An interested and enthusiastic advisory council will provide ideas and suggestions whereby the students may have supervised work experience programs in the community and resource personnel at the school. The author offers suggestions to the instructor for forming such a council based on the needs of his students. (Author/AJ)

Manpower planners must have the ability to draw on a variety of resources which are the key to the success of local manpower programs. (BP)

Presented in the fifth of a six volume series is an analysis of 25 variables associated with aspects of community adjustment for 440 deinstitutionalized mentally retarded persons. The first section deals with such research methodology aspects as instrument design and data gathering. The second section contains a profile of outcome and predictor…

This is a study of decision-making patterns among urban community-living older adults. Focus is on the utilization of resources by the elderly. The sample consists of 410 respondents who were interviewed twice. The results show that action-taking related to a significant life event is the most important predictor of well-being. Significant…

The materials included in this booklet are designed for use by participants in Application Sessions A and B for Community Groups working with elementary-secondary schools. These materials are initial drafts prepared for field testing only. They are not the final products to be delivered at the completion of the project. The materials are organized…

In this document some of the issues and events surrounding school desegregation in Boston are addressed in an effort to help affected parents and students. Information is provided on the legal rights of parents who have been harassed for cooperating with desegregation laws. Some notes of a coordinator describing the busing of students and parent…

This project assumes that a youngster's problems with the law rarely occur in isolation. More often, they are part of a constellation of problems--family conflict, school failure, unemployment, emotional difficulties and, in urban ghettos, inadequate housing and health care. The Neighborhood Youth Resources Center (NYRC) of Philadelphia provides a…

Boom towns appear to have greater problems of substance abuse associated with economic change indicators than communities suffering from sudden economic declines. A study of 14 communities experiencing sudden economic dislocations revealed a lack of consistent trends, although some depressed communities experienced increases in alcohol abuse. In…

The handbook is designed for community professionals and lay people concerned with child abuse and neglect. Information is presented on six topics: community organizing and community participation in planning for the protection of children, coordinating existing resources and developing a team treatment approach, developing an effective link…

In this guide four career education resource areas are identified in four sections. In section 1 community resources are discussed in terms of finding material and human resources, conducting a community survey, coordinating and consolidating resources, and examining exemplary practices. Four exhibits are included: (1) individual career resources…

This monograph describes successful publicity practices in adult education that can be adapted to fit individual promotional plans for communication with the community. The introduction explains the importance of good public relations to an adult education program. In section 1, publicity and promotion, the various ways of publicizing information…

The purpose of this paper is to propose a conceptual framework by which educators can recognize, affirm, and enhance the potential to learning of a vast array of urban resources unconnected to schools. Working definitions of the major terms "educators,""resources," and "urban" are provided as a reference base for the conceptual framework. Elements…