This guide was developed to help people meet the challenge of developing early childhood programs that are inclusive of all children, regardless of disability. The manual was written in the spirit of a quilting book, in its recognition of the importance of the quiltmaker's (and the program developer's) own adaptations, creativity, and inspiration.…

This handbook records the joint planning process for development of a family literacy program suited to each of six Massachusetts communities. Part 1 discusses the national background to collaborative projects, national educational goals and concept of family and intergenerational literacy programs, justification for family literacy, libraries'…

This study examines factors that influence teacher acceptance and support of interactive television (ITV). The factors include: (1) good inservice on ITV; (2) appropriateness of subject matter; (3) student motivation; (4) class size; (5) ITV's allowing low-enrollment classes; (6) job losses or gains; (7) professional growth; (8) peer and…

This document presents the proceedings for the Office of Special Education Programs' 6th Annual Technical Assistance and Dissemination Meeting held on January 16-18, 1996, in Washington, DC. Conference discussions centered around changing expectations for local and state education agencies and technical assistance and dissemination (TA&D)…

One-hour telephone discussions with state school-to-work (STW) directors provided information on STW state governance, partnership formation and funding, and implementation progress in 27 states. The most obvious difference in structures at the state level for implementing STW was whether STW responsibilities were assigned to a governing entity…

This report describes and evaluates the activities undertaken by the Washington Center for the Improvement of the Quality of Undergraduate Education between 1986 and 1988. The goal of the Center is to improve undergraduate education through five central activities: (1) assisting participating two- and four-year colleges in the establishment of…

The effectiveness of four technical assistance-oriented services/products of one regional educational laboratory was studied. The services/products studied included a thinking skills activities workbook for classroom teachers, a videotape for rural educators on exemplary software for developing the thinking skills of at-risk students, a research…

This document reports on the incidence of AIDS among Hispanics and addresses Hispanic concerns regarding AIDS education, prevention, and treatment. Hispanic Americans are proportionately more likely to suffer from AIDS than any other minority group, and health officials predict there will be a seven-fold increase in the number of AIDS cases among…

An October 1987 national survey provided follow-up information to the April and November 1986 surveys to address Section 123 of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). (The section provides 80 percent of the 8 percent set-aside for services to eligible participants and 20 percent for administrative coordination and technical assistance.) The…

A national survey addressed Section 123 of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). (The section provides 80 percent of the 8 percent set-aside for services to eligible participants and 20 percent for administrative coordination and technical assistance.) In fall 1985, the survey was mailed to JTPA state education agency (SEA) personnel in each…

Between October and December 1985, a national survey gathered information from 37 states on the 3 percent and 8 percent set-aside programs. Approximately three-fourths of the responding states administered the 3 percent program for older individuals through the same state employment and training unit responsible for the basic Title II-A program;…

The Multifunctional Resource Center for Bilingual Education at the University of Wisconsin, Madison is a federally funded program of training and technical assistance to schools, programs, and individuals involved in the education of limited-English-proficient (LEP) students. It provides services in six states: Iowa; Michigan; Minnesota; North…

In response to the findings and recommendations of a planning conference in 1989, the Department of Energy (DOE) increased its funding of ongoing precollege programs in science and mathematics education and launched some new initiatives. To evaluate and improve its efforts, the DOE has also initiated a 4-year evaluation and technical assistance…

The Medically Fragile Inservice for Related Services Teams (M-FIRST) project developed, evaluated, and disseminated model inservice practices centering on the provision of competency-based training to school and community personnel working with young medically fragile children in school settings. The M-FIRST goals focused on developing an…

An evaluation of the Research and Development Centers and the Regional Educational Laboratories of the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) was conducted by an outside analyst brought in in September 1991 by then Assistant Secretary Diane Ravitch. The Research and Development Centers have been one of the primary sources of…