Beginning in 1973, meetings of 12 regional education advisory councils (composed of students, teachers, parents, administrators, board members, superintendents, and other citizens) studied volunteer programs in Illinois to determine their drawbacks and to formulate recommendations for expanding the concept of volunteers in education. This publication is the first attempt to disseminate information about volunteer programs in Illinois and to help local school districts interchange resources about their programs. Chapters focus on a rationale for using volunteers, potential problem areas and recommended solutions, orientation and evaluation, volunteer resource people, volunteers in career education programs, senior citizens as volunteers, the volunteer tutor, and specific volunteer programs in Illinois. An appendix contains material relevant to the state's volunteer programs. (JM)