COMMUNITY PROGRESS, INC. A NONPROFIT COMMUITY ACTION CORPORATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN NEW HAVEN CONNECTICUT, IN 1962, WITH A THREE YEAR FORD FOUNDATION GRANT. IT HAS UNDERTAKEN PROGRAMS OF EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL SERVICES, EMPHASIZING INVOLVEMENT WITH THE POOR ON A CLOSE, INFORMAL, NEIGHBORHOOD BASIS. SOCIAL, VOCATIONAL, HEALTH,…

INTERLOCKING ACTION PROGRAMS WERE DESIGNED TO OPEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW INCOME, MINORITY GROUPS IN A SLUM AREA. TODAY, THE MAJORITY OF RESIDENTS ARE IMPOVERISHED PUERTO RICAN IN-MIGRANTS, WITH A SMALLER SPRINKLING OF LOW INCOME NEGRO, CHINESE, JEWISH, ITALIAN, AND POLISH GROUPS. MYF PROVIDES JOB TRAINING AND PLACEMENT FOR UNEMPLOYED YOUTH, GROUP…

These materials are intended to provide a workshop design for conducting a one-day training program for representatives of community groups who are, or want to become, involved with helping to promote sex equity within the vocational education system. The workshop is designed (1) to provide representatives of community groups with background…

THIS REPORT EVALUATES NEW YORK STATE'S COMPENSATORY EDUCATION ACTIVITIES ACCORDING TO THE FORMAT SPECIFIED BY THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION. THE FIRST SECTION DEALS WITH PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND DESCRIBES THE TYPES OF SERVICES OFFERED, DISSEMINATION OF DATA, EVALUATIVE PROCEDURES, MAJOR PROBLEM AREAS, PROJECTS THAT WERE NOT APPROVABLE, COORDINATION…

THIS VOLUME IS PLANNED AS THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF SOURCE BOOKS FOR LEGISLATORS, ADMINISTRATORS, STUDENTS, AND RESEARCHERS, SUMMARIZING INFORMATION ON CURRENT AND RECENT LITERATURE, AS WELL AS ON ACTION PROJECTS RELEVANT TO AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE, DIMENSIONS, AND DISTRIBUTION OF POVERTY IN CANADA. PART 1 IS AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY UNDER…

In this evaluation study of Project ENABLE, the basic question was whether low-income parents can be reached by family life education discussion groups. The research involved about 11,600 personal interviews with parents and about 6,200 records of group attendance and service to the parents. A substantial number of low-income parents (median…

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is based largely on assumptions about bureaucratic ineptitude as the cause of environmental degradation and citizen involvement as the cure. These assumptions and the procedural requirements of the NEPA process have severly undercut the limited contributions which citizen involvement can make to…

This teacher's guide to unit four of the second-semester "Comparing Political Experiences" course provides specific objectives and instructional procedures for each of five activities which focus on the smog problem in Riverside, California. In addition, the guide provides instructions for coordinating the use of the student text,…

Written for the woman just graduated from college who wants a big-city job, the book provides coverage of the job scene from New York to San Francisco and offers methods and suggestions on how to create an exciting new career. Tips on where to look for jobs, the resume, and the job interview are some of the introductory topics, followed by a…

Support in the United States for comprehensive sexuality education is overwhelming. Yet a small, vocal opposition and increasingly hostile public policy have deterred its implementation in many communities across the country. The chasm between community needs and public policy prompted the Ms. Foundation for Women and the David and Lucille Packard…

More than 50 years ago, in Brown vs. Board of Education, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that sending children to separate schools solely on the basis of race was unconstitutional. Seven years prior, the Supreme Court ruled in Mendez vs. Westminster and the California Board of Education that Mexican American children could not be denied access…

This document explains the use of a model for mapping community capacity and resources that was developed by the community development office of a health group in Edmonton, Alberta, and applied in a collaborative pilot project in preparation for development of a community health plan. A brief discussion of the factors leading to development of the…

This publication captures the thoughts, suggestions, and concerns Canadians expressed through an engagement process on behalf of the Government of Canada to animate discussion on Canada's innovation and learning challenges. The chapters provide summaries of what different groups had to say in relation to these key challenge areas and themes set…

Presents a communitarian rationale for character education. Communitarians believe that individual liberties depend upon bolstering the foundations of civil society: families, schools, and neighborhoods. Lists four core areas of focus: character education in the schools, building and rebuilding communities, policies to strengthen the family, and…

Analyzes how schools and social studies teachers can best teach citizenship education to help student involvement. Contends that programs which empower students through participation in classroom and school decision making and through involvement in local government affairs should replace passive seatwork. Describes a Florida State University…