Conceptual approaches employed in service utilization and multidimensional assessment research which have been used for planning and evaluating services to the aged are reviewed. Also examined are the conceptual properties of three widely used assessment instruments in order to assess their utility in providing a database for planning and…

This handbook is designed to help the sponsors, staff, and partners of Neighborhood Networks Centers, which serve apartment properties assisted or insured by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to develop effective programs for young people under the age of 18. Part 1 identifies key issues in creating programs and highlights effective…

Residential, familial, and recreational patterns of contemporary U.S. society tend to isolate the young from the old. Sensitivity to this isolation has prompted many human service agencies to seek ways to promote opportunities for constructive and ongoing interactions involving children and older persons. This paper provides insights and…

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has developed its Community 2020 software to make it possible to depict graphically a community's housing resources, demographics, and level of economic development to use in community development activities and other planning processes. The combination of region- wide data and easy-to-use software…

This is a report of the program at Oakland Community College (OCC), Michigan, in its pursuit of an individualized approach to education. The thrust of the program is to develop an educational prescription for each student based on strengths shown in his cognitive style map. (Editor)

Discussed are the results of a study of BRITE and its relationships with school districts and ETV operations, a study which sought "recommendations concerning alternative ways to organize for and finance the process of ITV planning, development, production, dissemination, utilization and evaluation in the Bay Area. (Author/LS)

The Executive Director of the St. Louis ETV Commission, who is also general manager of the local ETV station, outlines the station's history, organization, equipment, and programing practices. (LS)

Triton College, River Grove, IL, has responded to the impact of advanced technologies and to a changing society by (1) modifying and upgrading programs, (2) developing new programs, and (3) developing programs for displaced workers. (JOW)

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

The results of a questionnaire submitted to teachers at Illinois community colleges suggest that individualized instruction is a useful tool despite the problems which commonly accompany its use. Because respondents failed to identify future critical needs, it is apparent that long-range planning is a crucial need. (CT)