The second of three documents of a project designed to help North Carolina counties plan community based status offender programs presents a general planning model. An overview traces five steps of the planning decision process, from determining the importance of status offender needs to the county to making program funding decisions based on…

The third and final volume of a project designed to help North Carolina counties plan community based facilities for status offenders describes an approach to evaluating existing programs and proposed new ones. Instructions are given for collection of data on service resources through completion of worksheets specifying information on such topics…

A home economics education system is described which provides an organized method of examining present offerings, exploring innovative ideas for the future, identifying community and student needs, and locating resources for implementation as well as for assessment. Includes a section on where to find money resources. (CT)

This exploratory resource allocation model for implementing community-based supported employment services for persons with mental retardation uses a multivariate linear regression approach to project the hours required to develop a job site based on the size of the community, the rate of unemployment, and the percent of service jobs. (Author/DB)

This study was undertaken to ascertain the need for and determine the feasibility of extending KIDS-4, a non-profit, non-commercial children's cable television project, from its base in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, to other communities in Dane County. The programming and production for this project, which was started in 1977, are entirely conceived,…

This planning document proposes that services to Vermonters with mental retardation be unified around the community mental retardation service system, in order to provide community placements for residents of the Brandon Training School (BTS) who are under court order for discharge between 1989 and 1993. The Department of Mental Health plans to…

The thesis, which presents an analysis of three Wisconsin citizen participation programs relating to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-500), has identified the adult education role in teaching and applying skills, promoting growth in governmental understanding, assisting in public planning and…

This report summarizes the results of a 3-year project in the metropolitan Boston (Massachusetts) area designed to demonstrate job placement and support for individuals with multiple disabilities that include severe physical disabilities and mental retardation. The report summarizes project outcomes, the cost and range of supports that…

This manual focuses on the start-up and operation of low-cost transportation in rural areas. A principal focus is the use of volunteers and/or the consolidation of rides through a brokerage program. Chapter One provides an overview of what financial and operating decisions must be made to design a volunteer system. Chapter Two describes easy…

A study was done to assist the U.S. Office of Education in ascertaining whether there is the need and desire for mayor and city involvement in the area of consumer education and to assist the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) in determining whether or not its role in the promotion and establishment of priorities for consumer education for cities…

This booklet examines four aspects of day care services for school-age children: (1) national availability and trends, (2) parents' views, (3) program planning, and (4) recommended program models. A nationwide survey of 58 day care programs enrolling school-age children was conducted, and the general findings are presented. Information on parents'…

A study examined nontraditional, community-based rural General Educational Development (GED) programming outreach efforts in Pennsylvania. Data for the study were obtained through two computerized bibliographic searches, interviews and phone calls to the GED Testing Division of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, and from phone calls to the…