Reviewed are the history and public relations, financial and service roles of lay "Friends of the Library" groups. Programs and techniques useful in the pursuit of these roles are suggested. Guidelines for a constitution, fee schedule, and administrative structure plus a bibliography give potential friends organizations help in…

This book presents a step-by-step approach to organizing or strengthening volunteer groups to conserve and manage natural resources. The approach is applicable to both small focused groups and large nonprofit corporations. Three case studies point out the common characteristics of successful conservation organizations, including clear goals, a…

What makes some neighborhood organizations sanctuaries for inner-city youth is examined in this attempt to explain why some organizations are resources that enable youth to survive the harsh realities of everyday urban life in America. The first chapter contrasts the grim expectations for urban youth with the sense of the hopeful future expressed…

If education in America is to serve the needs of the individual, there must be a change in terms of what education is, who it serves, how it serves, and by what methodology it is conveyed. Community education is a concept of education that involves people. People have dignity, worth, and really count as individuals. Four rather broad general…

This paper is one of a series related to various aspects of a pilot project to establish community-education work councils composed of educators, employers, local union representatives, and representatives of community organizations or of the general public. Following a historical overview of the relationship between industry and education and…

Educational brokerages are described in this monograph as intermediaries which help adult students find their way into and through the experience of postsecondary education. Examples given range from community-based, free-standing counseling and advocacy agencies to community colleges without faculty or campus. Each of the nine chapters asks and…

This book examines the current state of residential group care for dependent, neglected and emotionally disturbed children in the United States and Canada. A result of the Group Care Project of the Child Welfare League of America, the book is divided into four parts. Part I describes the project, puts group care into historical and sociological…