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Indiana State Dept. of Education, Indianapolis. Center for School Improvement and Performance. – 1987
During the 1987-88 school year the Indiana Department of Education assisted the United States Department of the Interior and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources with a program which asked students to become involved in activities to maintain and manage public lands. The 1987 Take Pride in America (TPIA) school program encouraged volunteer…
Descriptors: Awards, Conservation (Environment), Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1984
This hearing provides information on major issues that parents and educators face in establishing a parent teacher relationship conducive to improving American education and discusses ways some communities are successfully dealing with those issues. Prepared statements testify to the effectiveness of established parent and community volunteer…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship, Parent Participation
Ostar, Roberta H.; Ryan, Cathryn – 1981
Spouses of presidents and chancellors at public colleges and universities belonging to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), were surveyed in 1981 to provide a factual basis for program discussions by spouses at future annual meetings and summer councils, and to validate some assumptions and dismiss some myths about…
Descriptors: College Housing, College Presidents, Employment Experience, Family Involvement
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Ways and Means. – 1982
Joint hearings of two subcommittees of the House of Representatives, reflecting a continuation of previous field hearings, were held to receive additional testimony concerning the impact of the administration's proposed budget cuts on a broad range of health, nutrition, welfare, and educational programs serving children and their families. Five…
Descriptors: Adoption, Block Grants, Child Welfare, Day Care
Gray, Sandra T. – 1982
The present is a good time for school-community collaboration, and the National School Volunteer Program in Alexandria (Virginia) is helping by providing assistance and training for schools' volunteer programs. Eight principles characterize effective volunteer programs, including (1) strong top-level support from superintendents and school boards;…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Cooperative Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Barros, Ricardo – 1981
Focusing on the Chama Valley School District's attempt to plan and implement a community council as a foundation for community education efforts in the rural Hispanic community of Chama, this publication offers "hands-on" suggestions in methods of implementing a community education program. Following a description of the school district…
Descriptors: Citizens Councils, Community Education, Community Surveys, Elections
Crelinsten, Michael, Ed. – 1983
The bilingual student manual, devoted to the active leisure learning activity portion of Katimavik (the nine-month volunteer community service and experiential learning program for 17 to 21 year old Canadians) contains sections on learning program objectives and trimester guidelines; optional activities; resume recordkeeping; general information…
Descriptors: Camping, Exercise, Experiential Learning, Learning Activities
Crelinsten, Michael, Ed. – 1983
Devoted to the international awareness learning activities of Katimavik (a nine-month volunteer community service and experiential learning program for 17 to 21 year old Canadians), the bilingual student manual contains sections on learning program objectives and trimester guidelines, optional activities, resume recordkeeping, global perspectives…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Exchange, Educational Games, Experiential Learning
Kennedy, John D. – Sight-Saving Review, 1974
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Exceptional Child Services, Preventive Medicine, Program Descriptions
Alberger, Patti, Ed. – 1981
Techniques are presented from successful athletic fund-raisers on how to structure a fund-raising program through an independent booster club, as part of the athletic department or as part of the total institutional development program. The handbook offers advice on building a program from scratch; organizing successful campaigns, involving…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Clubs, Endowment Funds
Cincinnati Univ., OH. Alumni Association Career Resource Center. – 1981
Information for starting a career exploration service is presented, based on the experience of the University of Cincinnati Alumni Association Career Resource Center (CRC). The CRC is designed to assist students, alumni, and community members in making more appropriate and meaningful choices about education beyond the high school level. Meetings…
Descriptors: Alumni, Career Counseling, Career Exploration, Career Planning
Whaples, Gene C.; Ewert, D. Merrill – 1979
The proceedings of the 1979 Lifelong Learning Research Conference held at the University of Maryland are reported in this document. Focusing upon non-formal adult education, the papers presented deal with environmental/leisure education issues, adult/continuing education concerns, community development, international education, volunteerism, and…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Education, Community Development, Conference Reports
Pooley, Richard C. – 1980
The activities of the first 6 months of a project designed to help 27 emotionally disturbed and learning disabled adolescent boys (ages 14 to 16) overcome the handicapping conditions which render them unemployable are reported. Successful aspects of the program were the career education, community based career development, and volunteer work…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Education, Career Exploration, Dropouts
Ownby, Margaret; Braun, Sonja – 1979
Moderate success of individualized programs for severely and profoundly mentally retarded persons in a library setting is documented in this report. These programs were developed following a survey tabulation and analysis of individual education programs, individual program plans, programs assessment chart profiles, and psychological and speech…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Guidelines, Individualized Programs, Institutionalized Persons
DAVIS, GEORGE S., JR. – 1963
THE RELATIONSHIP WAS STUDIED BETWEEN DROPOUTS FROM ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES AND (1) SELECTED CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES OCCURRING DURING THE FIRST CLASS SESSION AND (2) STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARD THE FIRST SESSION. TWENTY-NINE PREVIOUS ADULT DROPOUT STUDIES WERE REVIEWED. VOLUNTARY ADULT PARTICIPANTS IN 34 PERSONAL SURVIVAL IN DISASTER CLASSES IN THE…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Attendance
