This booklet is an introduction to the question of retirement that is addressed specifically to educators. Its four chapters raise the following questions: "Are You Ready to Retire?""Can You Afford to Retire?""Where Will You Live?" and "How Will You Spend Your Time?" Each chapter contains a list of recommended readings, and the monograph ends with…

This book of readings pertinent to reading instruction follows the organization of Wilson's text, "Diagnostic and Remedial Reading," and can supplement that or other reading texts as well as serve as a source book for divergent ideas in the field of reading. Topics include classroom, clinical, and noneducational diagnosis; readiness, vocabulary,…

The primary purpose of the project was to explore the possibilities of bringing into the Adult Basic Education (ABE) system the systematic and orderly introduction of volunteer use, through a planning mechanism called a Task Force. A secondary purpose was to investigate change strategies applicable to the existing ABE network. The activities of…

In order to help support basic library services and to reach out to the larger community with expanded library services, the Howland Library Trustee Board asked Warner-Eddison Associates, as consultants, to make recommendations regarding a program of volunteer participation in the library's operations. Their study resulted in suggestions that…

In an effort to indicate the needs and goals of residential care for the mentally handicapped, the booklet defines residential care and presents a statement of its purpose. Discussed are conditions under which residential care is appropriate, the legal rights of the individual, needed services, regional and community resources, and the living…

This document is an abridged transcript of the discussion held by representative participants from educational institutions and the Peace Corps at the Brookings Institution Conference on July 22, 1965. The meeting was initiated with the belief that the academic establishment and the Peace Corps need each other. Three propositions were presented:…

The first article in this collection of 12 is reprinted from "Auxiliary School Personnel," a booklet published by the National Commission on Teacher Education and Professional Standards. A series on "S.721: Teacher Aide Program Support Act of 1967" includes a copy of the bill, remarks made by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson when he introduced it, and…

One of a series of special reports on current trends in school policies and programs, this publication is designed to provide school practitioners and others concerned with education with current information on problems which are the core of the constantly changing education scene. This special report focuses on reading programs throughout the…

This module is designed to instruct students and staff on methods for the successful use of the services of a school volunteer. Mini-Module 1, "Preparing for a School Volunteer," lays the foundation for the module and is divided into four objectives. By performing these objectives, the participant achieves the following: a) identifies the duties…

As an instructional module, this training booklet provides the vehicle to assist the school volunteer to master library skills and effective story telling techniques and to become proficient in the operation and use of materials and equipment in the media center. This booklet specifically focuses on learning through the use of audio-visual…

This report details those 4-H staff development and training programs conducted at the national level that have been partially financed by a W. K. Kellogg Foundation grant. A national invitational joint meeting of State 4-H Youth Leaders and State Leaders was held in 1971 to discuss implementation of these programs. Twelve workshops and seminars…

As the armed forces move toward a volunteer force, it becomes necessary to identify procurement and retention strategies which will be effective in maintaining viable force levels. A representative sample of AFROTC advanced cadets were surveyed to determine the effect of certain incentives on volunteerism, to identify AFROTC cadet attitudes toward…

The 4-H program is dependent upon adult volunteer leaders to carry out its work. During the decade of the 1970s, this program hopes to double its educational effort. In order to do this, the number of volunteer leaders will have to double also. To accomplish this, a leadership development process to be used in helping 4-H agents effectively…

The document details staff training methods and activities used at the Chapel Hill Preschool Project for Developmentally Handicapped Children. Population targets of training efforts are explained to include not only the project's immediate staff but also parents, volunteers, and the community. The staff training program is explained in terms of…

The Interregional Seminar on the Training of Professional and Voluntary Youth Leaders was held in Holte, Denmark, from 7 to 22 October 1969. The purpose of the seminar was to review the current experience of both governmental and non-governmental services responsible for training youth leaders for various types of work. The seminar considered the…