Local governments are essential to the democratic processes of the nation. Particularly in rural and other small communities, they are familiar institutions with much visibility and accessibility, promoting citizen participation and control. This guide presents an overview of the characteristics of American's small local governments. America's…

The final report of a 3 year federally funded project for neurologically handicapped children focuses on accomplishments in the following nine areas: direct and supplementary services for children's services, parent/family participation, assessment of child progress, inservice training for project staff, training for personnel from other programs…

This book aims to acquaint researchers, primarily in local organizations, with data they can use to describe and better understand rural communities. Chapter 1 describes a few basic data concepts for readers who are not experienced data users. Chapter 2 provides an overview of major data sources that can be used to describe rural communities,…

This is the 22nd edition of a guide to institutions of theological education covering data supplied in the fall of 1991 and providing information on parallel patterns for ready comparisons across the years. The report includes information on enrollment, admissions, administrative staff, and faculty salaries for the current year. It also includes…