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Appalachia, 1975
Descriptors: Community Education, Definitions, Media Selection, Program Descriptions
Appalachia, 1976
A New York two-year college concentrates on involving its community in its educational program. (Author)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Involvement, Educational Philosophy, Program Descriptions
Appalachia, 1973
History of the recent past is preserved by the use of the tape recorder in 3 Appalachian projects. (PS)
Descriptors: History, Interviews, Program Descriptions, Speech Communication
Appalachia, 1973
The Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Developmental Services, Inc. (CIDS) offers comprehensive screening of children, especially preschool, for vision, dental, health or pediatric, speech, hearing, and motor development deficiencies. (NQ)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, History, Organization, Physical Development
Barry, Judy – Appalachia, 1977
Demonstrating the way in which the National Diffusion Network (a system set up to disseminate exemplary educational practices) operates, this article describes application of an Illinois-developed early childhood program to the needs of a rurally isolated county in North Carolina. (JC)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Information Dissemination, Program Descriptions, Program Development
Appalachia, 1985
The Appalachian Regional Commission celebrated its 20th anniversary by honoring commission pioneers and founders at a Washington, DC, gathering. A new program aimed at lowering the region's school dropout rate was announced at the banquet. State plans and investment programs and a finish-up program accomplishments were approved at a business…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, Program Proposals
Appalachia, 1969
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Program Descriptions, Student Participation, Student Projects
Darling, Sharon – Appalachia, 1984
There are an estimated 23 million functionally illiterate adults through the country; 30 million more have such limited proficiency that they are only marginally capable of being productive workers. The proportion of undereducated Appalachian adults is estimated to be substantially higher. Literacy programs offer hope, but are usually underfunded.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Needs, Illiteracy
Wawrzyniak, Loretta A. – Appalachia, 1970
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Financial Support, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Program Descriptions
Newman, Anne – Appalachia, 1985
Summarizes the 20-year history of the Appalachian Regional Commission's innovative, flexible, $550M model health care delivery system. Cites achievements in establishing primary care clinics; tackling black lung disease; and expanding health manpower, health education, maternal and child health care, and rehabilitation centers. (NEC)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Health Facilities, Health Programs, Health Services
Appalachia, 1985
Traces Southern West Virginia Regional Health Council's decade of delivering/linking cradle-to-grave health services for 500,000 rural residents. Describes microwave communications radio network; clinics; services in family planning, genetic counseling, prenatal care, maternal/child care, nutrition, heart/respiratory disease screening, renal…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Health Facilities, Health Programs, Health Services
Thompson, Donald L. – Appalachia, 1972
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Indigenous Personnel, Paraprofessional Personnel, Preschool Education
Davis, J. Michael – Appalachia, 1970
Descriptors: Attitudes, Educational Change, Methods, Objectives
Branscome, James – Appalachia, 1969
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Educational Programs, Leadership Training, Pilot Projects
Appalachia, 1975
A public park near Kingsport, Tennessee, partially funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission, serves as environmental educator for nearby students of 6 counties and 4 city school districts and for the general public. (Author)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Natural Resources
