The development of a technology for helper training and its implications for human and community resource development are discussed. (BY)

The paper examines the Work Health Organization's (WHO) community based rehabilitation (CBR) scheme currently being field tested in a number of countries and examines also the usefulness of the WHO/CBR manual "Training Disabled People in the Community." The development of alternative CBR schemes in Asia, Africa, and Latin America since…

A decision model is presented to help teachers intervene when severely disabled students fail to respond to relevant cues in the community. Five phases are addressed, including identifying those errors and deciding whether to allow a natural correction to occur. (CL)

A coordinated home and school planning process via a transdisciplinary model is designed to serve severely/profoundly handicapped students in functional curriculum areas. Planning begins with identification of needs, constraints, and resources, and formulation of student objectives. (CL)

The paper examines issues involved in providing instruction to severely handicapped individuals in their natural environments. Factors that influence the arrangements made for instruction in community environments are classified according to student factors (such as chronological age, post-school projections, and unique learning and performance…

If an educational program provides a theory of learning (defining specific competencies), and if community subsystems are understood and used in conjunction with academics, and if other learning resources (persons, events, media, etc.) are identified and catalogued, then the "community" can function as a total learning resource. (Author/JC)

Steps in developing career education programs for learning disabled adolescents are described, and components of a successful career education program are outlined. (SW)

A look at school training centers, which provide teachers, paraprofessionals, preservice individuals, administrators, and parents and community representatives an opportunity to upgrade skills related to their role in the school milieu. (Author)

Presents a model of treatment in which a family therapist is partnered with a community member whom is called a community resource specialist (CRS). Reports on an evaluation of the model in the treatment of adolescents with behavioral problems. (Contains 11 references.) (Author/GCP)

This publication contains seminar papers and the description of a workshop program focusing on how to incorporate community resources into ethnic heritage studies programs at all educational levels. The publication is the result of a federally funded ethnic studies project which conducted a seminar and a workshop for community members and…

An innovative model for community control of a preschool program joined community resources with university skills. Parents and students formed teaching teams for 39 children aged three to five. The community made ultimate program decisions; the community and the university together administered program decisions and planned curriculum; and the…

Six community builders in Edmonton, Alberta, planned, developed, and implemented Listen and Learn II, a reflective research project in asset-based community building, over a 6-month period in 1998. They met regularly over 2 months to plan the research and design a method that was open to participation at any stage, encouraged exchange of…

The CRU project identified and selected four Illinois secondary educational institutions effectively utilizing community resources (Mattoon, Orion, and Sycamore High Schools and the Little Wabash Cooperative Vocational Center) and provided on-site visitation of models. A published manual covers identification, development and utilization, and…

This guide to community services is designed to assist financial counseling agencies in the development of community service handbooks with comprehensive listings of community resources and referral centers. The handbook is organized into sections according to problem areas and includes the following: (1) alcohol and drug treatment; (2) child…

Intended for persons evaluating arts education programs in which artists and museum people make presentations to school students on a regular basis, this model integrates qualitative with quantitative assessments. (Author/RM)