The present study was concerned with demonstrating that schedule of knowledge of results may enhance resistance to extinction" on the pursuit rotor in a manner analogous to the partial reinforcement effect in conditioning. (Author)

Describes a program which provided an unexpected opportunity for a group of poor elderly men to earn a decent living for the first time in years. (DM)

For higher education, the increasing number of nonprofit managers represents a graduate-level audience that may be as significant as the audience of business managers who emerged from private industrial corporations at the turn of the century. Yet colleges and universities have responded slowly to the needs of the third sector. (MLW)

CASE's recognition award winners (judged by corporations, foundations, publishers, volunteer and educational institutions/associations, and CASE members) are presented. Awards covered public relations, financial support programs, alumni relations, volunteer involvement, electronic media, publications, student recruitment, news and information…

Anecdotes about fund-raising from the experiences of a variety of institutions reveals that communications problems, in various forms, are at the heart of many fund-raising problems. Among the ideas presented are the use of large donors to solicit other donations, trustee assistance, persistence in asking support, and alumni matching funds. (MSE)

Describes Binghamton, New York's Educational Research and Services Council's model for university-public school cooperation based on volunteerism, responsiveness, bilateral decision making, a nucleus of commitment, and a sense of organizational evolution. Characteristics are operationalized through activities in the areas of curriculum…

The author discusses the 31-year history of the Adult Education Association of the U.S.A. (AEA) and examines several of its features: the influence of group dynamics, role of the volunteer, and the AEA's redefinition of the role of knowledge-based agencies as agencies of adult education. (CT)

Summarizes the assessment of four types of experiential education programs (volunteer service, career internships, outdoor adventure, community study/political action) on the psychological, social, and intellectual development of over 1,000 secondary students participating in 27 programs in independent, public, and parochial schools across the…

Small liberal arts colleges are not likely to benefit substantially from increased corporate support of higher education. By concentrating on corporate efforts close to home, Union College of Schnectady (New York) has increased its annual fund income and built corporate support. A description of its annual business campaign is presented. (MLW)

Profiles Lane Community College's use of the quality circle concept to raise quality while holding down costs, whereby a voluntary group of 12 employees working in the same department meet one hour per week to identify, analyze, and solve work-related problems and implement solutions proposed to and approved by management. (DMM)