This inventory contains summaries of current and completed activities sponsored or conducted by local collaborative councils through the Work-Education Consortium Project. The summaries are grouped into ten issue area/process categories: (1) engaging community resources for youth; (2) opportunities for work and service experience; (3) employment…

This appendix accompanies Volume 1 of the Information and Referral Center Study and the Evalaution of Information and Referral Services for the Elderly, and contains job descriptions for the Wisconsin Information Services (WIS) project staff, guidelines for proposals for project participation, the interview used for proposed I and R Center sites,…

This workbook contains many outdoor activities which were developed in New York's Central Park to help children explore and understand their city parks. Involvement in the activities is intended to increase appreciation and awareness of the role of parks in the urban environment. The publication can serve as an example of what others can do with…

THIS DESCRIPTIVE SURVEY AND EVALUATION WAS UNDERTAKEN PRIMARILY TO PROVIDE A MORE COMPLETE PICTURE OF NATIONAL AND STATE NEEDS FOR FUTURE PLANNING. A BRIEF BACKGROUND OF THE PURPOSES FOR HEAD START PROGRAMS IS GIVEN. FIFTY-SIX PROGRAMS WERE OPERATED IN MASSACHUSETTS DURING THE SUMMER OF 1965. CENSUS DATA IS GIVEN ON THE PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES…

WEST FRESNO, A DEPRESSED URBAN AREA WITH HOUSING AND ECONOMIC PROBLEMS, HAD CERTAIN SOCIAL FRICTIONS BETWEEN THE TWO MINORITY GROUPS OF THE AREA, NEGROES AND MEXICANS. ONE OF THE STRENGTHS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WAS THE CONCERN OF SOME PARENTS AND LAY GROUPS FOR THE YOUTH AND THEIR PROBLEMS. A BREAKTHROUGH PROJECT WAS PROPOSED FOR SIX ELEMENTARY…

CULTURALLY DEPRIVED CHILDREN IN TARGET AREA SCHOOLS NEED A CURRICULUM WHICH IS RELATED TO THEIR EXPERIENCE AND IS ADAPTED TO THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN NEED INSTRUCTION IN SUCH BASIC AREAS AS TOILET TRAINING, SPEECH, AND GETTING ALONG WITH OTHERS. LOWER CLASS JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS FIND THE PRESSURES OF A COMPETITIVE…

The manual discusses a school-based internship model for the preparation of teachers of handicapped adolescents. The first section of the organizational manual describes the need for and attributes of the school based model (the Mark Twain Teacher Internship Program). The basic missions of the program are described as preparing additional…

The document presents an outline for a high school legal education program which emphasizes field experiences. The program is called the American Legal System Satellite Center, and is designed to provide students with experiential knowledge of the functions, procedures, and facets of law; to expose them to a wide range of law-related career…

The possibilities for community-based learning at the secondary level are discussed. Experiential learning opportunities are perceived as legitimate experiences occurring in nonschool settings that may serve as alternatives to formal curriculum or as means for augmenting classroom learning. Practical suggestions are made for the teacher who wishes…

This resource booklet offers communities alternatives to juvenile detention and correctional facilities. The range of possibilities to be considered in lieu of incarceration is made available to planners, advocates, and decision-makers. The use of detention, correctional facilities and alternatives is a function of the social, political and…

The following issues are addressed in this paper: (1) blacks are significantly dependent on public general hospitals for their medical care; (2) public hospitals represent an important community resource to the black community; (3) there are a number of forces at work on public general hospitals to either close or to significantly reduce the…

This booklet was prepared to assist school administrators in cooperating with community groups to develop support for school desegregation plans. Actual experiences of Southern school administrators in implementing desegregation plans provide the basis for the guidelines. The variety of approaches, procedures, techniques, and steps which have been…

This handbook gives advice to the adult learner on such problems as effectively concentrating and listening, improving reading skills, responsibly participating in group discussions, and taking tests successfully. Also included are discussions concerning adults' learning processes and efficient study habits. Concluding chapters deal with the use…

The final report documents activities of a 3-year child abuse and neglect demonstration unit in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. The history of the project is reviewed along with the following project components: organization/staffing, case identification, coordination, community education, professional development, case management, research and evaluation,…

The book provides practical guidelines for the layman who is interested in researching, writing, and publishing local history. Two standards considered to be essential to the writing of local history are ethics and competence. The three aspects of competence which are discussed focus on researching, writing, and publishing. Chapter I identifies…