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Office of Economic Opportunity, Washington, DC. – 1965
The Community Action Program Workbook has been prepared as an aid to the many people now involved in establishing community action programs to combat poverty. It is designed to stimulate thinking rather than to prescribe given courses of action. Although it has many audiences, the workbook is intended principally for the local community groups who…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, After School Programs, Community Action, Community Involvement
Garn, Harvey A.; And Others – 1976
The evaluation of three Ford Foundation supported Community Development Corporation (CDC) programs with performance relative to output targets (milestones) that are both identifiable and quantifiable are presented in this paper. The milestone targets, developed in 1973 for the following year, are targets over which the CDC would legitimately be…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Action, Community Change, Community Development
Population Inst., Washington, DC. – 1974
This handbook is a guide to effective action strategies on dealing with overpopulation. Divided into five sections, the book outlines programs, suggests references, and lists resources that are helpful for thinking and for planning action on population issues. Section one focuses on strategies to change the current population policy choices made…
Descriptors: Activism, Change Strategies, Community Action, Family Planning
Grey Advertising, Inc., New York, NY. – 1975
The first part of a two-part, two volume study deals with adults aged 18-55 and identifies target populations and communications strategies for encouraging personal action steps to prevent drunk driving. Fully 54% of adult Americans participate once a month in social or business situations where alcohol is served. They are termed Alcohol Related…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Adults, Alcohol Education, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Pelosi, John W.; Johnson, Sandra L. – 1974
This manual, designed for parents and professionals in psychology, social work, and education, attempts to increase understanding of child advocacy and offers practical suggestions on how to become an advocate for an individual child. The handbook provides a systematic way to monitor the environment of a child, to determine whether his individual…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs
New York Univ., NY. New Careers Development Center. – 1970
A case study in career advancement in the community action agency in Suffolk County, New York, presents information on demography, economics, institutional resources, minority groups, political structure, funded programs, and the agency's background, as well as on the problems, objectives, benefits, activities, and strengths and weaknesses of the…
Descriptors: Agencies, Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Community Action
Buck, Roy C., Ed.; Lyons, William E., Ed. – 1966
Numerous readings on the urbanizing society are presented, with guidelines for study and discussion, session by session. The first three sessions cover community development as a point of view and problems of a changing economic base--fixed human and nonhuman assets as aids and obstacles, and a realistic policy of industrial development. Two…
Descriptors: City Government, Community, Community Action, Community Development
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation (Dept. of Interior), Washington, DC. – 1968
Programs of the Federal government which provide assistance to outdoor recreation projects are listed by governmental department. Various offices, bureaus, administrations, and services are described within each departmental section. The Federal legislation involved is cited where applicable. Programs include a variety of conservation activities,…
Descriptors: Community Action, Conservation Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation (Dept. of Interior), Washington, DC. – 1968
A series of 10 Community Action Guides was developed to assist public officials and community leaders in establishing comprehensive outdoor recreation programs. The importance of providing parks and recreation facilities in metropolitan areas and the importance of protecting the natural environment are emphasized. Methods of organization,…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Action, Community Resources, Guidelines
Inter-Agency Committee on Mexican American Affairs, Washington, DC. – 1967
Statements presented at the Cabinet Committee Hearings' on Mexican American Affairs by 52 men and women of divergent backgrounds and professions on the problems facing Mexican Americans are given. The topics covered are in the areas of agriculture; labor; health, education, and welfare; the war on poverty; and the general improvement of the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community Action, Cultural Differences, Educational Problems
Coalition of Adult Education Organizations, Washington, DC. – 1969
American society needs a system of lifelong learning; the ability of the American people to live and work together in self-government is not keeping pace with the demands of today's complex and increasingly troubled society. To achieve an effective and balanced system of adult and continuing education in the United States it is essential that the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Community Action, Community Colleges
Prestwich, Sheldon – 1969
The purposes of this study were (1) to investigate the influence of anthropomorphic models as a therapeutic vehicle to help 5-year-old Indian children to appropriately handle, and thereby decrease, physical and verbal aggression, and (2) to investigate the influence of group counseling with Indian mothers as it affects agression in their preschool…
Descriptors: Aggression, American Indian Culture, American Indians, Community Action
National Commission on Resources for Youth, Inc., New York, NY. – 1973
Ways in which young people have delivered needed services to their communities and have improved on previously established systems for delivering these services are described. The forty projects suggest some of the ways to provide teenagers with learning experiences that meet their own particular needs and, at the same time, offer a genuine and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Action, Community Services, Delivery Systems
Newmann, Fred M. – 1973
A rationale is developed for a training program in social action. The educational objective, to increase students' ability to exert influence in public affairs, is defined and justified. Justification is based on theories of the nature of democracy, the nature of morality, and the nature of psychological growth. The proposed social action…
Descriptors: Activism, Citations (References), Citizen Participation, Community Action
Palmer, Parker J.; Jacobson, Elden – 1971
This document, the sixth of seven essays, investigates the relationship of the church, the university and urban society in the area of politics, education, and ministry. This manual describes a basic methodology of the project, "Action-research". The essay is of the "how to do it" breed, with a detailed description of the stages in an…
Descriptors: Action Research, Church Related Colleges, Community Action, Community Programs