Purpose: This study assessed the effectiveness of Active Start, a community-based behavior change and fitness program, designed to promote physical activity among sedentary community-dwelling older adults. Design and Methods: A quasi-experimental design was used. Data were analyzed using a within-group pretest-post-test design to calculate changes…

This directory features information on all the local arts agencies that are members of the National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies (NALAA). Agencies are listed in the following categories: NALAA, full members, affiliate members, individual members, professional members, state arts agencies, statewide assemblies, regional arts organizations, and…

This second volume of the jail removal cost study provides a detailed report of the study findings which examine the costs, experiences, and ramifications of removing children from adult jails and lockups. The foreword supplies background information and hypothetical removal cost estimates. The approach used to conduct the jail removal cost study…

A report on an active community access CATV channel served by VAC-7. (Author)

The first of three reports on a North Carolina project to help counties plan community based status offender programs describes a statewide needs assessment to collect information about the needs of status offenders and youth at risk of entering the juvenile justice system. A questionnaire covered situational and behavioral problems experienced…

Procedures and information relevant to developing and maintaining a resource file for Social Security Administration workers are outlined. Specific information is given for compiling, indexing, and updating a resource file. Three lists of subject headings for indexing are included. Also, supplemental reference material, including directories, is…

A network model for the organization of the elderly for self-help and the development of leadership is described. The model is recommended as the most appropriate for those concerned with organizing all types of elderly, even if only minimally, on a large scale, for a sustained period of time. (Author)

L'Arche is an international movement to create communities in which disabled persons are included. Through a series of personal interviews, an autobiographical account is presented illustrating some of the salient features of living in a L'Arche community from a handicapped person's perspective. (Author/DB)

The author argues that all adult education can and should lead to political awareness, enabling people to take part in social change. (Author/CH)

The work group report identifies three priority areas for improved community services for disabled adolescents: (1) service systems deficient because of lack of consumer orientation, integration, access to services and systemwide planning, (2) inadequate leadership, and (3) lack of adequate accountability. (CL)

Examined whether a community-based habilitation program focusing on normalization and individual goal setting was effective in enhancing levels of independence in teenagers with spina bifida. Subjects (N=14) participated in an eight-week summer program. Results suggested the program was effective with the greatest strength being support and…

Report from The Family Coordinator's Family Life Education Panel reviewing the arguments and tactics used against sex education, and the groups opposing and supporting it in various communities. (Author)

Described are local community-based programs for older blind persons that seek to integrate those community services available to blind persons with those services available to sighted persons. (CB)

The purpose of this article is to describe some specific uses for CATV systems, and to propose that most discussion relative to CATV has concerned itself with broadcast television, not CATV at all." (Author)