This report discusses and analyzes federal policies and practices with regard to citizen participation and neighborhood representation in community-based federal programs. Material for the study was gathered through personal interviews with federal management personnel in the Office of Economic Opportunity, the Department of Labor, the Department…

The excerpts from four speeches at the National Adult Education Conference deal with the distribution of tasks of the State, communes, and organizations of free cultural activities in the field; administrative questions; and economic responsibilities. (Author/BP)

Environmental health personnel in San Bernardino County, California have moved from the traditional position under a medical public health officer to a position in county government. This reorganization has led to more positive recognition for sanitarians, increased benefits to the public, and improved coordination with other departments. (BT)

Examines the status of the relationship between the guidance program of the public senior high school and the community service personnel. (Author)

Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults (Boston, Massachusetts, November 14, 1968).

The Language Proficiency Assessment Committees (LPACs) authorized by Congress were given the responsibility of assessing limited-English-speaking students within a school district and making placement recommendations regarding these students to the local school board. This manual governs a workshop for the training of members of an LPAC; it may…

BECAUSE THE PROBLEMS OF EDUCATING SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN EXTEND FAR BEYOND CLASSROOM WALLS, GUIDANCE COUNSELORS MUST CONSIDER THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL FACTORS WHICH AFFECT THE LIVES OF THESE CHILDREN. IN GUIDING THE NEGRO CHILD, FOR EXAMPLE, THE COUNSELOR SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS WHICH THIS CHILD'S…

Information on American poverty and guidelines for action by local church groups are presented in this 1964 document. Briefly reviewed are the nature, extent, causes, and possible solutions to the problems of poverty in an affluent society. Also discussed are ways in which information on poverty may be gathered on a general and a local level. It…

This booklet provides representative examples of approaches that 36 Chambers of Commerce across the nation have taken to problems of employment in their locales. Their experiences have been selected to illustrate the various means used by businessmen to work cooperatively with others toward the solution of local problems related to school,…

This booklet of do's and don'ts was prepared to help individuals or community organizations obtain radio and television time for publicity, promotion, or public relations messages. The list covers general suggestions for presentation of the message to stations and more specific requirements for radio and television stations. Proper procedures such…

The directory of Adult Education Agencies in Egypt is a listing of six different types of organizations: national bodies and central agencies; teachers' training institutes and research institutions; adult education institutions (governmental); adult education institutions (non-governmental); central libraries and documentation centers; and…

The increase in the number of community organizations offering educational programs prompted the first national survey of adult education sponsored by the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES). All private, nonprofit organizations were included whose prime reason for existence was to offer services, or to serve as a vehicle for…

Attention is focused upon the interstitial, or in-between, groups of organizations in the community, as well as upon the conjunctive or competitive nature of the relationships within them. An effort is then made to offer some modifications to the many classifications of types of community leaders and structures of community power. Attention is…

This report reveals the results of studies made of three groups actively seeking community participation in school affairs in a city noted for its conservative school system. The study utilized participant observation supplemented by interviews and document analysis. Each group had only 15-30 active members and no broad base in the community. All…

A report on a human relations conference defines "community"; makes reference to the relationship of minority groups to the community; examines the community as a social unit; and views several aspects of community relations with particular reference to the Highland Park project. Topics discussed are: the Community: What Is It?;…