This article suggests that teachers make use of the special student performances offered by many city opera companies. It discusses advantages and disadvantages of these programs and what the teacher might expect of them. The educational programs of 22 American opera companies are described. Part of a theme issue on opera. (SJL)

Studied the issue of meeting people's basic needs as a key to preventing unnecessary or prolonged institutionalization. Results indicate when basic needs for money, housing, and medical care are met, institutionalized people consider independent living arrangements, and needs for personal social services are mentioned less frequently. (Author)

This essay explores the scientific research and the ideological principles behind the controversy over deinstitutionalization. References are made to the effects of institutionalization and the failure of communities to organize and provide adequate services for normalization. (EB)

The author suggests that, when hiring new faculty, universities specify exactly the number of publications and research projects expected of them. He cites the cases of three assistant professors who were dismissed or not promoted for concentrating on field service rather than on research and writing. (SJL)

Examining problems that confront developmentally disabled persons in rural areas, this article includes the current definition of developmental disabilities, discusses preventive measures, points out some considerations to be made in the establishment of appropriate professional diagnostic and treatment services, and examines public and private…

A social welfare agency owned and operated by the Graduate School of Social Work serves as an innovative field experience setting, offering an alternative to traditional agency-based field practice. The model is examined relative to one view of the stages of development of the social work profession. (Author/MSE)

Presents the newly adopted mission statement of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC). Describes how the programs initiated during 1980, AACJC's interaction with the federal government, and its public relations efforts served to advance this mission. Delineates AACJC's structure and the roles of various units. (DML)

Characteristics, services received, and movement of 477 mentally retarded residents of 47 group homes were examined. (Author/CL)

Describes the planning, implementation, and outcome of an experimental social and legal aid outreach program run by American Indian paraprofessionals for native Americans in Seattle, Washington. Describes paraprofessional training, outreach methods, average clients, and sample cases. Demonstrates how minority people without extensive formal…

The role of community colleges in the future is examined. It is suggested that if community colleges are to fulfill their mission adequately, they must assume a new responsibility in providing adult education and community services. (Author/BH)

In Kansas City, Missouri, a mobile counseling unit disseminates career information and provides career guidance and placement to residents in a multi-ethnic area characterized by high unemployment rates and low school completion rates. Follow-up studies have shown that the mobile unit's services are satisfactory. Plans are underway to expand the…

This article discusses a comprehensive community service delivery system, The Center for Independent Living (CIL), for the severely disabled in which services are geared toward independent living and consciousness raising. Self-help and peer counseling are seen as major methods of service assistance. (Author)

A review of Black Hawk College's experiences in Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) manpower programming, which lists some of the advantages and disadvantages of community college involvement in the programs, and points out other manpower related problems. (WL)

This discussion of service learning locates the notions of community and justice within the philosophies of liberalism and communitarianism. It examines constructivist models advanced by two authors, and argues that, despite debates surrounding communitarianism and liberalism, both philosophies share similar founding assumptions (consensual…

Describes national initiatives providing community colleges with grants and technical assistance to develop community building and service learning programs. Suggests that the objectives of service learning (that is, integrating community service with academic instruction, emphasizing critical reflection and civic responsibility) matches the…