This guide is for use by advisers conducting workshops for high school students participating as volunteers in the School and Community Service Program. It contains the following five units: (a) voluntarism, (b) the tutor, (c) the recreation aide, (d) the volunteer with the elderly, and (e) the volunteer with the handicapped. Each unit contains a…

Presented is the master plan for environmental education developed by the state of Michigan. The plan provides the framework, guidelines, and processes for coordinating and evaluating all environmental communication, education, and information activities in Michigan. It is both comprehensive and long-range, covering all geographic areas and social…

An outgrowth of State-sponsored institutes conducted by Auburn University, Alabama, to produce career education teaching modules for adults, the community resources module is one of five field-tested curriculum guides adopted from findings of the nationally oriented Adult Performance Level Study conducted at the University of Texas. (Basic to the…

This pamphlet provides information on the history of and current trends toward neighborhood economic enterprises and provides guidance for setting up such enterprises. A bibliography of books, articles, and newsletters that have information on how to start and sustain neighborhood businesses and cooperatives is provided. Also included is a list of…

This paper discusses the rationale for needs assessments, briefly describes different types of needs assessments, and outlines basic procedures which can be used in planning and implementing a community needs survey for services for young children and their families. The demographic and statistical approach to needs assessment is briefly…

The "pining" for a sense of community, for roots, for a connectedness to others is a basic need that is felt but not understood, that is desired but not practiced, in either college settings or the greater society. Thus, the prevalent rootlessness and transience that students arrive with at college (due to a highly mobile society) is never…

This guide is the fourth in a series of eleven generated in 1978 as the result of workshops that focused on peer training, a different approach to teaching. The workshops provided the opportunity for members of eleven identified role groups to work together with peers to examine the relationship between their specific role group and community…

This guide explains what an endowment is, how and when to create an endowment, how endowments are invested, and how large a donation is required to establish an endowed fund. For community colleges, such contributions ensure long-term funding for critical needs such as student scholarships or instructional equipment to keep up with new…

The guide introduces a method of identifying problems associated with rapid community growth; outlines several growth management options, and some challenges to be faced when attempting to influence related policy choices; and examines how people being impacted might cope more effectively. Part I, "Growth Impacts Assessment," provides an…

This handbook reviews displaced worker and community experiences to identify traumatic areas of concern and, thereby, to propose strategies for other communities should they face similar crises. Part 1 focuses on preventing a plant closing. Indications of plant closure are discussed as well as a pre-closure intervention model to reduce…

Directed to the local government of smaller cities, this guide discusses five techniques for valid and feasible citizen participation. In each of the five selections the author describes the technique and indicates when its use is appropriate and what both its advantages and disadvantages are. The sections are arranged in order from the least to…

This syllabus for a course on community organizations and information transfer provides outlines for these topics: (1) a review of research on community development; (2) identification of organizations in relation to their information environment; (3) information seeking and use behavior of organizations; (4) information seeking and use behavior…

This paper discusses a variety of ways school officials can effectively utilize participation by lay citizens in school affairs to maintain good public relations with the community. The important role of parents is stressed, and the value of homework assignments, teacher-parent group meetings, and individual teacher-parent conferences in…

This resource guide is the first of three volumes of environmental education ideas and activities compiled by participants at the Tallahassee Junior Museum for the benefit of other environmental educators. This volume contains ten booklets produced by various community groups to educate their membership or target groups about the environment. The…

Suggestions for communication activities in developing new and ongoing water programs are offered in this handbook. It is one in a series of UNICEF publications that aim to inform a variety of audiences on life quality concerns. Specific objectives in this guide focus on providing information and education in the use, transportation, storage, and…