Presented are 20 papers delivered at the 1975 Northwest Regional Conference on Recreation for the Deaf-Blind. Included are papers on the following topics (with sample papers in parentheses): national trends; interdisciplinary considerations ("Movement and Physical Activity: the Foundation for the Most Important R" by J. Stein); community…

Presented is a workbook for a minicourse in communication with parents of the developmentally disabled. It is explained that the workbook contains problems and exercises related to specific information provided in the participant manual (EC 081 043). Each unit concludes with an assessment of unit objectives. Answers to each unit assessment are…

The instructor's manual for a minicourse in communication with parents of the developmentally disabled contains answers to the exercises, unit assessments, criterion assessment examination and the pre- and posttest found in the accompanying workbook (EC 080 144). Also reviewed are 12 suggestions for teaching the course. (CL)

A public information center was established in an area covering 16 libraries in Detroit, Michigan. Funded by a Title I grant, the center sought to increase the effectiveness of information flow to residents and to compile a community resources directory. Several types of literature were reviewed and information was gathered from the Detroit Public…

Reported are findings and recommendations from the University of Montana's Project on Community Resources and Deinstitutionalization which were derived from interviews with 86 service providers and nine social workers and from surveys of 61 retarded persons and their parents. It is explained that service providers most frequently identified the…

Sixty teachers and supervisors from eight western States attended a two-week training institute for teachers of Adult Basic Education who were working in Indian and Eskimo areas. Only 10 percent of the participants had prior training or experience in the area. The Institute's purpose was to acquaint teachers with the characteristics and…

The paper addresses itself to the R-L-L Curriculum Model as developed by this Title III ESEA Project. The elements of the model are described: 1) The educational purposes or objectives as defined within the scope of the basic activities of man; 2) The learning experiences necessary for the behavioral objectives stated in terms described by Mager;…

The Quincy School Complex is a unique community facility. A high level of cooperation has led to the planning of this facility whose operation and ownership is divided among several agencies and groups. The introduction to the report on the school complex provides background material for the program itself, and attempts to define the "why" of the…

A project in library science, funded under Title IIb of the Higher Education Act, approved the training of 40 participants (8 teams) selected from 11 communities in Colorado, Wyoming, and the Southwest having a high Spanish-surname population. Teams included a practicing school or public librarian, a Spanish-surnamed community leader, a…

Approximately 78 readings on outdoor education are presented, each reflecting the perceptions of many leaders concerning the interdisciplinary nature and value of this phase of education. This volume was intended to stimulate educational leaders in initiating and developing outdoor education programs in their schools. Chapters are entitled…

This annotated bibliography was compiled as a library research project at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. Part I of the listing deals with decentralization as a structural feature of the local political system. Part II examines the process of local citizen participation. Parts III and IV focus on community control in the decentralization…

The Community Involvement Program is a statewide community college program in Washington offering credit for community-based learning. Excerpts from several Community Involvement Program reports are presented: (1) overview of the Community Involvement Program (from the final report)--the CIP facilitated the development of a community-based…

The primary purpose of this study was to explore the possibility of combining existing resources of the community and the community college system in an educational program that can provide maximum latitude for individual abilities and interests of students involved in the Chicano Studies area. Current literature on innovative programs in higher…

This survey synthesizes and analyzes the book resources and book requirements of Brazil, with particular reference to the educational scene, in terms of local production and distribution resources and capabilities. Information on the geography, political establishment, economy, and educational system of Brazil is presented in the introductory…

Since the 1970 Census Report states that children under 14 years of age comprise 23.4% of the population, the Committee on Children's Television (CCT) feels that television broadcasters have an obligation to determine and serve the needs of these children. After examining the 1971 license renewal applications of four of the five San Francisco Bay…