Rehabilitation as a delivery system emphasizes a planned sequence of services which are usually purchased by the State Agency counselor from rehabilitation resources. Examples of these resources are physicians, hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, workshops, and educational programs. Most viable approaches to rural rehabilitation service…

This guide was written to aid the organization of an adult education course on the environment. Each of the ten sessions in the guide is an independent unit--to be used as such or to be interchanged with other sessions. Topics or units are titled: Environmental Quality--Everyone's Responsibility; Land and Space Resources; Population Stress and Its…

The Rural Community Assistance Consortium (RCAC) was established to increase member schools' ability to attract and maintain funded programs and qualified resource personnel to upgrade human and community resources in rural areas. The RCAC consists of 15 predominantly black land-grant colleges and Tuskegee Institute in 15 southern and border…

THIS DOCUMENT LISTS THE ASSUMPTIONS UPON WHICH THE CAREER SELECTION EDUCATION PROJECT IS BASED AND THE CRITERIA FOR A SCHOOL'S PARTICIPATION IN THE PROJECT, AS DEVELOPED BY THE WESTERN STATES SMALL SCHOOLS PROJECT. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT ARE TO AID STUDENTS MAKE REALISTIC CAREER SELECTIONS, DEVELOP SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES USEFUL IN MANY…

This handbook contains the proceedings of a workshop designed to assist home economics educators in working with exceptional children, especially the mentally retarded. The rationale, objectives, organization, content of sessions, participant descriptions, and outcomes of the workshop are described in the introduction. The body of the handbook…

An increasing number of high school programs are turning toward activities outside the classroom as a source of student learning experiences. One form of organization for such learning is Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE), which provides a link between the academic classroom and vocational education through the use of a "resource…

New voluntary agencies have grown out of the social changes of the 1960s. These grass-roots organizations, such as coffee houses, legal aid societies, and community counseling centers, differ in program style and attitude from traditional social agencies and may be more effective with alienated and cynical young people. (SJL)

Describes how the resources of nearby Spanish-speaking communities could be exploited by Spanish programs at universities along the United States-Mexican border. (Author/AM)

Physical, emotional, and health-related social problems impede the usefulness of the school experience for many children. Effective health education programs and health services in the schools would help to alleviate many of these problems. (Author/GC)

In this article on state-organized programs to reduce rates of juvenile delinquency, programs such as truancy prevention, day treatment, specialized foster care for emotionally disturbed, handicapped, and/or mentally retarded children, community resources projects, and residential treatment are briefly described. (Author/SE)

Recommends that global education at the elementary school level involve all areas of the curriculum, capitalize on local community resources, help students experience interdependence, and be stressed in teacher education programs. (Author/D B)

Problems of teenage parenting demand from counselors not only traditional skills, but knowledge more relevant to the particular needs of adolescents. In addition to special knowledge about the individual, counselors need knowleges of teen peer cultures, sexuality, adolescent and infant development, health and nutrition needs, parenting skills, and…

Described is a system for providing comprehensive community residential living for the developmentally disabled. (Author/CL)

To conserve energy consumed by cars and to improve the environment by reducing air pollution caused by them, communities should develop and expand already existing urban parks so they will be attractive to potential users who can reach them by walking or bicyling. (JD)

Describes a storefront resource center where family day care mothers can meet and share ideas and experiences with other day care mothers, can receive training in child health and development, and can become familiar with and learn to use available community resources. (JMB)