This third of three booklets was prepared by the Michigan Office of Services to the Aging to help agencies concerned with aging to plan volunteer programs. This volume is a compendium of resources, including materials from seven different volunteer programs. It contains a wide variety of training tips and techniques to help the person(s) in charge…

The Idea Tree suggests a variety of ideas for using community resources in classroom activities. Several suggestions are made under each of the following headings: student assignments (individual activities, for later sharing, dealing with enrichment of the resource topic or to supplement background information); small group assignments; whole…

Sprague High School's program to train career education resource teachers was designed to recruit and prepare approximately 15 individuals from business, industry, and the professions who would provide exploratory career experiences and information to students. A four-page outline covers the program's objectives, procedures, a third party…

The document is a compilation of occupational information obtained by business teachers in a university extension course during field visits to businesses, industries, and service agencies in the Chicago suburban area. Each individual or group of student reporters present information on organizations that are representative of each of the 15…

Intended for staffs of sheltered workshops for handicapped individuals, the guide presents a plan for selling the workshop idea to industry, hints on meeting obstacles, and ideas for expanding and upgrading workshop contract promotion. Brief sections cover the following topics (example subtopics are in parentheses): finding work contract prospects…

Over the past decade, a new phenomenon has emerged in school districts across the country--the use of volunteers to help students learn. It was inevitable that community members would ultimately respond to the tremendous needs of children in schools, as it was inevitable that professional educators would have to use additional resources to meet…

Secondary school counselors (30) took part in a training program which emphasized vocational counseling techniques and philosophy which were applicable to their local communities. Information on the content and implications of federal acts for vocational training was presented. The program also included visiting community resources and counseling…

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?;…

This demonstration project in school health and nutrition services is designed to show that through a coordinated team approach, students from low-income neighborhoods can be better served and improved utilization of existing community resources can be effected. To accomplish this goal, the following five basic programs have been developed and…

The interdependence of the school and other community institutions is viewed as undergirding the school's primary function of helping children acquire competence in meeting their life tasks and in adapting creativity to change. First, community conditions may impinge upon a child's capability, and freedom to learn. It is argued that instructional…

The Child and Family Resource Program (CFRP) of the Office of Child Development (OCD) is described. CFRP is designed to provide family-oriented, comprehensive services to children from the prenatal period through age 8, according to their individual needs. The program description stresses the use of existing community resources in a linked program…

Presented is the program development for volunteer services that are intended to expand the educational opportunities of the gifted. The program focuses on utilizing community resources and coordinating the resources with the school program. Aspects of the program discussed include: community attitudes toward the gifted in the school system that…

A framework for the development of adult education within the community development process is presented, based on a three-year project in England that experimented with a number of approaches. The network system suggested involves: (1) an organizational model for adult education provision in a community development setting which may be adopted…

This publication deals with recreation and leisure in American society. It is stated that the greater mobility of Americans, the increased time and money available for leisure time pursuits, the higher degree of educational level with accompanying wider interests, and the changing attitudes toward the balance between work and play are having…

This manual is a compilation and evaluation of data gathered from an inventory of the natural and man-made features of a community (Yarmouth, Maine). It brings together comprehensive information which may help local governmental officials, citizens, and students gain a broad understanding of their environment and its associated problems.…