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Wood, Julie E. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1986
Describes multifacted role of a social worker in establishing a rural hospice care program in Cottage Grove, Oregon, a community of 8,000 inhabitants. Discusses program development, planning, coordination, and administration; problem identification and needs assessment; volunteer training; and client assessment and direct services. (NEC)
Descriptors: Community Services, Delivery Systems, Needs Assessment, Program Descriptions
Magrab, Phyllis; And Others – 1981
Four papers focus on the processes involved in developing a community team for providng services to handicapped preschoolers. Jerry Elder and Elynor Kazuk review steps in beginning a community team approach in "Getting Started," including the mechanics of planning and conducting an initial meeting to explain the advantages of collaborative…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Community Resources, Cooperation, Disabilities
Haff, Patricia A.; Stanley, Martha L. – 1983
This guidebook is one in the Target Topic Series developed to highlight issues and concerns related to effective community education operation. It is intended for the community educator and community education advisory council member who want to learn how to evaluate all aspects of their community education program. A pretest covers material…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Education, Models, Needs Assessment
National Association of Governors' Highway Safety Representatives. – 2001
A comprehensive needs assessment is the critical first step a coalition or organization must take in order to develop an effective and successful underage drinking prevention effort. This guide details the elements of a needs assessment. Beginning with data, the booklet walks the reader through the process organizations must follow to obtain all…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Cooperation, Community Coordination, Community Programs
Guerra, Nancy G.; Williams, Kirk R. – 1996
This planning guide is designed to help communities answer important questions about programs to address youth violence, including finding out the types of programs that are effective and learning how to implement them. The guide is divided into four sections. Section 1, "Key Facts about Youth Violence," presents key facts about youth violence…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cooperation, Guides, Needs Assessment
Talan, Carole S. – 1987
Intended for those groups contemplating the establishment of any type of literacy services within a community, this resource is designed to help in the analysis of both the need for literacy services within the community and the currently available resources for meeting that need. Five steps are recommended to identify clearly both the needs and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Community Resources, Evaluation Methods
Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1986
This report gives practical advice to unemployed people wishing to attend further education establishments while retaining their right to unemployment and/or supplementary benefits. It also provides advice and examples of good practice to colleges to encourage claimant study, explores ways to develop successful programs for unemployed people, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adults, Curriculum Development
Robin, Hazel; And Others – 1988
This manual aims to help communities develop a plan to improve services to children from birth to 3 years of age who are chronically ill or disabled, and their families. Section I provides background information needed to begin a Community Approach to an Integrated Service System (CAISS) committee in a community. It addresses the issue that…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Chronic Illness, Community Action, Community Coordination
Newman, Michael – 1990
This booklet is a guide to setting up a formal mentor program in the community. Mentor programs can take many shapes, whether sponsored through the schools, by businesses, or by churches and volunteer agencies. Like any operation, a volunteer mentor program has various management functions. The planning function sets a mission statement, goals,…
Descriptors: Administration, Community Involvement, Interpersonal Relationship, Mentors
Regional Laboratory for Educational Improvement of the Northeast & Islands, Andover, MA. – 1990
The year-long Lighthouse District Planning Process culminated in the development of a plan that addresses the needs of at-risk students in the Burlington School District and the Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union in Vermont. This final report on the project also serves as a guide that can be used by other districts to construct a comprehensive…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Planning
National American Indian Court Judges Association. – 1983
Based on a concern for the disproportionately high separation rate of American Indian families, the National American Indian Court Judges Association (NAICJA) applied for a grant to develop and offer the Indian-specific parent training program under which this training curriculum manual was developed. Composed of eight sections, the manual…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Education, American Indians, Course Content
Murphy, Brian; Bjorkquist, David C. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1988
Describes a computer-training needs assessment conducted in a manufacturing company which was performed by students in an industrial education course at the University of Minnesota. Provides suggestions for educators in providing computer training to the private sector. (TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science
BCEL Bulletin, 1986
This bulletin aims to provide guidance to business companies in developing an employee volunteer literacy program in which employees volunteer their time to assist in such aspects of community adult literacy campaigns as advocacy, public relations, fundraising, community leadership, and tutoring. A section on assessing local community needs…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Programs, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Office of Equal Educational Opportunity. – 1984
The purpose of this handbook is to provide guidelines for developing and implementing structured parent/community involvement programs in bilingual education and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs in local school districts. Section One concerns the assessment of school, parent, and community needs; this section contains suggestions for…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Donovan, Timothy J.; Vercoe, W. Norman – 1983
This report details the establishment of a cooperative planning group for high technology training programs and development of a brokering service model. The first three chapters present some background material on the geographic, educational, and industrial setting in Vermont and overview the changes facing the industrial work force. Chapter 4…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Demand Occupations, Educational Cooperation, Educational Planning
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