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CAHILL, ROBERT S.; HENCLEY, STEPHEN P. – 1964
A CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN AUGUST 1963 TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF JOINT SOCIAL INQUIRY BY THE THREE REPRESENTED DISCIPLINES OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, SOCIOLOGY, AND EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION. THIS BOOK CONTAINS THE PROCEEDINGS AND RESULTS OF THE CONFERENCE. DISCUSSIONS WERE CENTERED ABOUT FOUR MAJOR SUBJECTS--(1) MAIN TRENDS IN COMMUNITY POWER…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Organizations, Community Study, Conferences
Gittell, Marilyn – 1979
This paper proposes particular areas in which research is needed within the fields of community organization and community development. Proposals are based on field research and findings of a two year (1977-79) Community Citizen Organization Study. The report is organized according to the four major categories of analysis in this original…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Involvement, Community Organizations
Kelley, Douglas – 1980
Through a chronological review of the writings of Howard Y. McClusky, this paper examines the concept of the community council, an integrating agency which unites community resources and organizations for the provision of adult education. After introductory material discussing McClusky's pioneering work in the field of community education, the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizens Councils, Community Benefits, Community Colleges
Download full textRiddick, Carol Cutler – 1977
The process called deinstitutionalization, whether of the elderly or mentally disabled, involves complex issues, not the least of which are economic, physical, social, and psychological costs; any attempt to further this process perforce needs a comprehensive, specific plan suited to community needs and to those who are to be served. A workable…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Organizations, Community Resources, Community Role
Chadwin, Mark Lincoln; And Others – 1977
A study investigating institutional factors affecting the performance of the employment service (ES) focused on (1) organizational characteristics conducive to high performance in state ES agencies and their local operations and (2) the external linkages of the ES with state and local politics, other agencies, and the U.S. Department of Labor…
Descriptors: Administrative Agencies, Administrative Organization, Agencies, Agency Cooperation
McDonnell, Lorraine M.; Zellman, Gail L. – 1978
The Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) provides financial assistance to nonprofit organizations (NPOs) to support school desegregation programs or reduce minority group isolation. In this volume the effectiveness of ESAA-NPOs and non-ESAA-funded groups is examined. The analysis, based on data from 131 community organizations in 40 school districts…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Organizations, Community Support, Desegregation Effects
Biagi, Bob – 1978
This manual is intended to help citizen groups set up their own on-the-job training activities, tailored to their own individual needs, issues, learning styles, and experiences. Specifically, it discusses the first steps in group development for members of citizen boards, councils, and grass roots organizations and offers suggestions for improving…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Communication Skills, Community Organizations, Decision Making Skills
Parlette, Nicholas; And Others – 1968
Service to public health and allied professionals has long been the concern and major function of the Program for Continuing Education in Public Health, sponsored by the four Schools of Public Health in the West--and by the Western Regional Office of the American Public Health Association (APHA). To assess the effectiveness of this program, a…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Course Content, Educational Needs, Electromechanical Aids
Aker, George F. – 1968
A nation-wide program in adult basic education requires an organizational structure which will provide a practical and theoretical, centralized and decentralized outlook. This system should include a national commission, state-wide committees, and community councils which would facilitate communication. Leaders must be selected and prepared and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Bibliographies, Community Organizations
Sandusky, Annie Lee; And Others – 1972
This report is a collection of abstracts describing the salient features of 20 adoption programs for children and infants of black and biracial background and attempts to delineate those program features which appear to be associated with effectiveness. Information on each program was collected by means of an unstructured interview with…
Descriptors: Adoption, Agency Cooperation, Black Community, Black Youth
Redburn, Steve; And Others – 1975
The workbook is a training tool designed to make the concept of program planning and budgeting available to small social agencies in a simplified and practical form. It begins with a glossary and an explanation of the Annual Program Budgeting Cycle, the basis for the process described. The first four chapters contain summarized material,…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines, Instructional Materials
Barlow, Bruce M.; Timiraos, Carmen R. – 1975
Three different surveys were collected to gather data about adult occupational, educational, and related needs; agency services available to adults; and the businessman's requirements and perceptions about adult needs. The thrust was to gather data to help identify educational needs and attitudes of adults, age sixteen and older, not enrolled in a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adults, Attitudes
Mead, Nancy A. – 1976
The Information Support System (ISS) is a management information system developed for the National Drug Education Program (NDEP). The major components of the ISS are: (1) the Project Growth Record which provides a tool for project self-evaluation and for communication between NDEP project officers and project directors; (2) the Quarterly Project…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Organizations, Coordination, Decision Making
Yates, Douglas – 1974
Urban problems have been discussed for so long and with so little effect that the litany of urban crisis is now a hollow incantation. One way out is to go back to the neighborhoods and experience "urban problems" as they affect particular people and places. The author's own street-level perspective was gained in five months of field work on the…
Descriptors: Agency Role, City Government, Community Characteristics, Community Organizations
Grow, Lucille J. – 1969
This report is a survey of the volume and nature of requests for service to the voluntary and local public member agencies at the Child Welfare League of America. The study focuses on the objectives, content, and outcome of services to children and families receiving them. Ninety-three percent of the agencies eligible to participate in the survey…
Descriptors: Adoption, Caseworker Approach, Child Abuse, Child Welfare
