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Breeden, Laura – 2001
This guide presents ideas about how communities can help low-income residents gain access to and learn how to use computers and the Internet. It discuses the efforts of Making Connections, a longitudinal project designed to strengthen families and neighborhoods. The introduction explains that residents in neighborhoods nationwide are learning to…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Community Programs, Community Resources, Internet
Philadelphia Folklore Project, PA. – 1994
This publication lists national, regional, and Pennsylvania-specific organizations that provide technical or financial assistance to artists and community groups. Special emphasis is given to those foundations that have funds earmarked for traditional/folk arts. Art organizing suggestions for achieving equitable funding in the arts and letters to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Art Education, Community Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
Syracuse Univ., NY. Center on Human Policy. – 1986
Sixty-five model programs striving to integrate people with severe disabilities into their natural communities were nominated and screened via interviews, site visits, and comparison with eight principles of community integration including family scale community living arrangements, consumer and parent involvement, and development of community…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Programs, Community Resources, Community Services
Grabhorn, Ann, Ed.; Staab, Robert, Ed. – 1984
This resource guide provides educators with information about Middle East outreach programs, organizations, and publications. The first two sections present an introduction to the Middle East Outreach Council and an examination of the state of the art for Middle East outreach among universities, junior colleges, and small colleges; secondary and…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Filmographies, Higher Education, Human Resources
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Quincy. Office of Community Education. – 1986
Intended to provide educators and community leaders in Massachusetts with an overview of the ways in which community education practices can strengthen K-12 education, this document explains community education, describes three community education projects in detail, gives implementation models, and lists organizational and printed resources.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Citizen Participation, Community Coordination, Community Education
Lambrecht, Winifred; Bell, Michael – 1992
This guide is specific to Rhode Island in its resource orientation, but is broadly applicable to any geographic area in its overall approach and format. Designed to introduce folklore, folklife, folk arts, and ethnic arts to students of all ages, this program guide takes advantage of on-going multicultural activities of the Folk Arts Program and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Area Studies, Art Education, Community Resources
Academy for Educational Development, Inc., New York, NY. School Services Div. – 1987
This resource list on adolescent parenting includes both a bibliography of books, periodical articles, and research reports, and a directory of resource organizations. Part 1, "Books and Articles," is comprised of an 11-page unannotated list of monographs and journal articles published between 1973 and 1987. A wide range of topics is covered,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Books, Child Welfare, Community Resources
Freedman, Susan; Keenan, Rayna – 1987
This handbook contains 30 profiles describing school-community partnerships in Massachusetts that address diverse educational issues with creative strategies and solutions. The programs exemplify one or more of the following community education principles: use of community resources to enhance curriculum and instruction; citizen involvement in the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Citizen Participation, Community Education, Community Resources
Office of Consumer Affairs, Washington, DC. – 1984
This handbook was designed to help persons avoid consumer problems, handle their own complaints if they occur, and guide them to additional sources of help if necessary. The book can also be helpful to complaint handlers when they attempt to direct consumers to the appropriate source of assistance. The guide contains three general sections. The…
Descriptors: Agencies, Agency Role, Community Resources, Consumer Economics
Garcia-Ayvens, Francisco, Comp. – 1987
Designed to assist libraries and other agencies in their efforts to provide current referral services to local groups and agencies serving minority populations, this directory reflects the diverse nature of Orange County's population and identifies resources to help support their basic needs. Limited to the four largest minority groups (Asian…
Descriptors: Agency Role, American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks