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Download full textMarrs, Lawrence W. – 1983
The National Rural Independent Living Network, funded to Murray State University (Kentucky) by the National Institute of Handicapped Research, is developing Community Independent Living Service Delivery Systems (CILSDS) for rural people with disabilities which will be housed in over 500 communities by early 1986. The CILSDS, staffed by citizen…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Resources, Community Role, Community Support
Office of Consumer Affairs, Washington, DC. – 1984
This handbook was designed to help persons avoid consumer problems, handle their own complaints if they occur, and guide them to additional sources of help if necessary. The book can also be helpful to complaint handlers when they attempt to direct consumers to the appropriate source of assistance. The guide contains three general sections. The…
Descriptors: Agencies, Agency Role, Community Resources, Consumer Economics
Kreidler, William J. – 1985
This handbook was developed to help decision makers and others interested in gifted/talented education to address the challenge in two major ways: by designing new programs that successfully incorporate the principles and practices of community education and by improving existing programs using a community education approach. The seven programs…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, College School Cooperation, Community Education, Education Work Relationship
Wisconsin Univ.-Stout, Menomonie. Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Inst. – 1981
This progress report summarizes research, training, cooperative, regional advisory council, and special project activities conducted by the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center of the Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute from February 1980 through January 1981. Eleven research projects (four involving rehabilitation resources…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agency Cooperation, Educational Cooperation, Educational Planning
Kasschau, Richard A. – 1978
Six independent study projects are offered to students in an introductory psychology course at the University of Houston. The projects include a term paper, book critique, independent research project, audio and/or visual demonstration, research assistance to a faculty member, and a community service option. The most popular of these projects is…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Course Organization
GLASER, WILLIAM A., ED.; SILLS, DAVID L., ED. – 1966
A COMPILATION OF 47 SELECTIONS FROM BOOKS, JOURNALS, AND RESEARCH REPORTS IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, THIS BOOK OF READINGS EITHER ABOUT VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATIONS OR WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR THEM IS ADDRESSED TO LEADERS, BOARD MEMBERS, WORKING VOLUNTEERS, AND STAFF MEMBERS OF VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATIONS AND TO BEHAVIORAL SCIENTISTS AND SOCIAL WORKERS…
Descriptors: Administration, Behavioral Science Research, Communication Skills, Decision Making
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Cultural Education Center. – 1980
This guide contains descriptions and credit recommendations for some 1,167 courses in a wide variety of subject areas offered by 107 organizations, including business and industry, labor unions, professional and voluntary associations, government agencies, and others whose primary purpose is not education. Intended for use in academic counseling…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business, College Credits, Course Descriptions
Maryland Community Coordinated Child Care (4-C) Committee, Baltimore. – 1974
This document represents the first phase of Maryland's comprehensive child development plan. It includes: (1) statistical information on Maryland's children and their families, including population and demographic trends, income, health and social services and out-of-home care programs, (2) a definition of comprehensive child care and child…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Abuse, Comprehensive Programs, Coordination
Peace Corps, Washington, DC. Information Collection and Exchange Div. – 2003
This training guide provides Peace Corps volunteers (PCVs) with knowledge, tools, and techniques to work with a nongovernmental organization's (NGO's) staff, board of directors, clients, and donors to build its capacity. An introduction provides information on the trainer role, trainer's notes at the end of each module, and guidelines for placing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Role, Community Development, Cooperation
Peace Corps, Manila (Philippines). – 1993
This guide is designed for Ivatan (Ibatan) language training of Peace Corps workers in the Philippines, and reflects daily communication needs in that context. It consists of: phrase lists for a wide range of daily activities and needs; a list of targeted core language competencies, at three proficiency levels, for those daily activities; an…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Community Services, Competency Based Education, Daily Living Skills
Clifford, Howard – 1980
In 1971, the Canada Assistance Plan Directorate of the Department of National Health and Welfare conducted a national survey designed to (1) provide an inventory of day care spaces which would serve as a baseline from which to compare future growth in day care, and (2) evaluate the impact of any new initiative of the federal government in the day…
Descriptors: After School Day Care, Age Groups, Comparative Analysis, Day Care Centers
World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession, Morges (Switzerland). – 1967
A LITERACY HANDBOOK PREPARED BY THE WORLD CONFEDERATION OF ORGANIZATIONS OF THE TEACHING PROFESSION INDICATES THE WAYS IN WHICH TEACHERS' ASSOCIATIONS, TRADITIONALLY CHILD-CENTERED, CAN EFFECTIVELY ENGAGE IN ADULT EDUCATION. A 1966 CASE STUDY ON THE PHILIPPINE PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION, AND WCOTP SURVEYS CONDUCTED DURING 1965 IN KENYA…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Case Studies
Bailey, C. J., Comp. – 1973
This handbook was prepared for the Adult Basic Education (ABE) teacher to provide information on the public services and programs administered by Federal, State, and local governmental agencies, including private, civic, and community organizations through which the needs of ABE students may be met. A cross-index is provided, including the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Organizations, Community Resources, Directories
Connolly, Brid, Ed.; Fleming, Ted, Ed.; McCormack, David, Ed.; Ryan, Anne, Ed. – 1996
The six articles in this first issue comprise a critical discourse about theories, practices, and research with the intent of realizing the potential of adult learning to bring about social change. "Adult Education and Empowerment for Individual and Community Development" (Jack Mezirow) outlines and updates the author's transformation…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Community Development, Democracy
Lavelle, Robert, Comp. – 1995
Companion to a five-part public television documentary, this book describes efforts across the United States to fight poverty, and also prescribes that we all take responsibility for a fight against economic inequality. The book's goal is to contribute to a meaningful discussion about poverty in America, a topic that cannot be broached today…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Capitalism, Child Welfare, Civil Rights
