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Keeney, William, Ed. – 1980
This professional development program is designed to assist managers and professionals in meeting job demands while maintaining individual skill and expertise. This volume contains an introduction to the program, developed by the Prairie View, Kansas, Mental Health Center, and is divided into three sections. The first section describes the program…
Descriptors: Competence, Delivery Systems, Experimental Programs, Independent Study
Download full textMcEwen, E. R. – 1968
A critical assessment of the Canadian Indian-Eskimo Association's current Community Development Program for Canadian Indian, Eskimo, and Metis communities, this document contains proposals for corrective measures. Sections of the document are (1) The Beginning of Community Development in Canada; (2) Structure in Canada for Community Development…
Descriptors: American Indians, Canada Natives, Community Development, Community Involvement
Swindell, Rick – 1995
In 1995, there were 107 universities of the third age (U3As) in Australia (up from 104 in 1994) and Australian membership in U3A groups totaled 26,346 (compared to 20,788 in 1994). U3A membership in New Zealand was also up. In view of the increasing popularity of U3As in Australasia and the success of U3A networks in a number of countries…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Articulation (Education), Foreign Countries
Bishop, Kelly; Staufacker, Michael J. – 1990
Suggestions are made for establishing a policy for prohibiting smoking on school property. First, a working committee for policy formation should be established. This committee should consist of representatives from all populations affected: students, teachers, parents, staff, bus drivers, cooks, administrators, and union and community…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Promotion, Participative Decision Making
Bertsche, Jon; Deaton, Robert – 1982
A comprehensive picture of existing services to families under stress can be useful for immediate and long-range planning. In order to determine the range of services to families under stress, including those identified as involved in child abuse and neglect, the Council for Child Protection and Family Support, Missoula, Montana, surveyed, through…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
Bui, Diana D.; And Others – 1981
The results of an informal survey of the characteristics, composition, capacity building needs and future directions of sixty Cambodian, Laotian and Vietnamese Mutual Assistance Associations (MAAs) are documented in this report. Included among the survey findings are the purposes, current achievements, and future goals of the associations,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Asian Americans, Community Role, Cultural Background
Lehman, George – 1980
This workbook provides a model for mental health professionals to use in developing and implementing a plan for their self-directed job-related learning and skill enhancement. The materials describe techniques for mastering a specific body of knowledge. Questionnaires are provided to help the user organize individual needs and goals; suggestions…
Descriptors: Counselors, Decision Making, Goal Orientation, Lifelong Learning
Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1936
Five million young people--1 out of every 4 in the country--are without constructive occupation at school, work, or home. An examination of 1930 United States Census and Federal Office of Education figures, brought up to date by sampling studies in various communities, discloses that--Of the 20,100 000, 16 to 24 years of age, inclusive, in the…
Descriptors: Youth, Employment Level, Community Resources, Unemployment
Floyd, Nubra Elaine – 1986
During the summer following the program's first year of operations, the Macy Program teachers at Hillhouse High School (New Haven, Connecticut) began developing an after school advisory unit for the 1986-87 school year that was to include a component aimed at improving students' interpersonal skills. The Macy Program in general is a four-year…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Ancillary School Services, College Preparation, Counseling Services
Wallin, Theodore A.; Kidder, Alice – 1986
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…
Descriptors: Community Planning, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Financial Support
Domack, Dennis – 1981
A strong local economy which allows residents of a community to work and shop near their homes is perhaps the best safeguard against the threats of urban sprawl, economic stagnation, physical deterioration and loss of unique identity facing many small towns. Utilizing a six-phase process advocated by the University of Wisconsin-Extension,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Citizen Participation, Community Action, Community Development
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Washington, DC. – 1980
Three program models, developed for use by agencies and groups wishing to create or expand social services for youth and families experiencing separation, divorce or remarriage, are described in this manual. The three models are a Family Counseling Model, an Education Model, and a Self-Help Model. The manual contains a discussion of the issues to…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Counseling Services, Crisis Intervention, Divorce
Spastics Society, Tamil Nadu (India). – 1997
This report describes the proceedings of a three-day workshop on community-based rehabilitation (CBR) models and training in India. The workshop included 72 professionals from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Sessions and papers from the workshop are summarized and address the following topics: (1) a training module for the…
Descriptors: Adults, Birth Weight, Children, Community Programs
Eggleston, John; And Others – 1992
This report of the work of self-help groups of unemployed black adults in Britain shows how effectively these groups are able to generate employment opportunities for their members and offers recommendations for the further development of such initiatives. Chapter 1 describes setting up the research project to provide information on the efforts…
Descriptors: Blacks, Case Studies, Curriculum Development, Employment Potential
Gaber-Katz, Elaine; Zettel, Kathryn – 1990
This resource guide, for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) literacy facilitators, reviews a variety of resources for ESL literacy. The guide contains three sections. The first section cites four books that provide a theoretical context for literacy work: "Ah-Hah! A New Approach to Popular Education" (Gatt-Fly); "Approaches and Methods in Language…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Services, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
