The principal purpose of this evaluation was to determine the effectiveness of the HCHT Training Program, where effectiveness was to be measured in terms of activity levels produced by the training process. The major dependent variables were defined. (Author)

This organizational analysis of Windsor minor hockey was conducted as a pilot study into the policy decision making process in a sports organization. The study was divided into three phases. In the first phase the organization was audited and provided with information about various feedback channels. In phase two observations, available…

Delta College's wide range of Bicentennial activities and projects are summarized from the spring of 1975 through programs planned for the spring of 1976. (NHM)

Describes the inception and development of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts Mime Troupe. Points out that the unique position of New Orleans as a nontheatre city supporting a professional training program within the high schools is related to both indigenous theatre roots within the community and the need for more personal performance…

Dodgen Middle School in Marietta, Georgia, has a well developed school-community program, operated in conjunction with eleven other Cobb County middle schools, offering quality courses for minimal fees. (MJB)

Describes both a pilot and a larger research effort to implement and evaluate a comprehensive community-based approach to drug abuse prevention. Outlines criteria for success, involving school, media, parent, and community organization programs. (Author/LHW)

Four intervention models are reviewed for their applicability to initiation of community-based programs for drug abuse prevention in youth. An expanded model is offered and applied to an existing program to suggest methods of organizing communities for sequenced long-term drug prevention programming. (Author/MT)

Focuses on the effect of the Community Long Term Care project on nursing home utilization. Over an 18-month period of participation, experimental group clients experienced significantly fewer admissions and a 38 percent reduction in nursing home use. (Author/BL)

The development of effective community integration training programs for persons with severe handicaps is examined in terms of the human needs of severely disabled persons, the importance of comprehension and community-oriented training, emphasis on generalization, and consideration of individual preferences and interests. (CL)

The author discusses the role of normalization in directing community-based services for retarded children; points out some problems with the use of normalization as a guiding principle; and suggests some alternate principles based on individual clients and enduring goals, such as positive self-feelings. (Author/IM)

A cooperative shows how to multiply library resources by sharing them. (PS)