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Innovations in Rural Service Delivery.
Magel, Don; Price, Cheryl – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1979
Describes an Arizona State School of Social Work training program which utilizes "Teaching Learning Centers" in four rural communities as places where students, community residents, agency personnel, and university faculty are working together to develop social service delivery systems responsive to the expressed needs and desires of…
Descriptors: College Students, Delivery Systems, Dropouts, Educational Programs
Rural Development: What's Coming--What's Needed
Hyde, Henry – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1978
The speech, delivered 1 June 1978 at the Western Roundup Regional Conference on Rural Home Services (University of Montana, Missoula), indicates that rural America has suffered from neglect, disorganization, and the lack of a federal rural development policy. (B R)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Environment, Dropouts, Federal Legislation
The Impact of Federal Policies on Rural Social Service Programs.
Honour, Robert – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1979
Article examines the inequity of government efforts to address rural problems, the unique aspects of social work administration in rural areas, and what must be done in the policy-planning arena in order to deliver rural social services with greater equity. (DS)
Descriptors: Agencies, Agency Role, Delivery Systems, Dropouts
A Town and Gown Approach to Boom Town Problems.
Davenport, Joseph III; Davenport, Judith Ann – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1980
Communities experiencing rapid growth due to energy development have serious and predictable social and human service problems, especially concerning women, the aged, and other minorities. The Wyoming Human Services Project, a model of impact mitigation, might be emulated elsewhere to modify the effects of such growth now and in the future.…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Problems, Dropouts, Energy
Informal Helping in a Rural Boom Town.
And Others; Clark, Frank W. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1980
Small western boomtowns typically respond to increased social problems by placing greater demands on existing formal service systems rather than taking advantage of the potential of utilizing informal sources of help as part of a coordinated and comprehensive approach to meeting community needs. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Community Problems, Delivery Systems, Dropouts, Energy
Planners' Perceptions of Rural/Small Town Issues.
Watts, Ann D. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1980
Reports on results of a survey sent to a random sample of the American Planning Association in Virginia, Iowa, and Colorado and to the entire membership of the Virginia Planning Caucus. (AN)
Descriptors: Community Planning, Dropouts, Higher Education, Needs Assessment
Rural Resource Development.
Campbell, Paul – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1979
Reexamines definitions of "ruralness" and "resources." Describes three types of support services common to human service agencies. Discusses influence as a program development resource, advantage of rural programs, incumbent social work roles related to resource development, and what makes a program successful. Lists four program development…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Ancillary Services, Community Action, Community Involvement