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O'Brien, Susan K. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1978
"Women for Higher Education" is a New Hampshire program designed to assist rural Aid to Families with Dependent Children recipients to return to college. The program serves 500 rural women and includes 4 regional community based centers and core spokeswomen who staff the centers providing peer counseling and support. (JC)
Descriptors: Females, Higher Education, Program Descriptions, Rural Areas
Kurtz, P. David; Lindsey, Elizabeth W. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1987
Describes Georgia university/community partnership to prevent juvenile delinquency at local level. Discusses goals to develop school/juvenile court staff relationship, establish local intra-agency staff groups to plan/coordinate services with troubled youth, and develop/implement prevention plan based on local needs. (NEC)
Descriptors: Community Development, Delinquency Prevention, Higher Education, Program Descriptions
Dodd, Nancy; And Others – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1978
Describing an alternative approach to the delivery of educational services aimed at social work practitioners in rural areas, this article details a Montana educational delivery system that incorporated isolated field experience with opportunities for student interaction and extensive written and phone communication between the educational staff…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Higher Education, Models, Nontraditional Education
Bergel, Vivian R.; Raffield, Sharon H. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1986
Describes rationale, organization, and requirements of urban/rural mini-semester, a field experience program which provides social work students at Elizabethtown College (Pennsylvania) with an appreciation of both rural and urban social welfare systems. Suggests how other colleges/universities, regardless of size, could implement this curriculum…
Descriptors: Curriculum Enrichment, Experiential Learning, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education
Cowher, Salene J. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1994
Stresses the importance of developing rural education initiatives that address the changing workforce in rural areas and the accompanying need for career preparation beyond high school. Describes a program at Edinboro University (Pennsylvania) that prepares rural high school students for career decision making and builds connections between rural…
Descriptors: Career Development, College School Cooperation, Community Involvement, High School Students
MacDonald, Frederick; Fuller, Kathi – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1994
The Interdisciplinary Rural Health Training Project recruits and trains graduate-level, allied health and social service practitioners for practice in two rural Michigan counties with diverse and migrant populations. The program emphasizes cultural sensitivity, interdisciplinary community service projects, team building among health professionals,…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Health Services, Cooperative Programs
