This document presents a comprehensive evaluation of Title I of the 1965 Higher Education Act in California whose purpose centered around community problem solving and strengthening of community service programs of colleges and universities. Also, the Act provided for continuing educational programs for adults in urban environments, cooperative…

Cable television's potential for providing new and attractive types of services will best be realized if the public can be assured of privacy of information transmitted specifically to their terminals and of the right to view any channel without information being gathered as to which channel is being watched at any particular time. It appears that…

New Career Ladders in Social Welfare is a program within the School of Social Administration at Temple University, it enables persons with academic deficiencies, economic or other disadvantages to enter the Undergraduate Social Welfare Department. The program leads to the Bachelor of Social Welfare degree and is open to those who demonstrate an…

A 4-YEAR REHABILITATION PROJECT, DEVELOPED TO INVESTIGATE MEANS OF ALLEVIATING DEFICIENCIES IN SCHOOL-REHABILITATION SERVICES, IS DESCRIBED. THROUGH A SERIES OF RESEARCH REPORTS AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS THIS STUDY EVALUATED PROGRAMS PREPARING ADOLESCENT MENTALLY RETARDED FOR EMPLOYMENT, AND AT THE SAME TIME FACILITATING COORDINATION OF COMMUNITY…

A group of adults were tested before and after witnessing a space science education presentation; a significant difference was found between the pre- and post-tests of their understanding and awareness of space activities. (MLH)

Discussed is a university recycling program. The program successfully applied cognitive learning to development of an environmental lifestyle and united divergent university components. Students received practical experience in solid waste management encompassing science, economics, and politics. Moreover, the university provided a community…

To provide community services to special target groups (senior citizens, veterans, minorities, etc.) the community college must design and conduct effective needs assessment, create procedures for recruitment, provide counseling and guidance, design appropriate academic activities, and develop staff. (Author/NHM)

A new educational social service center, adjacent to the largest high school in Wayne, Michigan, will provide ten essential services in four major buildings. (Author/MLF)

Describes in-service training in behavior modification techniques taught by a Caucasian social worker to Filipino immigrants operating boarding and care homes for ex-mental patients. Techniques used increase the psychosocial functioning of residents in these homes. (Author)

Assisting tribal governments in meeting the needs of their members, the Kiowa Tribe, the Institute for the Development of Indian Law, and the National Paralegal Institute sponsored the first Tribal Service Advisor training event this year (TSA's can represent clients at the administrative level in many legal and social welfare areas). (JC)

Describes the growing awareness of the need for legal assistants which lead to the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges' paralegal education project, whose primary purpose was to develop, implement, and evaluate associate degree, certificate, and continuing education paralegal programs at six community colleges. (TP)

A survey of 30 major U.S. cities indicates a decline in the share of tax dollars for leisure services in the period 1964-74 in nineteen cities and a rise in priority status in eight. Alternate sources of potential funds are investigated. (MJB)

Describes the Community Gardens project at Worthington Community College (Minnesota). The college makes unused land available to community residents for garden plots. (JG)

Discuss a regional program for educating the public about energy conservation and solving community energy problems. (DC)

Explores statistical relationships between socioeconomic characteristics of elderly persons in a large region of California and their consciousness and knowledge of services available to them. Service knowledge is a prerequisite to utilization or informal referrals. Education, age, sex, rurality, and minority status were found to be associated…