Specific examples of curriculum-based community service from elementary through university level are cited in response to criticisms of education. The use of resources in assisting professionals is cited in several contexts: social work, medicine, police work, etc. The particular emphasis is on youth, especially those readily available. (AG)

The study reported here was a preliminary exploration of variation in the attitudes, self-imagery, and opinions of the membership of four associations in which adult values, personnel, and resources stand social guard over processes of extended socialization and control of adolescents voluntarily associated together. (Author/JM)

Health occupations education has been recognized as a unique career field in vocational education. Distinctive and definitive youth leadership programs in terms of Health Career Clubs are needed to support this occupational area. (Author)

Indiana's Cooperative Extension 4-H program has initiated a windowsill garden project for children in both urban and rural areas. (GB)

From Harlem to Monrovia, Liberia, their service projects contribute increasingly and significantly to the total Black community. (DM)

The Sport Foundation, Inc. presented awards to municipal park and recreation management for extraordinary service to their respective communities." (AN)

Physical education--as well as other academic areas such as agriculture, language arts, business, music, home economics, art, and commercial skills--made up the curriculum for this 4-week program. (SW)

The quality of untrained adult leadership is a critical determinant of whether organized athletic competition for children outside of school is beneficial or detrimental. Physical educators have an obligation to become involved directly or indirectly as providers of coaching education for volunteers or by facilitating the development of youth…

A study of tasks and duties performed by 4-H agents employed by the Iowa Cooperative Extension Service identified seven critical duty areas: recruit, train, and utilize lay leaders; conduct programs; prepare specific program plans; respond to client requests for information; prepare annual plan; develop public relations; and assess community…

Outlines some of the achievements of the Summer Program for Economically Disadvantaged Youth (SPEDY) during the summer of 1978. Four programs in Virginia, Minnesota, Texas, and Washington are examined not because they are exemplary but because they illustrate what is happening in some of the better youth employment programs around the country. (CT)

Argues for the importance of providing adolescents with opportunities to care about and contribute to their communities. Briefly describes several programs that have been based on youth participation. (IRT)

The American Vocational Association (AVA) has not yet "maximized" its support of student organizations, according to Victor Van Hook and officials from six student organizations who spoke to the second general session of the AVA convention. Despite their recognized value in activating students, vocational youth groups are reaching only a…

Presents three papers addressing the topic of using youth volunteers in public libraries: "Teen Corps Reaches Out with Pride" (Yvonne K. Coleman); "Whose Teen Advisory Board is this, Anyway?" (Leila J. Sprince); and "It All Started in the Summer..." (Liz Baldwin). (AEF)

Introduces a collection of articles that proposes standards for empirically supported prevention programming for children and youth and steps to integrate prevention science with practice. Articles highlight key research findings and common principles for effective programming across family, school, community, health care, and policy interventions…