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Wessitsh, Alexander – 1976
Described is an evaluation report, the Habilitation Personnel Training Project, designed to develop a model and materials for training secondary special education personnel such as classroom teachers and work study coordinators. The objectives of the project, which were carried out by the University of Kansas, are given in the introductory section…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Objectives, Exceptional Child Research, Federal Government
Romero, J. Christian; And Others – 1977
Intended as a resource for participants of the project "Aztlan en Kansas: Asistencia Tecnologica", the directory provides information on Federal and State agencies considered important to Spanish-speaking people. Written in Spanish, the directory contains agencies pertaining to community development, consumer education, day care,…
Descriptors: Community Development, Consumer Education, Day Care, Directories
Social and Rehabilitation Service (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1976
The Social Work Education Planning and Assessment (SWEPA) System is an information system designed to function within social work education toward two main purposes: (1) to help schools more effectively specify their own educational objectives, plan their social work education projects to achieve these objectives, mark their progress toward this…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
Mildenberger, Kenneth W., Ed. – 1969
This guide to 24 government financial assistance programs describes and details the purpose, authorizing legislation, eligibility, method of operation, implications for English and foreign languages, funding, and addresses for current information for each source of assistance. Authorizing legislation for the programs discussed includes: (1) Higher…
Descriptors: Educational Economics, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement, Educational Legislation
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Rackin, Ronald – Academe, 1984
An interview with the chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) covers the relevance of his college education to his work, problems and processes of administering the NEH in a time of limited resources, peer-review, opportunities for teachers seeking NEH support, a successful summer seminar program for secondary school teachers,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Faculty, Federal Government, Financial Support
Washington Consulting Group, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1988
The seventh module in a 17-module self-instructional course on student financial aid administration (designed for novice student financial aid administrators and other personnel) teaches how to calculate the cost of attendance. It provides a systematic introduction to the management of federal financial aid programs authorized by the Higher…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Educational Finance, Federal Aid
Richards, Audrey, Ed. – 1980
As a resource for grantseekers, this book is divided into two sections. Part 1, "How to Seek and Win Grant Support," provides a step-by-step system for successful grantseeking, from organization preparation to proposal writing to follow-up. Part 2, "A Directory of Funding Sources," contains more than 500 detailed entries for…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Directories, Eligibility, Federal Aid
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Howell, William G. – Education Next, 2004
In this article, the author takes an inside look at efforts in Worcester, Massachusetts to offer families the opportunities promised by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Worcester is the third largest school system in the state of Massachusetts, serving roughly 25,000 students in 46 public schools (36 elementary, 4 middle, 5 high, and one…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal Government, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1983
The effects of the current system for delivering federal financial assistance to students under the Pell Grant, Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL), and campus-based programs are analyzed. Information is included on the use of the assessment model, which combines program evaluation, systems research, and policy analysis methodologies.…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Credit (Finance), Delivery Systems, Federal Aid
Kimmerly, Lynn, Ed. – Early Childhood Update, 1995
This newsletter provides a periodic update on the activities of the Early Childhood Research Working Group (ECRWG), organized in early 1995 by the U.S. Department of Education and other federal government departments and agencies to promote interagency cooperation and public-private partnerships in early childhood research. This edition contains…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Auditory Tests, Child Health, Early Childhood Education
McMillion, Robin – TG (Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation), 2005
The signing of the Higher Education Act (HEA) in 1965 by President Lyndon Johnson marked the beginning of the federal government's explicit commitment to equalizing college opportunities for needy students. Since then, however, two trends have developed which are running at cross purposes to each other. The first is the emergence, shortly after…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Student Financial Aid, Federal Aid, Undergraduate Study
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Kagan, Sharon L. – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 1996
Examines the state of early childhood policy in the United States and presents critical policy considerations and solutions. Discusses current trends of devolution of authority to the states, block grants, and budget control. Asserts that educators must work to effect positive change rather than despair over recent policy developments. (BGC)
Descriptors: Administration, Block Grants, Budgeting, Budgets
Rainbird, Helen – 1992
The levy-grant system that operated under Britain's 1964 Industrial Training Act was the most effective incentive mechanism for increasing the volume and improving the quality of training. Strengths of the act's Industrial Training Boards (ITBs) were employer-funded training, collection of data on training in companies to guide planning, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advisory Committees, Educational Finance, Educational Planning
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 1998
This volume presents the report of the Committee on Education and the Workforce regarding the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, including additional and dissenting views. The report, which features both the text of the amendments and the Committee's review of them, covers the following sections of the proposed legislation (H.R. 6), set to go…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Planning, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Facility Improvement
Washington Consulting Group, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1988
The eighth module in a 17-module self-instructional program on student financial aid administration (designed for novice student financial aid administrators and other personnel) focuses on need analysis. It provides an introduction to the management of federal financial aid programs authorized by the Higher Education Act Title IV. After…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Computation, Educational Finance
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