The aging of the baby boom generation, together with research that links volunteerism and positive health outcomes in later life, has contributed to a burgeoning of interest in initiatives and programs promoting civic engagement among older adults. Although useful in potentially expanding role options in later life, this growing attention also…

In today's Russia, the young people's and children's movement is quite widespread. There are more than 400,000 young people's and children's civic organizations on the different territorial levels. A survey was carried out in the city of Magnitogorsk in 2002 through the efforts of the Young People's Parliament of Leninskii Raion and with the…

This directory lists primarily not-for-profit organizations, associations, and mutual assistance groups in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota) that are by, for, and about Asian Americans. It does not include state offices, religious organizations, or student groups among its 116 entries. Each entry includes the organization's…

Six community builders in Edmonton, Alberta, planned, developed, and implemented Listen and Learn II, a reflective research project in asset-based community building, over a 6-month period in 1998. They met regularly over 2 months to plan the research and design a method that was open to participation at any stage, encouraged exchange of…

This annotated bibliography is intended to help local officials, community leaders, and other interested individuals understand the ways in which volunteers can serve community organizations. Each of the individual publications/resources cited is concerned with volunteer leadership, management, training, recruitment, programs, and/or sources. The…

This study uses a comparative analysis of 17 northwest Missouri communities to determine the relationship between viability of rural communities and: (1) leadership patterns; (2) specific aspects of community development organizations; and (3) community organizing strategies. Populations of the communities range from 1,000 to 2,500. Based on such…

In order to design a community college program to train community leaders, 176 local leaders in a middle-class, suburban neighborhood were surveyed. Their characteristics and needs were identified and a program of nine evening seminars was developed. Program development and survey results are presented. (DC)

Volunteerism has a poor reputation these days, because many human service programs have "used" volunteers and given them nothing in return. Discusses a different approach, one in which both service recipients and volunteers gain. (Author)

A 4-H exchange program in which eight youth from the Dominican Republic came to Indiana and a like number of Purdue University-sponsored 4-H members visited the Dominican Republic is described. The program, sponsored by the U.S. Information Agency, was part of a larger program to strengthen youth leadership resources in both places through a…

Career guidance is a vital part of programs in many agency settings across the country. In this article the author highlights the work being done in such places as rehabilitation centers, employment agencies, and various human development corporations. (Author)

Combining cartoons with brief narratives, this handbook identifies the five steps for developing the community councils mandated for each Teacher Corps project. The five steps are (1) establishing the community council as an organization, (2) identifying short-and long-term goals, (3) expanding community involvement, (4) training council members…

This document is one in a series of monographs aimed at providing a narrative summary of ideas and thoughts gathered from particular community segments represented in a series of mini-conferences held to discuss the concept of collaboration in career education. In this monograph, the career education activities of the American Legion and American…

SOME OF THE FACTORS THAT HELPED ST. LOUIS' SCHOOLS TO INTEGRATE ARE PRESENTED. INCLUDED WERE ACTIVITIES OF KEY CIVIC AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIAL AGENCIES, WHICH WORKED TO CHANGE THE PATTERN OF SEGREGATION. ANOTHER FACTOR WAS THE FINE QUALITY OF THE RELATIONS BETWEEN NEGROES AND WHITES ON THE SCHOOL'S PROFESSIONAL STAFF. THE SCHOOL…

WE MUST LOOK AT THE NEEDS OF OUR SOCIETY AND ITS CITIZENS AND ASK TO WHAT EXTENT THE CAPACITY OF NON-COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING HAS BEEN USED TO IMPROVE THE CONDITION OF MAN. COMMERCIAL TELEVISION HAS COMMUNICATED KNOWLEDGE OF OUR SOCIAL PROBLEMS BUT THE ROLE OF NON-COMMERCIAL MEDIA IS TO HELP TO SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS. EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING IS NOT…

WHILE THE MAJOR PURPOSE WAS TO EXPLORE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION FOR SCHOOL SUPPORT, A SECONDARY PURPOSE WAS TO DEMONSTRATE THE PRACTICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY AND THE SURVEY RESEARCH TECHNIQUE TO EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS. SOME OF THE FINDINGS WERE AS FOLLOWS. THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT WHICH A COMMUNITY ACCORDS ITS SCHOOLS IS…