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Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Center for Urban and Regional Affairs. – 1992
This collection describes over 340 projects in which the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) at the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) has played a role in the past two years. The CURA offers a program of research and outreach on urban problems, which brings the resources of the university to bear on the problems of urban communities.…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education

Simpson, Richard L.; Carter, William J., Jr. – Preventing School Failure, 1993
This examination of the needs of families with students who have emotional/behavioral disorders proposes that schools provide services in the areas of (1) community programs; (2) information services; (3) advocacy and resource use; (4) home and community parent/family training programs; and (5) parent/family support and counseling. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Child Advocacy, Community Programs, Counseling Services
Minnesota Governor's Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities, St. Paul. – 1993
This document contains a curriculum for training people with disabilities and parents of young children with disabilities to become community leaders. The curriculum contains highlights of nine topical areas, including: the history and future of services for people with developmental disabilities; the history and future of self-advocacy; inclusive…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Child Advocacy, Citizen Participation