and services for the area and to develop new and extended services consistent with the regrowth of the general economic community.…

This document, containing several papers, reports on the evolution of a workshop model which deals with the development of techniques, principles, and intervention programs for disadvantaged children and youth. School psychologists, teachers, supervisors, and administrators who attended three summer institutes and two followup programs were…

This bibliography was compiled in response to a growing need for the systematic study and implementation of the community service function of the community college. It is designed to provide coverage of both the theoretical and practical aspects of the subject. Most of the items were gathered from a review of the recent literature listed in…

Life skills are problem solving behaviors applied appropriately and responsibly in the management of one's life. The purpose of this book is to make available evaluation reports on the use of the life skills course conducted by a variety of organizations. Each evaluation study was based on a different experimental design and in some cases the…

The United States Office of Education has funded under ESEA V, Section 505, a network of regional projects called the Interstate Projects for State Planning and Program Consolidation since January 1968. The participants in the projects include all 50 state education agencies and the departments of education in U.S. possessions and territories. The…

To permit researchers to use the speed and versatility of the computer to process natural language text as well as numerical data without undergoing special training in programing or computer operations, a language analysis package has been developed partially based on several existing programs. An overview of the design is provided and system…

This guide discusses the purposes as well as priorities and potential of the Exemplary Programs and Project Section of the 1968 amendments to the Vocational Education Act, describes considerations in developing exemplary programs at all educational levels, and suggests administrative strategies for program and project implementation. Some major…

Questionnaires were used to evaluate the impact upon visitors of 21 demonstration centers provided for by the Illinois Plan for the Gifted. Results indicated that the centers as a group adequately informed their visitors about the demonstrated program, convinced them of the programs' merits, and caused a minority of visitors, who were already…