A grant proposal was developed with the objectives of increasing retention, improving the image, and increasing volunteer participation at a Florida high school, Boca Ciega. The program encompassed 15 strategies to accomplish these objectives, many being new models of school/community relationships. Students were identified in the eighth grade and…

This book is directed primarily to the managers of recreation and leisure service organizations. Part 1 covers making and implementing policies. The focus is on the executive's role in policy making and developing and implementing personnel policies as the foundation of personnel management. Handling the problem of acquired immune deficiency…

This manual is intended to assist those Peace Corps field staff and volunteers who are considering or planning an all-volunteer conference (that is, an inservice event that is designed to provide personal, programmatic, and technical support to Peace Corps volunteers). The first chapter reviews current practices (including objectives, designs, and…

This paper examines government policies in Australia which encourage parent participation in disadvantaged schools in order to improve student literacy, and studies that have found that this policy may, in fact, increase inequality in education. The argument presented is that there are two types of parents--enthusiastic parents and those described…

This practicum report describes an attempt to correct the inadequacies and improve the volunteer program in the Lower School of the University School of Nova University. The revised program endeavored to satisfy teachers and volunteers by matching the specific needs of the Lower School staff to the interests, skills, talents, and time of the…

This is a report of a hearing held in Washington, D.C., on April 22, 1982, before the Subcommittee on Aging, Family, and Human Services of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate. The purpose of the hearing was to examine the untapped human potentials for volunteerism in America by promoting individual and corporate…

The introductory volume of the bilingual Katimavik program student manual summarizes the history and purpose of the Katimavik experience; outlines program objectives and learning program subject areas; explains how to use the individual learning activity student manuals, how to create individual and group development plans, and how to develop a…

This document presents information from a body of research called Lives of Service, a collection of case studies of 32 altruistic adults. It begins with a review of the research on altruism, service orientation, giving, helpfulness, social responsibility, and voluntarism. Research on altruism in psychology and in other disciplines is included,…

Participants were recruited from the Police Department and from residents of Syracuse, N. Y., for 20 weekly sessions of four five-week blocks; a steering committee of police personnel, residents, and a coordinator planned the training sessions to build human relations skills and responsibility on both sides. (AJ)

Five programs that use community aides to assist teachers with environmental education projects are discussed. A profile gives characteristics of the typical environmental aide. The aides tend to see themselves as "specialists" as indicated by their selection of supplementary activities. Teachers' activity listings indicate they see the aide's…

The purpose of this study was to survey a sample of RSVP volunteers in an attempt to identify those areas of the program which were and were not providing satisfaction. Subjects were 100 volunteers, 50 who had dropped out of the program and 50 who were still active. A telephone survey was conducted by trained staff. The results for most volunteers…

Discussed are the child abuse reporting laws in Canada and the operation of child abuse registers. Comments on the recommendations of the House of Commons are quoted in the following areas of need: preventive services, research, statistics and information, amendment of the Canada Evidence Act and the Criminal Code, and public and professional…

Kent State University (Kent, Ohio), through recent State grants, is able to provide increased services to its nearly 800 physically disabled students. Their program includes transportation assistance, architectural improvements, tape service for the blind, a course on sexuality for the physically impaired, student volunteers, and athletic…

This employer's guide is part of the HAVE (Homemaking and Volunteer Experience) Skills materials designed to help women identify the job-relevant skills they have learned as homemakers and volunteers and to match those skills with paid jobs. The main purpose of this guide is to help employers who are interested in hiring women returning to paid…