The director of the Geriatric Authority of Holyoke, Massachusetts, describes the planning, financing, and components of the municipal facility or "geriatric village" for the elderly, which includes skilled nursing and intermediate care, out-patient services, and housing for semi-independent living. (MF)

Introduces the Human Resources Development Center at Richland College in Dallas, Texas which makes a variety of counseling services available to all members of the community, without requiring college enrollment. The center uses the team approach, whereby teachers and school psychologists work together to diagnose and resolve student/family…

Includes abstracts that are samples of the documents in the ERIC junior college collection that deal with the development, modification, and financing of community service programs. (TP)

Facilities and instructors for job training, career exploration programs, tutorial services to dissuade dropouts, work-study, and summer employment are among examples of Navy involvement and support of vocational education in San Diego. School districts must initiate requests for these services. (HD)

In order to improve patient care, provide better teaching in an ambulatory setting, and establish research opportunities for faculty staff, the medical clinic of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has been developed into a group practice. Benefits and difficulties are discussed. (Author/LBH)

This discussion of the participation of employees, voluntary and community groups, and consumers and parents in community social services planning traces recent origins of British thinking on the subject, analyzes what social services planners can learn from physical planners, and discusses methods of participation for each type of group. (JT)

The emerging need for trained professionals in multicultural community health education means providing specific curriculum options in the traditional undergraduate community health education program. (JD)

The authors explain that education for leisure may be more important for handicapped children and youth than for normal persons due to the presence of more extensive blocks of unobligated time in the lives of many handicapped individuals. (GW)

A brief description of the instructional programs and objectives of the translation center at SUNY Binghamton. The program is built around a core course, the workshop, which is open to students who have mastered foreign language learning and which integrates instruction with service to the community. (AMH)

Reported are results of a survey of the residential status of 10,988 developmentally disabled (predominantly mentally retarded) persons in California, Colorado, and Nevada. (CL)

Describes the Open Access Satellite Educational Services (OASES) project, which was designed to increase continuing education services, encourage adult educational participation, and create a replicable model of cooperative services by combining the resources of South Oklahoma City Junior College and the Oklahoma County Libraries System. (RT)

Describes the "Family College" program at Rockland Community College (New York). Established in 1971, it includes coursework as well as a weekend program of college credit, credit-free, and graduate education experiences styled to fit the needs and interests of a variety of age groups found within the typical family unit. (Author/RT)

Presents statistics reflecting community colleges' increasing reliance on part-time faculty. Underscores the need for staff development programs that address the specific requirements of part-timers. Discusses kinds of activities, needs assessment strategies, evaluation criteria for staff development, obstacles to adjunct development, and ways to…

Explains some of the potential resources community college libraries and media centers can provide to the local business community (i.e., media production and information services). Describes the methods used by Middlesex County College to assess and tap the potential market for its information services. Includes marketing materials. (DMM)

Describes three programs cosponsored by the University of Texas at Dallas Center for Continuing Education: a children's theater workshop series; a fund-raising institute; and a professional writers' conference. Using these as examples, discusses advantages of cosponsorships, financial arrangements, and offers operational guidelines. (DMM)