Recognizing the special relationship that exists between neighbors, communities across the nation are spearheading innovative programs to build, amplify, and leverage social networks in distressed communities to reach residents not yet enrolled in higher education. Grounded in existing relationships and established trust, the Chamber of Commerce…

Intermediaries that design and build work-based learning delivery systems believe that postsecondary credentials--certifications and degrees (both associate's and bachelor's)--are a requirement for most good jobs. Indeed, such credentials increase access to economic mobility and, ultimately, greater equity. When coupled with work-based learning…

This resource clarifies the roles intermediaries play in college and career pathways systems. It can be useful for envisioning a brand-new organization or strengthening the intermediary functions of an existing organization. Your organization can use this guide during a strategic planning process or at any time to reflect on its practices, shift…

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates (EDGE) program develops geographic data to help policymakers, program administrators, and the public understand relationships between educational institutions and the communities they serve. One of the commonly used geographic data items is the NCES…

Talent Hubs are communities that have shown the ability and commitment to significantly increase college-level learning among residents of all backgrounds. Areas that have earned a designation as a Talent Hub truly work as a community, meaning businesses, education leaders, and civic organizations work as a unit to attract, cultivate, and retain…

The major goal of the Basic Video Production Workshop program of the Denver Community Video Center was to communicate basic production skills, through the use of extensive hands-on experience, to people with little or no training in the use of visual media. The ideas and exercises presented in this manual focus on the design and completion of…

This handbook provides AmeriCorps Promise Fellows with important information about their participation in this special initiative of AmeriCorps and America's Promise--The Alliance for Youth. Section 1 is an overview of AmeriCorps, including its mission, the mission of America's Promise--The Alliance for Youth, and the role of AmeriCorps Promise…

Community education addresses itself to the involvement of community people in decision-making processes. By opening the local school to all members of the community, determining its needs, wants, and problems, setting priorities, and then finding the appropriate delivery systems to address these issues, the concept is becoming a significant…

This eighth in a series of ten learning modules on school-community relations is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers competence in effectively utilizing the opportunities available in their community to provide service to, and maintain liaison with, the organizations and agencies within the community. The terminal…

Part of a system by which local education agency (LEA) personnel may evaluate secondary and postsecondary vocational education programs, this fifth of eight components focuses on an analysis of the utilization of community resources. Utilization of the component is designed to open communication channels among all segments of the community so that…

The unique position of community colleges in the community service structure is described in this guide, and numerous examples of how pioneering colleges are finding their way into the aging field are provided. The chapters of the guide are as follows: 1. Aging as a Priority for Community Colleges; 2. Manpower for the Field of Aging: Status of…

This document details the purposes and principles of community audits and presents guidelines for designing and conducting a community audit to assess a local community's workforce development needs and resources. Section 1 presents an overview of the U.S. Department of Labor's Community Audit Project and explains the following key steps in…

This report provides information on the degrees and certificate programs offered in Oregon's postsecondary institutions of education for the 1973-74 academic school year. Degrees and certificate programs are listed as given in the institutions' catalogs. An inventory of programs for each postsecondary institution is provided in appendixes, which…

Part of a 13-volume series designed to be used as a group inservice or a self-learning system to train school administrators and counselors for their role in career education, this fourth section (4.4) of module 4 (Planning) consists of a series of suggested readings and activities to aid the administrator and staff in developing a supportive…

Materials contained in the 16 volumes that make up the Rural America Series suggest practices through which rural schools can meet local community needs and realize their potential for career program delivery. This procedural handbook, one of three support functions guides in the series, is based on the premise that community cooperation, through…