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InterAmerica Research Associates, Rosslyn, VA. – 1980
This document consists of sixteen "mini-documents," each of which represents a set of suggestions for education practitioners at the state and local levels, to use in entering into "community partnerships" with a state or local unit of a national organization for the purpose of providing career education to elementary/high school students.…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Community Cooperation, Community Organizations
Altschuld, James W.; Terry, Terese – 1977
This report presents a case study of programs that provide either formal or informal training for economically disadvantaged youth from fourteen to twenty-one years of age at six community action agencies in the state of Ohio. The following programs involving the six agencies were examined: inschool public sector programs funded by the…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Case Studies, Communication Problems, Community Action
SOUTHARD, J.K.; AND OTHERS – 1967
IN THE SUMMER OF 1967, WORK WAS INITIATED BY 3 PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO TO PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR MIGRANT AGRICULTURAL FAMILIES. THE INITIAL EFFORT INVOLVED A SURVEY TO IDENTIFY MIGRANT YOUTH AND THEIR NEEDS. COMMUNITY AGENCIES AND THE 3 SCHOOL SYSTEMS THEN DETERMINED PRIORITIES AND CONSTRUCTED MATERIALS FOR THE…
Descriptors: Activities, Agricultural Laborers, Community Organizations, Educational Programs
Pittsburgh Public Schools, PA. – 1960
PROPOSED IS A PROJECT TO REORGANIZE THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN FIVE DISADVANTAGED AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS SERVING IN-MIGRANT, TRANSIENT CHILDREN. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THESE STUDENTS WILL IMPROVE THEIR ACHIEVEMENT IN ENGLISH, SOCIAL STUDIES, AND ARITHMETIC. NEW TEACHING METHODS WILL BE DEVELOPED, AND PARENTS WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO PLACE A GREATER…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Educational Improvement, Elementary Schools, Migrant Children
Liddle, Gordon P.; And Others – 1966
Described is an action research program in four elementary schools in disadvantaged areas of Quincy, Illinois. This educational improvement effort focused on parent involvement and enrichment during and after school as well as in the summer. Curricular modifications and enrichment included field trips, development of listening skills, puppetry,…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Community Resources, Curriculum, Disadvantaged Youth
Mezoff, Maurice W. – 1967
In order to assist both volunteers and staff at all levels in planning and operating manpower services in neighborhoods, an attempt has been made to place "neighborhood method" in its proper context as a part of a comprehensive manpower program, and to provide guidelines for integrating manpower activities into a total neighborhood…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Community Cooperation, Community Organizations, Community Programs
California State Commission on the Status of Women, Sacramento. – 1975
Major activities of the California Commission on the Status of Women during 1974-75 are described, and summaries are presented which characterize the status of women in California in areas of social, political, and economic life. Established by the state legislature in 1965, the Commission has among its goals the study of changing roles and…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Child Care, Civil Rights, Community Organizations
Herrnstadt, Irwin L.; And Others – 1977
A case study of the introduction of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) in Boston was conducted (1) to chronicle and analyze the changes in employment and training planning and programs as the federal policy changes from a centralized and categorical policy to a decentralized and decategorized one, (2) to examine the impact of…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, City Government
Development Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1975
This report describes the New Haven, Connecticut site of the Child and Family Resource Program (CFRP), a Head Start-affiliated program designed to elicit community and family involvement in fostering optimum development of preschool children and their families. The New Haven site is one of 11 demonstration sites of the national CFRP. In planning…
Descriptors: Career Development, Community Involvement, Community Organizations, Day Care
Development Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1975
This report describes the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma site of the Child and Family Resource Program (CFRP), a Head Start-affiliated program designed to elicit community and family involvement in fostering optimum development of preschool children and their families. The Oklahoma City site, serving a rural black community, is one of 11 demonstration…
Descriptors: Black Community, Community Involvement, Community Organizations, Day Care
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1976
This document is the text of a House of Representatives bill to establish procedures and standards for the framing of relief in suits to desegrate the Nation's elementary and secondary public schools, to provide for assistance to voluntary desegregation efforts, to establish a National Community and Education Committee to provide assistance to…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Involvement, Community Organizations, Court Litigation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. – 1976
This document is the text of a Senate bill to establish procedures and standards for the framing of relief in suits to desegregate the Nation's elementary and secondary public schools, to provide for assistance to voluntary desegregation efforts, to establish a National Community and Education Committee to provide assistance to encourage and…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Involvement, Community Organizations, Court Litigation
Walker, William; And Others – 1974
The manual, designed for two-day workshops with 20 to 40 State officials, is directed toward recognizing the special role that State officials have in initiating and furthering systematic or team efforts to cope with the drinking-driver. It is one of five workshop manuals developed to assist State and local agencies involved in the development of…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Administrator Education, Agency Cooperation, Agency Role
Card, B. Y.; And Others – 1970
The May 1970 survey determined the number and distribution of the Native Canadian youth population (ages 12-25) in the City of Edmonton, including both transients and residents. A subsidiary objective was to make contact with youth-serving agencies within the city to ascertain their knowledge of Native youths in the area. Specific operational…
Descriptors: Adolescents, American Indians, Community Organizations, Community Surveys
Ruud, Josephine B.; Hall, Olive A. – 1974
The book is intended for college seniors and graduate students seeking an understanding of adult education and for practitioners who are conducting some aspect of an adult program. Its focus is on education for home and family life, one of the important objectives of adult education. Part One introduces the nature of adult education, giving…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
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