These curriculum studies were intended to determine the feasibility of new career programs in public service and aviation and to set priorities in improving or establishing them. The investigators visited administrators at selected institutions, employed consultants from many public and private agencies, and studied current literature. After study…

An appendix to a staff paper on telecommunications in urban development, submitted to the President's Task Force on Communications Policy, describes possible uses of new communications technology in the ghetto. Television, the most widely spread and most promising medium, has potential for improving education, increasing community awareness, and…

This progesss report on community service and continuing education programs in West Virginia under the Title 1, Higher Education Act of 1965, deals with 28 completed projects, 17 others in progress, and two projects approved but not yet begun. The first section contains a statistical summary on institutional participation, primary problem or…

This study was done to define the elements of community college community service programs; identify organizational, staffing, and financial patterns; and indicate factors which contribute to program effectiveness. A sample of 13 community colleges having effective and comprehensive community service programs was selected; and administrators…

In the next decade, the American campus will be under constant pressure from minorities, industry, welfare departments and hospitals to help improve urban life. These pressures will be so great that the university's only alternative to lack of commitment will be the discovery of a new "American" concept of education, such as the creation of an…

This research was conducted in a rural community college and examines two methods for extending community services and the response of the community to the establishment of a Community Resource Center. The basic questions asked in this study are threefold: (1) What strategies can be effectively used by a rural community college in extending its…

During the 15th Annual Indian Education Conference held at Arizona State University, the workshops were aimed at informing the participants of educational opportunities for American Indian children and their elders. Taken from the workshop recordings on training programs for library media specialists, this paper examines new library programs in…

This report highlights problem areas and suggests methodological guidelines to be considered in the assessment of community day care needs. The report is organized around three definitive areas of assessment: the number of potential users, consumer demand, and community needs. Each of the three sections is concluded with generalized content…

Community service is the most neglected of academic functions, largely because involvement in community programs is less likely to be rewarding to the scholar than research and teaching activities. Community service activities must be regarded as intrinsic to the functions of an urban college, especially since these projects can, in turn, generate…

The families served in the Cornell-OEO Project in South Brooklyn are described from three points of view: on a one-to-one basis, as selected subgroups, and in terms of educational work with groups. The one-to-one approach was used most. Demographic data for those served this way include family size, ethnic characteristics, residence location,…

Reported are results of a survey (1972) to determine trends in residential services for the mentally retarded, with particular focus on residential facilities, community involvement, and placement procedures. Respondents (62% of 211 questionnaires sent) represent public residential care facilities in the United States and Canada, or are state…

This handbook has been prepared for the purpose of offering guidance and assistance in the development and administration of a volunteer program within Army Community Service. It contains eight chapters. Chapter 1 is the Introduction. Chapter 2, Volunteers Are Partners and Team Members, considers the importance of attitudes, agreement on volunteer…

The contents of this publication include the background papers used at the Institute on Discovery Management for Supervisors of Library Branches Serving the Underprivileged and Emerging Community held July 26-August 13, 1971 at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Pittsburgh. It is the purpose of this publication…

This report on Muskegon Community College (Michigan) can be used as a model that documents the role of a community college and translates it into the specific requirements of an individual community. Included is an outline of a program that would help fulfill those requirements. It is suggested that planned and purposeful change is the most vital…

Major considerations for efficient resource use in organizing and providing rural service systems include analysis of the supply and demand conditions for services in a dynamic rural economy, projection of economic factors influencing supply and demand conditions for rural services, and physical planning for rural services to meet efficiently the…