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Liston, Walter – 1973
This paper discusses the role of the free clinic in helping youth. It examines the activities of the Health Emergency Aid Dispensary (HEAD) in New Orleans, a free clinic that: (1) performs pregnancy tests; syphillis and gonorrhea tests, urinalysis for kidney ailments, PAP smears; (2) prescribes birth control; and provides rapid consultation of a…
Descriptors: Clinics, Crisis Intervention, Drug Abuse, Intervention
Ramirez, Patricia C. – Agenda, 1977
East Coast Migrant Health Project has made major contributions to the health of the migrant over the past seven years and is constantly seeking new means for expanding these services. The devoted and mobile staff aim to provide as many social and educational services as are available in the areas visited by the migrants. (Author/NQ)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Early Childhood Education, Migrant Health Services, Migrants
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Robb, Felix C. – Junior College Journal, 1972
As institutions responsive to public demand, community colleges can play an important role in strengthening public understanding of and appreciation for voluntary, non-governmental regional accreditation. (NF)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Certification, Community Colleges
Corbett, Anne – New Society, 1970
Deals with British volunteer programs which assisted Pakistani students learn English as a second language. Presently, there are few such programs built into the educatiional system. (DM)
Descriptors: Cultural Exchange, Educational Improvement, English (Second Language), Racial Relations
Clark, William S. – Rehabil Lit, 1970
Adapted from a speech delivered at the Golden Anniversary Convention of the National Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults (Nov. 21, 1969). (Author)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Exceptional Child Services, Health Services, Physical Disabilities
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Kratcoski, Peter C.; Crittenden, Sue – Journal of Offender Counseling, Services & Rehabilitation, 1982
Compared personal characteristics, motivations for entering volunteer work, activities, problem situations encountered, and rewarding experiences of volunteers in adult and juvenile justice agencies for volunteers. Although levels of satisfaction and strength of motivations varied somewhat, subjects were remarkably similar in their general…
Descriptors: Adults, Correctional Rehabilitation, Helping Relationship, Individual Characteristics
Rose, Peter I. – Migration Today, 1982
Discusses the resettlement of Polish refugees in Austrian camps. Suggests that the Indochinese experience can help in Polish refugee resettlement, although the Polish situation is less complicated because the Western-oriented Poles are more readily assimilated and fewer in number than the Indochinese. (Author/MJL)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Services, Indochinese, Political Influences
Hoyt, Danny R.; Babchuk, Nicholas – Ethnicity, 1981
Reports that aged individuals are more likely to identify with an ethnic group than are younger individuals, and that such identification is closely related to participation in voluntary groups. Concludes that ethnicity, rather than isolating members of society, provides an additional resource for interaction. (Author/ST)
Descriptors: Adults, Ethnicity, Identification (Psychology), Interaction
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Ross, Michele L.; Brudney, Jeffrey L. – Journal of Volunteer Administration, 1998
Smaller government and community service initiatives mean public administrators must increase citizen volunteer involvement. They should adopt successful techniques from volunteer administrators for recruiting, selecting, motivating, training, and developing volunteers. (SK)
Descriptors: Administrators, Citizen Participation, Motivation, Personnel Management
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Carroccio, Jean; And Others – Journal of Volunteer Administration, 1996
Collaboration between a private home health agency and public volunteer agency (the Senior Companions Program) was evaluated through interviews, site visits and questions. Volunteers were highly valued and important to the organization despite additional administration and training burdens. It was a cost-effective way to expand community-based…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Nurses, Older Adults, Private Sector
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Horton, Marion M.; Grayson, John – Journal of Access and Credit Studies, 2003
In an assessment culture, credit-based education and training are increasingly important in voluntary and community sectors. Examples from Hungary and Britain were used to develop a democratic participative model to identify the need for and relevance of credit and to use qualifications to further civil society. (Contains 53 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Community Organizations, Credits
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Babchuk, Wayne A.; Courtney, Sean – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 1995
Analysis of research on voluntary associations and social movements and a large-scale study of adult basic education suggest that personal influence is often an important component of an adult's decision to participate in formal education and may play a critical role in retention and instruction. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Individual Power, Interpersonal Relationship
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Liedka, Raymond V. – Social Forces, 1991
Examines demographic networks of age and educational attainment for pairs of persons involved in close interpersonal relationships. Suggests that high network density in a social network can predict organizational niches--opportunities for organizational recruitment and resources for organizational survival. Contains 35 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Age, Educational Attainment, Group Dynamics, Interpersonal Relationship
Thomson, Alistair – Adults Learning (England), 1992
Innovation in adult education has historically been brought about by voluntary agencies. The classic Workers' Education Association-university partnership is being expanded by new collaborations among providers of community-based adult education. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Education, Foreign Countries, Labor Education
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Laws, Barbara Boswell – Educational Leadership, 1991
A teacher member of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards describes the board's mission as enriching teacher preparation and making schools better places for learning. During the second phase of the board's strategic plan, members will research and develop standards and assessment instruments for 34 certification fields and devise…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, National Standards, Professional Associations, Teacher Education
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