Recounts problems facing community college arts programs. Considers college reputation and image essential to student recruitment. Focuses on Mercer County Community College's approach to arts programing, which stresses high-quality productions emphasizing community involvement, integrated services to campus constituencies, aggressive marketing,…

A switchover by any government to a more integrated, community-based approach to rural development will inevitably require the recruitment, training, and effective "backstopping" of large numbers of front-line workers. (SSH)

Examines organizational patterns for administering community services at community colleges. Identifies conditions which contribute to successful organizational patterns. Suggests features of organizational development which may be helpful in analyzing community services administration and in dealing with emerging community services functions in…

Reports the service and facility feature preferences for retirement housing of middle and upper income elderly. Mandatory services and activities which require physical exertion were rejected, while security, convenient retail services, public transportation, and emergency health services are preferred. Underscores the importance of supportive…

Examines the potential of educational resources centers in providing assistance for individualized instruction to continuing education programs. Discusses the adult learner's particular needs and the role of educational institutions in organizing the exploitation of available community resources, from the planning stages to final implementation.…

Illustrates the importance of adopting a formal strategy for eliminating programs. Outlines a three-step procedure for identifying candidates for elimination, evaluating these programs, and implementing the decision. The procedure provides community service agencies with guidelines for better serving the needs of their clientele. (SK)

Relationships between educational institutions and their communities are seen as significantly affected by activities requiring mutual support and participation. An institution makes itself useful to the community by providing services, conducting special events, furnishing facilities, accommodating conferences, and offering cultural attractions.…

Assessed in this paper is the contribution of local facilities and services to the stability of urban neighborhoods within the broader economic and social parameters which characterize them. (Author/EB)

Argues that, in spite of recent legislative developments for the families of handicapped children in many parts of the United Kingdom, there is still lack of cohesive and comprehensive support from service delivery agencies. (Author/MP)

Provides a review of issues involved in interactions between community colleges and their communities, discussing community-based education and services, strategic planning, and community-based programming. Presents examples of current college-community collaborations to illustrate civic accountability. Suggests that these collaborations place…

Discusses the theoretical context for service learning and the differences between service learning and community service. Examines research on effective service learning that emphasizes connections to political science content, are of a longer duration, and provide opportunities for reflection. States that the research on service learning raises…

This article discusses the role of organized religion in providing respite services to families of children with disabilities. Respite programs using church volunteers are seen as an opportunity for new and effective partnerships between secular service systems and the religious community. Model programs are described. (PB)

Examines the characteristics and problems of Canadian Indian psychiatric patients in an urban community care setting. Compares 25 Canada Native patients and 100 matched Anglo patients in terms of socioeconomic factors, transiency, selected clinical characteristics, social networks, and prior and current psychiatric service utilization. Contains 24…

Briefly discusses the art of story telling and describes the development of this activity as an annual event at the Key Biscayne (Florida) Branch Library. Suggestions for planning a festival are offered, covering such areas as funding, logistics, weather considerations, publicity, volunteer personnel, added attractions, and working with guest…