In this study, we compared the types of texts found in two metropolitan areas (Santiago, Chile, and San Antonio, TX, USA) as a way of documenting the sponsorship of literacy within these two communities. We found (roughly) equal number of texts across the sites but interesting patterns within each. San Antonio's texts were primarily sponsored by…

Adequate and quality higher education is important for enhancing peace in most countries as well as among neighbouring communities. However, financial barriers deny Kenyan ASAL communities from accessing higher levels of education, limiting their access to the education necessary for enjoy benefits associated with education such as; employment,…

Analysis of states' use of home and community-based service waivers to finance community services for mentally retarded persons revealed that the waivers are difficult to develop and states are experiencing difficulties in serving the targeted number of people. (CL)

This community-based participatory research (CBPR) project utilized a mixed-methods survey design to identify urban (Tulsa, OK) American Indian (AI) strengths and needs. Six hundred fifty AIs (550 adults and 100 youth) were surveyed regarding their attitudes and beliefs about their community. These results were used in conjunction with other…

The study looks at sources of income, both legal and practical, identifies reasonable levels for library support, compares sources of governmental revenue and the costs of providing adequate library services, and develops mathematical formulas that can be used as measures of the city's or county's ability to support library services. The study…

Providing comprehensive services for the elderly in local communities presents planners and potential users with a complex set of problems. The development of new or expanded service to the elderly was examined within an ecologically informed resource dependency model to assess the effect on service expansion of organizational maintenance factors…

A study evaluated how an advertising campaign, conducted by Benton & Bowles Advertising Agency, affected the awareness of literacy needs and increased volunteerism for literacy education among the general public and the business community. Data for the evaluation were gathered in an extensive library search, a survey of Coalition for Literacy…

The economic solvency of Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) is a problem that needs immediate attention. In order to study the shift in funding sources for the 40 Community Services Boards (CSBs) which administer the 114 CMHCs in Virginia, the funding sources of CMHCs, and the fee collections of the CSBs, were examined. Data revealed that…

This exploratory survey, conducted in 1987, examines the relationships between Puerto Rican organizations and the United Way system, with a view towards finding ways in which United Way resources can best be applied to Puerto Rican community needs. The survey was mailed to 107 Puerto Rican private, non-profit human service agencies in 11 cities in…

Most folk art activity occurs outside institutional settings, and while some of it intersects with commerce and popular culture, other portions find nurture from public and private funding. This study sketches the breadth and depth of folk and traditional arts activity in the United States. The inquiry combines field-based or case study…

Economic status determined the effects of declining public revenues and a tighter economy on residents of Farmville, Virginia, a small, conservative, rural, Southern community with underdeveloped social services, whose class relations still reflect racial segregation, whose concern for local autonomy is so great that external funding sources are…

Describes a study that looked at keyworkers' (mediators between museums and public) contributions to lifelong learning and to helping members of public overcome cultural exclusion. Reports that field studies were undertaken in the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Ireland. States that the study was used to develop museum policy, to attract public to…

The resource guide provides information on 79 exemplary secondary programs serving handicapped youth in seven states (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vermont) and on instructional materials for use in a resource room or learning resource center collection in secondary and vocational education for the…

This report is one of a series of special booklets concerned with current trends in school policies and programs. The purpose of this particular publication is to provide practitioners at all levels, and others interested in education, with the most up-to-date information on some of the current issues in early childhood education. Individual…

The Education Resource Center (ERC) is a community-based teachers' resource center located in Chicago (Illinois). Its conceptual base is broader than that of a typical teachers center as ERC represents a community-based social movement with a wider orientation than teacher training. ERC's policy board reflects community organizations and the…