A Compendium of Papers on Federal Programs.

Overview & Synopsis

These papers, prepared by graduate students at Texas Woman's University as part of an internship program, are presented in three sections: (1) overview and administration of federal programs; (2) Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; and (3) some procedural considerations in the development of federal programs. The specific topics include: (1) theory and past interpretation in education of the administration and management of federal programs; (2) Title IX dealing with equal rights for women; (3) the Rehabilitation Act, Section 504; (4) education and the migrant child; (5) Project Head Start; (6) Title I: overview, implementation, unique features, and innovative characteristics, administrative implications, migrant education programs, and financial assistance to local education of children of low-income families; (7) talent search; (8) the Indian Education Act of 1972; (9) vocational education for handicapped students; and (10) education of the preschool handicapped child. (AMH)