Describes a school's attempt to increase local community involvement in all levels of school life through a "Community Week" format. Project goals and the daily events for the week are explained and program results are reviewed. Implications for future involvements are also discussed. (ML)

Discusses information needs of the aging, current state of services for them, and steps taken by National Commission on Libraries and Information Science to call attention to need for enhancement of services. Suggestions are given for service providers to consider for cooperation and collaboration in serving the elderly. (13 references) (EJS)

The current preoccupation of educational guidance services with information providing and their unproblematical approach to counseling are limitations on their potential. Unless counselors reach out, intervene, and initiate institutional and curricular change, they will help deny personal growth and community development to the majority of adults.…

Describes a career program at Georgia State University which introduces nontechnical people to the world of work in the hi-tech 1980s. The workshops include an introduction to computers, profile the local and national high tech industry, and discuss employment opportunities. (JAC)

Describes a children's library outreach project employing neighborhood youth which is funded by grants from the Summer Canada Student Employment Program. Grant application procedures, budget preparation and justification, job performance expectations, finances, content of the "Read to Lead" program, and project evaluation are noted. (EJS)

Describes set-up, user characteristics, goals, and successes of neighborhood computer centers where informal microcomputer instruction is presented. Centers described include East Harlem's Playing to Win; Center for the Development of Non-Formal Education in Austin, Texas; a learning center in New York City's business district; and Family…

Discusses the conceptual development of a cooperative multi-state delivery network created in the intermountain states to provide informational and educational resources for rural residents. Open universities, the rural library as a Community Learning and Information Center, and problems of distance and small, scattered populations are noted. (EJS)

The appearance of open universities in Asia is of interest to Australian educators, particularly since the Asian institutions differ in some respects from the British model which combined open entry to all and extensively employed the electronic media. The Asian Open Universities have provided access to higher education for many. (SSH)

This report describes achievements and activities of the Parent Early Evaluation of Kids (PEEK) Outreach Project at the University of Oregon. This project focused on assisting state agencies, regional and tribal entities, and local health and education programs to develop comprehensive, low-cost systems for child-find and referral. Rural and inner…

Although Montessori parents recognize the importance of early second-language acquisition and would like to help their children obtain these skills, they often lack the knowledge that would enable them to take an active role in supporting such learning. The staff of the Montessori Center of Nyack, New York, devised three simple ways to bring…

The purpose of the current report is to replicate analyses from the previous NCES report (Vaden-Kiernan 1996) with data from the 2003 survey. As with the previous report, parent-reported school information practices are discussed first and then examined in relation to the frequency of parent involvement at the school. Next, parent-reported school…

Head Start programs provide critical comprehensive services for young children with or at risk of developing disabilities. Both the Head Start Act and federal Head Start performance standards require a mix of outreach, early child assessments, and evaluations, followed by comprehensive educational, medical, and social services provided in an…

This final report describes activities and findings of a 3-year federally supported outreach project, which was designed to replicate a developmentally appropriate interactive technology literacy curriculum model into early childhood special education programs serving children (ages 3-6) with mild to moderate disabilities. Major goals focused on…

This final report summarizes the activities and outcomes of a federally funded outreach project designed to provide training and materials to educators interested in replicating key aspects of the Regional Program for Preschool Handicapped Children, located in New York State. All the major objectives of the project's outreach efforts during the…

The 2000-2001 annual report of Minnesota's PACER (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights) Center, a statewide organization that provides information, training, and assistance to parents of children and youth with disabilities, reports on 24 programs in three categories: parent training (12 programs); programs for students and…