The purpose of Career Education Resource Laboratory (CERL) at Eastern Illinois University is to provide services to the 125 schools in the area and to the Division of Vocational and Technical Education at the University. During Phase 2 of the project the laboratory has presented 20 in-service workshops for area school districts; conducted…

This appendices reports on the definition phase activities of planning for the Fort Lincoln New Town education system. Included are complete reports on the community resources survey and the demographic survey. The General Learning Corporation planning documents are presented in tabular format. A community planning timetable is outlined and the…

The "School Without Schools" experiment in Columbus, Ohio, is now seen by many as a model of how the human and physical resources of a community can be used for educational value. (Author)

This article describes how a community, with business concerns and volunteer citizens, constructed a safe and enjoyable playground for handicapped children. (JD)

A telephone survey (N=385) was completed in the Columbus, Ohio, region to determine public awareness of hearing impairment and community resources that serve hearing impaired persons. Analysis led to suggestions for public dissemination of information concerning hearing. (Author/DB)

Results of a leisure education program demonstrated that individuals with severe mental retardation could acquire age-appropriate leisure skills to use independently a neighborhood center; access a neighborhood recreation center in the absence of the residential care provider; and partially, but effectively, interact with agency staff concerning…

Data about the availability, accessibility, and organization of Information and Referral services from 133 public and private service providers for people with developmental disabilities showed that Information and Referral was a widely available service although there were problems in service provisions incuding lack of awareness about services…

The article presents highlights from studies about school-to-work transition of disabled youth. The linkages between school and businesses are examined. (CL)

A decision model is presented to help teachers intervene when severely disabled students fail to respond to relevant cues in the community. Five phases are addressed, including identifying those errors and deciding whether to allow a natural correction to occur. (CL)

As part of an evaluation of services for mentally retarded adults in Britain, comparisons were made between preproject and project residential units. People with more severe handicaps lived in units with less homelike environments, more institution-oriented management practices, and less community involvement than facilities occupied by less…

A coordinated home and school planning process via a transdisciplinary model is designed to serve severely/profoundly handicapped students in functional curriculum areas. Planning begins with identification of needs, constraints, and resources, and formulation of student objectives. (CL)

Wyoming is the least populous of the 50 states--less than half a million people share a territory of 95,000 square miles, which translates to about one person for every five square miles. Given this geographic reality, the challenges that all national service programs face in recruiting volunteers, building community involvement, and sustaining…

This "blueprint for the future," a statement of affirmation and aspiration, centers on five guiding principles for the federal Office of Museum Services (OMS) within the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMS), with some specific steps for putting the principles into action. The blueprint speaks of the Institute of Museum and…

The article develops from a general discussion of the utilization of community resources in career education to a discussion of a particular program--the McCormick Plan in Baltimore--and other Maryland programs. Suggestions drawn from those programs are offered for identifying and using such resources. (AG)

Authors discuss the role of extension in England, which is to carry out the university's obligation to the wider community''; suggestions for extension departments regarding curriculum. (Author/SP)