The principal objective of this project was to demonstrate a new approach to the delivery of vocational rehabilitation services in rural counties. A three-year Expansion Project was conducted in two typical rural counties of West Virginia, Pendleton and Gilmer Counties. Prior plans for delivery of services by means of itinerant counselors were…

Intended for use by any community member who is concerned about the problems of child abuse and neglect, this manual describes some of the essential activities involved in planning, organizing, and operating a community-wide child protection coordinating committee (CCPCC). The manual includes activities for identifying potential participants,…

The Community Coordinated Child Care (4C's) Delivery Systems Conference was designed to bring together, for the first time, administrators of community coordinated multi-site child care programs from across the United States for the purpose of exchanging detailed information about their organizations and concerns. Six program administrators from…

THE COMMUNITY PROJECT COORDINATORS DEVELOPED PROGRAMS TO HELP CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN ADJUST TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIFE. THE GOAL IS TO HELP EACH CHILD ACHIEVE HIS BEST EDUCATIONAL LEVEL BY PROVIDING HIM WITH EXPERIENCES COMPENSATING FOR EARLIER DEPRIVATIONS, BUILDING A CURRICULUM ADJUSTED TO THE CHILD'S NEEDS, INVOLVING PARENTS, WORKING…

As older adult organizations stretch to meet the needs of a growing older adult client population, these Senior Citizen Centers, clubs and other programs are increasingly unable to understand and control their internal as well as external environments. Organizational Development, a body of applied behavioral science techniques, can help older…

As older adult organizations stretch to meet the needs of a growing older adult client population, these Senior Citizen Centers, clubs and other programs are increasingly unable to understand and contol their internal as well as external environments. Organizational Development, a body of applied behavioral science techniques, can help older adult…

Describes a cooperative community education program encompassing 12 school districts and 18 communities in the Battle Creek, Michigan, metropolitan area. (Author/DN)

Schools are moving toward greater differentiation of instructional staffs through the use of paraprofessionals. A sophisticated differentiated instructional program requires the assistance of paraprofessionals. (Author)

More than 350 American cities have established people-to -people affiliations with over 400 cities in 54 other nations. (IR)

The author presents an idea for regional coordination of vocational training programs to reduce or eliminate duplication of effort. He suggests establishment of a center or clearinghouse to act as an interface agency among all vocational education program sponsors, employers, education seekers, and job seekers, and to coordinate their needs and…

Provides the personal narratives of three Rosebud Sioux tribal leaders: Geraldine Ancoren, a mother of 7 who has worked for the tribe in various departments for 16 years; Ned Metcalf, who organized several development projects for his extended family; and Duane Hollow Horn Bear, a Lakota Studies instructor at Sinte Gleska University and member of…

Used interviews to examine the awareness level of Nigerian mothers and local organizations of the need to develop sustainable community-based group care facilities for preschoolers in rural areas. Found that mothers' preferred child care method was day care/nursery schools. Forty percent of local organizations were willing to contribute towards…

The scholarship on historical and contemporary African-American teachers highlights the emphasis on community connections in their work. As such, the scholarship portrays African-American teachers almost exclusively as "givers" without fully considering what teachers derive from community connections. This paper describes a qualitative study in…

This collection of 12 author-contributed papers examines the notion of "academic community" within and among institutions of higher education. Papers are grouped into four sections which examine the idea of academic community, community through academic inquiry, community through curriculum, and community through organization,…

This project focuses on non-formal and adult education for women in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, India. The objectives of the project were: (1) to provide non-formal education to girls and adult education to women in a coordinated manner; (2) to raise civic and social awareness of women; (3) to decentralize planning and implementation of programs…