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Download full textScott, Eric J.; And Others – 1979
This report reviews the manner in which police handle citizen requests for social services. The focus is on how officers make their decisions--whether they handle such requests themselves, direct them elsewhere in the department, or refer citizens to other agencies. In their assessment of the literature on referral practices, the authors point out…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Community Services, Decision Making, Police
Weis, Suzanne; Wynn, Patricia – 1980
A review of the literature on the functions and responsibilities of the board of trustees in nonprofit organizations shows the following as major areas of responsibility: (1) determinatlon of agency policy and assumption of the ongoing role of monitoring performance against established policies; (2) allocation of the organization's resources,…
Descriptors: Administration, Board Administrator Relationship, Citations (References), Governing Boards
Gordus, Jeanne Prial – 1980
A study examined existing literature on retirement practices and policy. Demographic change and the gradual development of pension benefits have led to the phenomenon of early retirement. There are three groups of early retirees. The voluntary retiree is in relatively good health, with adequate financial resources, can take full advantage of early…
Descriptors: Adults, Demography, Economic Factors, Individual Characteristics
Heath, Walter D.; Oglesby, Elizabeth H. – 1979
Documents pertaining to the planning of vocational education programs and services for special populations are provided in this annotated bibliography. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author within each of seven sections: (1) planning approaches, (2) policy development, (3) needs assessment, (4) formulation of goals and objectives, (5)…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, Delivery Systems, Educational Planning
Moore, Michael G.; Thompson, Melody M. – 1990
After a brief review of the characteristics of distance education, this paper provides a review of the literature covering the research of the 1980s on teaching, learning, educational planning, organization, and policy formation as it relates to the use of communications technology in contemporary distance education. The main focus is on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Curriculum Development, Distance Education
Weinberg, Daniel; Germanis, Peter – 1988
Twenty years after the War on Poverty was launched, dependency on public support remains widespread. Part 1 of this report summarizes current research concerning the following issues affecting welfare programs: (1) evaluating the economic effects of welfare; (2) dynamics of dependency; (3) welfare and work; (4) welfare and family structure; (5)…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Community Programs, Employment Programs, Family (Sociological Unit)
Saunders, S. – 2001
This volume is a survey of more than 125 Australian apprenticeship and traineeship references from 1985-99. Each item identifies author/editor/organization, date, title, organization and place of publication or development. A "key" provides a descriptive phrase relating to the reference type, such as an industry-body paper on training…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Apprenticeships, Delivery Systems
