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Boegen, Anne, Ed. – 1986
Designed to offer guidelines, ideas and help to those who provide library service to young adults, this manual includes information about the provision of young adult (YA) services in six sections. The first section, which addresses planning and administration, includes a definition of a young adult and a checklist for determining community needs…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Relations, Library Materials, Library Networks
Download full textChute, Adrienne; Kroe, P. Elaine – National Center for Education Statistics, 2007
This report includes national and state summary data on public libraries in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, with an introduction, selected findings, and tables. The report is based on data from the Public Libraries Survey for fiscal year 2005, and includes information on service measures such as number of users of electronic resources,…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Public Libraries, Internet, Library Services
Ahmad, Mahassen – 1991
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Nutrition Education and Training Program (NET) provides nutrition information and instructional resources for children, parents, educators, and food service personnel. This document describes the evaluation methods of the NET Program in Texas in fiscal year 1991, reports evaluation results, and offers…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Coordination, Food Service, Instructional Materials
Hannaford, Claudia – 1985
The ABCs of financing church and synagogue libraries are presented in this guide as Acquiring Funds, Budgeting, and Cash Accounting. Acquiring funds and the basic means needed to start a library are described, including resources such as books, shelves, office supplies, and financial resources; ideas and methods are presented for soliciting both…
Descriptors: Accounting, Community Involvement, Cost Effectiveness, Financial Support
Allan, Beverly; And Others – 1988
In 1987, a study was conducted by the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA) and J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (JSRCC) to identify the level and kinds of educational training wanted by residents of the Creighton and Hillside public housing developments, the support and assistance RRHA might offer residents to gain employment,…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Surveys, Cooperative Programs, Economically Disadvantaged
Miller-Whitehead, Marie – Online Submission, 2005
The purpose of this paper was to compare attitudes and behaviors of respondents toward members of other cultural groups. This paper presents the results of a Multicultural Attitude Survey conducted with a random sample of 122 respondents ranging in education level from grade 9 to university graduate students. The survey was adapted from a similar…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism, Teaching Methods, Outreach Programs
Banilower, Eric – American Association of Physics Teachers (NJ1), 2003
This report summarizes the activities and findings of Horizon Research, Inc. (HRI) in its external evaluation of Rural Physics Teacher Resource Agents (PTRA) project. The report details HRI's work and findings since June 2002. The project is on schedule for going to scale with the rural centers model, establishing four centers in Year One and…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Teachers, Rural Education, Institutes (Training Programs)
Fulp, Sherri L.; Banilower, Eric R. – American Association of Physics Teachers (NJ1), 2005
This report summarizes the activities and findings of Horizon Research, Inc. (HRI) in its external evaluation of the American Association of Physic Teachers (APPT's) Rural Physics Teacher Resource Agents (PTRA) project. The report details HRI's work and findings since June 2004. The report is divided into five main sections. The first provides an…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Teachers, Rural Education, Institutes (Training Programs)
Meyer, Richard W.; Mayo, Mary Jane – 2001
This report describes the University Library Alumni Outreach Research Project. The goals of the project were twofold: to describe and analyze alumni outreach initiatives currently offered by university libraries belonging to the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) as well as the alumni programs and services offered by the universities…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Alumni, Alumni Associations, Foreign Countries
Garland, Corinne W.; Osborne, Sheri C. – 1999
This final report describes activities and accomplishments of SpecialCare Outreach, a program designed to expand inclusive child care options for families of young children with severe disabilities through replication of the SpecialCare model of training while developing linkages for collaboration through interagency planning groups. The…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers, Curriculum Design, Day Care
Ling-nam, Leo Ip – 1989
The purpose of this study was to establish a profile of services to older people in Pennsylvania public libraries. A survey was distributed to 50 district library centers and headquarters of the state library and 50 independent public libraries. The response rate was 65%. Major findings of the study were the following: (1) 66.15% of respondents…
Descriptors: Categorical Aid, Educational Gerontology, Library Facilities, Library Services
Barefoot, Donna; Thomas, George – 1994
It is estimated that from 1 percent to 10 percent of American children suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Despite the large amount of research and numerous professional articles written about attention deficit disorders, parents rarely have easy access to this information and the assistance resources contained therein.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Attitude Change, Counselor Client Relationship, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedValentine, Kristin B.; Jacobsen, Janet L. – Public Libraries, 1992
Describes a public library program designed to stimulate appreciation of adult fiction written in and about the contemporary western United States. Discussion covers project objectives, oral interpretation of literature, project phases, study guides and bibliographies, staff orientation, lectures, evaluators, personnel, publicity, problems, and…
Descriptors: Audience Response, Evaluation Methods, Fiction, Grants
Alberta Advanced Education and Technology, 2008
Learning Clicks is a program under the provincial department of Advanced Education and Technology's "Raising Awareness about Planning for Post-Secondary" (RAPPS) umbrella; an initiative that supports Strategy 2.4 in Alberta Advanced Education and Technology's 2007-10 Business Plan to enhance parents' and learners' knowledge and awareness…
Descriptors: Teacher Surveys, Student Surveys, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology
New Mexico State Library, Santa Fe. – 1992
A study of the information needs of rural services clientele was undertaken in New Mexico to define the services that the state library should provide. A survey about information needs was prepared and mailed to post office box holders, randomly selected, in rural areas of the state. In all, 1,200 surveys were distributed. Responses were received…
Descriptors: Adults, Bookmobiles, Cost Effectiveness, Library Collections
