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Peace Corps, Washington, DC. Information Collection and Exchange Div. – 1977
Designed for use in conducting media production training with Peace Corps fieldworkers, this manual is divided into three sections: skill exercises, line drawings, and directions for making art supplies from easily obtainable, low cost resources. Nineteen step-by-step skill exercises cover basic cutting, wet and dry mounting, simple drawing,…
Descriptors: Color, Design, Developing Nations, Family Planning
Appalachia, 1974
Descriptors: Building Design, Construction Costs, Cultural Centers, Library Facilities
Hartman, Rose Anne H. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1975
Tennessee high school students volunteer time equivalent to 13 full-time teachers to tutor younger students on a one-to-one basis in problem subjects. (DW)
Descriptors: Career Education, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Secondary Education, Student School Relationship
Cole, Juanita P.; Cole, W. Edward – Ment Hyg, 1969
Descriptors: Community Services, Family Counseling, Labor Needs, Mental Disorders
Hersch, Paul D.; and others – J Consult Clin Psychol, 1969
Research completed as a part of the Connecticut Service Corps Research Project, and supported by Grant MH-02127-03 from the National Institute of Mental Health.
Descriptors: College Students, Mental Health, Mental Health Programs, Occupational Aspiration
Farmer, Beckwood M. – 1978
This module is one of a set of seven prepared in conjunction with the title I "Project to Train Volunteer Leaders to Conduct Consumer Education Courses." It is designed to be a basic text for use in making a one-hour presentation on how to buy goods and services. An accompanying slide set is keyed to the text of the module. (An illustration of…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Consumer Protection
Massachusetts Univ., Amherst. Center for International Education. – 1979
This document contains the papers delivered at the New England Regional Meeting which focused on the theme of International Perspectives on Nonformal Education. The keynote address provides a state of the art of nonformal education and discusses its successes, limitations, and future challenges. The first group of papers presents philosophical and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Education, Conference Papers, Lifelong Learning
Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp., Columbus, IN. – 1980
This report evaluates a volunteer program established in the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation in Columbus, Indiana. Areas identified for evaluation were (1) the fulfillment or achievement of program objectives; (2) measurable differences in volunteers' attitudes toward the schooling process and parenting skills, as well as their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitudes, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education
MOORE, ARTHUR E.; AND OTHERS – 1962
A 50 PERCENT REDUCTION IN DELINQUENCY WAS NOTED AS A RESULT OF A COMMUNITY-WIDE EFFORT KNOWN AS CHILD AND FAMILY PROTECTIVE SERVICES, WHEREBY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ARE HELPED BEFORE PROBLEMS OR OFFENSES ARE SERIOUS ENOUGH TO WARRANT COURT ACTION. PROGRAMS ARE ESTABLISHED JOINTLY BY THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THE JUVENILE COURT. THE JUVENILE…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Community Involvement, Cooperative Programs, Counseling
JANOWITZ, GAYLE – 1964
A STUDY CENTER IN HYDE PARK, CHICAGO, WAS OPENED IN SEPTEMBER 1962. IT CONSISTED OF A DEPOSIT COLLECTION FROM THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, A STUDY ROOM EQUIPPED WITH REFERENCE MATERIAL, AND SPACE FOR INDIVIDUAL TUTORING. THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY CENTER WAS TO HELP CHILDREN FEEL THAT SUCCESS IS POSSIBLE SO THAT THEY COULD BEGIN TO FEEL MORE SELF-CONFIDENT…
Descriptors: After School Centers, After School Education, Reading Difficulty, Remedial Reading
HELY, ARNOLD S. M. – 1966
EXPERIENCES OF JORDAN, THAILAND, VIET-NAM, ECUADOR, UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC, PHILIPPINES, MADAGASCAR, ITALY, VENEZUELA, PERU, INDIA, GHANA, AND COLOMBIA IN THEIR RECENT EXPERIMENTS IN TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OF SCHOOL TEACHERS FOR ADULT LITERACY WORK AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION ARE ANALYZED TO ILLUSTRATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR PROCEDURES. GENERALLY…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Planning, Literacy Education, National Programs
Cassen, Anthony L. – 1980
A successful student volunteer program for providing community services, initiated by the Quaker-run Westtown School, is described. After arranging for the recruitment and the orientation of student volunteers, cooperating agencies, and faculty sponsors, evaluation processes, daily schedules, and public relations policies were devised. Students,…
Descriptors: Community Services, Disadvantaged, High Schools, Mental Retardation
Jenkins, Joseph R.; Jenkins, Linda M. – 1981
The monograph focuses on tutoring as a means of improving achievement in handicapped and disadvantaged students. Chapter 1 looks at some of the factors which detract from instructional time, and points out some of the benefits of tutoring which are supported by research. Peer or cross age tutoring is discussed in Chapter 2 in terms of academic…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Disabilities, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education
Carter, Candy; And Others – 1979
This brief guide for kindergarten teachers shows how teachers and teacher aides can work as a team. Guidelines for selecting new aides and getting acquainted with an experienced aide are provided. A teacher's responsibilities to the teacher aide are listed. An aide's responsibilities, including instruction, management, housekeeping, and clerical,…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Occupational Information, Preschool Teachers, School Aides
Little (Arthur D.), Inc., Washington, DC. – 1978
This report presents important issues involved in the use of volunteers in the juvenile justice system. Chapter I discusses volunteer program designs, organizational structure, potential program applications, and public relations. Chapter II reviews the volunteer: who he is, his motives for volunteering, and suggestions for recruiting, screening,…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Guides, Juvenile Courts
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