An attempt to determine the nature or scope of volunteer activity within the rehabilitation facilities of this country is described. The study involved the following "first-time" procedures: (1) compiling a comprehensive list of rehabilitation facilities in the United States; (2) designing a single questionnaire for distribution to an extremely…

Para-professional personnel were recruited from various child-care agencies in the New Orleans area to participate in a training program. Questionnaires were used in selecting trainees. After the needs of the trainees were identified, trainees were selected who had the appropriate skills to deal successfully with these para-professional needs. The…

After an introduction, which notes a continued growth in ACTION's programs and provides brief comments on new developments in the major ones, the major content is presented in six topics: (1) International Operations, which gives an account of Peace Corps activities in Africa, Latin America, Asia, Near East, and the Pacific; (2) Domestic…

Estimates of the annual value of volunteer services in the United States for the period from 1965 to 1974 are presented in this study, with the first goal being to estimate the value of volunteer services for the benchmark year 1974. Its reference points are based upon the results of a national survey of volunteer services sponsored by ACTION…

RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) is one program of ACTION--The Agency for Volunteer Service. ACTION, created in 1971, is a Federal agency which administers a number of volunteer programs. Its purpose is to provide a recognized role in the community and a meaningful life in retirement for older adults through significant volunteer service.…

This document discusses the educational aide program in the state of Ohio. Section I discusses the paid educational aide. The goal of the paid teacher aide program is to improve instruction; the objectives of the program are: (1) teachers will spend more time directly involved in significant high-level teaching and learning functions; (2) teachers…

The training therapy principle was examined by pre- and postcomparisons of volunteers and nonvolunteers in a peer-administered training program in helping skills. After training, the volunteers reported significant decreases in five largely interpersonal, problem areas and significantly higher levels of empathy. Nonvolunteers showed almost no…

Successful programs established at the University of California at Irvine may serve as a model of student-produced, health-related courses for inclusion into the curricula of any school. (MM)

An experimental academic program at Kent State is described in which a volunteer, nonprofessional mode of teaching has produced positive results. Data collected suggest that people like to teach and do it well when they are part of a "divergent" system of openness and continued growth. (Author/LBH)

Sixteen community residents with relatively stable respiratory, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, or neurological findings were recruited and trained as instructor-patients to teach the technical elements of the examination of an affected organ system. Faculty recruitment, instructor-patient recruitment and training, and evaluation are discussed.…

Suggestions are offered on ways in which the community may be brought into close contact with the schools and how individuals can become involved through volunteering their services. (JD)

Delegation involves responsibility and authority for each staff member in the 4-H program. (ABM)

Suggestions for meeting the special needs of gifted students are presented. (RW)

Discusses two different strategies for incorporating home-school-community partnerships into the agenda for educational reform. The "gradual strategy" includes seven steps and the "bolder strategy" six steps. Includes references. (MD)

Greeks United for the Individual Development of Exceptional Students (GUIDES) is a program at the University of Oregon which encourages nonhandicapped college students in fraternities and sororities to become socially involved with specific severely handicapped high school students ages 18 to 21. (DB)