This article describes alternatives currently being proposed by some Federal Congressional and Administration officials in response to growing dissatisfaction with the efforts of public schools in aiding educationally disadvantaged children. Legislation is being readied that would let private companies tackle the problem. (JH)

The article describes how the New York Association for the Blind (The Lighthouse) studied its information needs and further systematized information collection, retrieval, and use for internal case management and external information exchange with human service agencies by means of a computerized client information system. (Author)

This overview of Indo-American cooperation in the field of librarianship suggests generalities governing the relationship and discusses future considerations. A brief history of involvement, private support, agency activity, and other cooperative efforts are reviewed. References are provided. (EJS)

Examines obstacles to research utilization in social policy development. Describes efforts of the Foundation for Child Development to link research and policy in such activities as supporting research for policy and practice, creating new services for children, child advocacy, and encouraging private and public sector collaboration in child…

The author argues that 1983 federal budget cuts cannot and will not be replaced in sufficient measure by private efforts. The private sector will not provide the education nor the training and employment programs that federal funding has supported. (Editor/CT)

Most counselors are employees of institutions and agencies rather than private practitioners. A dual, sometimes conflicting, allegiance to the employer and to the client has been an issue. Surveys the literature in an attempt to discover the nature of the direction available to counselors as they deal with conflicting loyalties. (Author)

The article discusses the cooperative relationship between the Council of Agency Administrators, which comprises 17 not-for-profit New York State agencies, and the Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped. The role of each organization is examined and hopes for future collaborative efforts are outlined. (Author/JDD)

Nongovernment organizations providing services to visually handicapped persons in developing nations should direct increased efforts toward project evaluation, monitoring, documentation, and dissemination, to ensure that innovative, flexible strategies direct self-help information to the "grassroots" level in forms that are familiar,…

Explores the consequences of local government reorganization for children's services provided by voluntary sector organizations in Scotland, England, and Wales. Reviews the impact on funding, boundary problems, changing structures, and the fragmentation of local authorities. Concludes that short-term impact is damaging for projects and their…

This is the fourth edition of the Directory of Services for Blind and Visually Handicapped Children in New York State. The directory is a compilation of schools, organizations, agencies, and programs that provide services and information to children who are legally blind and their families in New York State. It is divided into 12 sections: (1)…

In this article I use the concept of "re-agenting" to explore and explain the role of non-state agencies, principally private companies and business entrepreneurs, as key instruments in the government's transformation of the school system in England. Their role takes both for-profit and not-for-profit forms. The outsourcing to private…

This publication is a handbook of Canadian nongovernmental, nonprofit organizations (NGOs) working for change and the establishment of democracy in South Africa. It is offered as a companion to an earlier handbook on similar European NGOs. In particular, this publication illuminates the framework in which NGOs operate; clarifies appropriate…

Noting that an alternative educational system must be understood as being distinctly different from alternative learning environments, this article argues that the Urban League's Street Academies have successfully explored the viability of alternative learning environments, and that in respect ot the public school system, they should be understood…