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PDF pending restorationRickabaugh, Susan; And Others – 1992
A YWCA-based family literacy model curriculum in Elgin, Illinois is described. In 1990, the Elgin YWCA had the following program components in place: six daytime and five evening ability level classes for adults taught by certified teachers; a preschool English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) program for 3- to 4-year-old children of adult students;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Community Organizations
BCEL Bulletin, 1986
This bulletin aims to provide guidance to business companies in developing an employee volunteer literacy program in which employees volunteer their time to assist in such aspects of community adult literacy campaigns as advocacy, public relations, fundraising, community leadership, and tutoring. A section on assessing local community needs…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Programs, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Peer reviewedPorter, Judith R.; Schwartz, Lisa B. – Teaching Sociology, 1993
Reports on a approach to teaching the sociology of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) by combining coursework with weekly volunteer work in an AIDS agency. Concludes with a discussion of the benefits of experiential learning and five guidelines for establishing similar community service programs. (CFR)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Community Involvement, Community Programs, Course Content
