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Wisconsin Alliance for Arts Education, Milwaukee. – 1979
A resource book for the development of arts education in the community is presented in four sections. Section I lists seven of the Wisconsin State Plan Community Related Objectives: to initiate or expand communication between arts groups, arts institutions, and public and private organizations; expand arts education programs for adults through…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, Community Action, Community Change
Download full textOffice of Economic Opportunity, Washington, DC. – 1965
The Community Action Program Workbook has been prepared as an aid to the many people now involved in establishing community action programs to combat poverty. It is designed to stimulate thinking rather than to prescribe given courses of action. Although it has many audiences, the workbook is intended principally for the local community groups who…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, After School Programs, Community Action, Community Involvement
Garn, Harvey A.; And Others – 1976
The evaluation of three Ford Foundation supported Community Development Corporation (CDC) programs with performance relative to output targets (milestones) that are both identifiable and quantifiable are presented in this paper. The milestone targets, developed in 1973 for the following year, are targets over which the CDC would legitimately be…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Action, Community Change, Community Development
Palmer, Parker J.; Jacobson, Elden – 1971
This document, the sixth of seven essays, investigates the relationship of the church, the university and urban society in the area of politics, education, and ministry. This manual describes a basic methodology of the project, "Action-research". The essay is of the "how to do it" breed, with a detailed description of the stages in an…
Descriptors: Action Research, Church Related Colleges, Community Action, Community Programs
Public Health Service (DHEW), Washington, DC. Bureau of Community Environmental Management. – 1970
This document presents information about aspects of the lead pollution problem that relate to children, suggests a community action program for controlling lead hazards, estimates the staff and other costs involved in developing such a program, and tells how to synthesize the program components for maximum effectiveness. The seven parts of the…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Community Action, Community Education, Community Programs
Lewis, Anne; And Others – 1990
This booklet provides background information on literacy for television and radio broadcasters. It focuses first on the numbers of functionally illiterate persons in the United States and what those numbers mean. Central to understanding those numbers, as pointed out by the booklet, is the definition of illiteracy that is used, a definition that…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Broadcast Journalism, Community Action
Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit, London (England). – 1983
This book is intended for people who want to organize their own learning either individually or as a member of a community group rather than fit into a more predetermined and perhaps more formal educational experience. Section 1 focuses on learning to a purpose. Section 2 discusses getting going. In the next section are suggestions for finding…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Action, Community Programs
GUIDANCE OBJECTIVES TO BE INCLUDED IN A COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM COMBATING PROVERTY ARE PRESENTED. THE OBJECTIVES INCLUDE EARLY ADJUSTMENT OF STUDENTS, EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND INTERPRETATION OF ABILITIES, EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER PLANS BASED ON ABILITIES AND SKILLS, PARENT UNDERSTANDING OF OPPORTUNITIES, ENCOURAGEMENT OF REALISTIC GOALS IN LINE…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Career Planning, Community Action, Community Programs
Columbia Univ., New York, NY. Center for Community Education. – 1971
This manual has been prepared to assist community groups understand what is necessary to do if funds are sought to support a program. Contents of the manual are comprised of: Part I - Federal programs: what are Federal programs; where to find out about these programs; what to ask for from the funding department; general kinds of information needed…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Community Action, Community Organizations, Community Problems
Weber, Ron – Grassroots Development, 1990
Describes Catholic priest's founding and operation of Servol, grassroots community assistance and development center in Trinidad. Describes Servol's low-profile service-oriented approach to creating education and health services, programs, and facilities. Describes Servol's difficult transition from quixotic neighborhood project to national and…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Centers, Community Coordination, Community Development
Moll, Gary; Young, Stanley – 1992
This step-by-step guide, developed by the Global ReLeaf organization, presents tree-planting advice and simple steps to organizing a successful community tree-planting and tree-care program. The text is divided into three parts. Part 1 introduces trees and discusses the role they play as components of the living urban environment. Distinctions are…
Descriptors: Activities, Climate, Community Action, Community Involvement
Community Mobilization Project: A Strategic Plan for American Indians in the San Francisco Bay Area.
United Indian Nations, Inc., Oakland, CA. – 1996
The Community Mobilization Project was a 3-year, grassroots strategic planning process by American Indians in the San Francisco Bay Area. As a result of Bureau of Indian Affairs policies that relocated reservation Indians to the Bay Area in the 1950s-70s, over 40,000 American Indians now live in the 10-county area. However, the Indian population…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Agency Cooperation, Community Action, Community Organizations
Jacobsen, G. Michael, Ed. – 1982
The papers selected for this reader represent the broad range of "practice oriented" interests, problems, populations, and interventions found in both rural social work and at the Seventh National Institute. Section 1 contains four papers which deal with program development and community practice, i.e., planning social services in a…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Community Action, Community Education
Kirby, Kathleen – 1989
Community service is a voluntary contribution to the commonweal that teaches valuable lessons about the responsibilities of citizenship in a free society. Vital services are provided through thousands of organizations created to meet needs not otherwise provided for by government. Participation in these community service projects help create a…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Action, Community Involvement, Community Programs
Arizona State Ecomonic Opportunity Office, Phoenix. – 1971
Presented is the 5th annual report of the Arizona State Economic Opportunity Office (SEOO). The purpose of the report is to provide interested agencies, public officials, and the general public an overview of SEOO programs operating in Arizona. The report gives descriptions and purposes of these various programs and discusses grants received by…
Descriptors: American Indians, Annual Reports, Community Action, Community Centers
