Growing research highlights the role of local community contexts in health and well-being. Communities function as central arenas for health promotion as individuals and community spaces interact in daily life. To better communicate the linkages between community and health, we demonstrate the use of a set of geosocial tools for community…

(Purpose) This study assessed the integration of community services and research through the livelihood needs assessment of a countryside in the Philippines particularly Sitio Malanas, Lettac Sur, Santol, La Union as basis of the actions in addressing the needs. Specifically, the livelihood situation and needs were determined and proposed actions…

Many communities across the country are finding that their problems--whether social, political, or economic in origin--can be diminished if not solved outright through continuing education for adults. Adult education projects under the sponsorship of the Office of Education's Community Service and Continuing Education (CSCE) program were…

Advocates sending news reporting students off campus and into the community to expand their horizons, interests, courage, and possibilities. Describes the use of such experiential learning in a broadcast reporting class, where students left the cameras at home as they experienced the police or social services sector, and wrote an in-depth story…

Discuss a regional program for educating the public about energy conservation and solving community energy problems. (DC)

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON PLAN FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAM UNDER TITLE 1 OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 OUTLINES THE ORGANIZATION AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS OF THE PLANNING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AGENCY (INTENDED AS THE SOLE TITLE 1 ADMINISTRATIVE BODY IN THE STATE), GUIDELINES FOR SELECTING COMMUNITY PROBLEMS OR…

This document enumerates and discusses needs for community service and continuing education programs in the state of Tennessee. Its contents are based on the Statewide Report drawn up by the State Agency for Title I in Tennessee, and on responses to 800 questionnaires mailed to recipients of the Report requesting the identification of other…

Article reported on a study which assessed the extent to which community-junior colleges participated in Higher Education Act, Title 1, programs and listed recommendations made by participants in this study. (Author/RK)

THIS FIVE-PART BROCHURE CONTAINS THE TENNESSEE STATE PLAN FOR A COORDINATED STATEWIDE ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM IMPLEMENTING TITLE I OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965. THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE WILL ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM UNDER ADVISEMENT OF A STATE COUNCIL REPRESENTING THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER…

This booklet discusses three Federal programs for the continuing education of adults: Adult Basic Education; Community Service and Continuing Education; and Civil Defense Education. Initiated through the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, Adult Basic Education began operation in 1965, financed by the Office of Economic Opportunity and administered…

Description of a simulation game in which the objective is to keep a city's streets clear of snow through the winter without overspending the road and traffic maintenance department's budget. Journal available from Faculty of Education, 3700 McTavish Street, Montreal, H3A 1Y2, Quebec, Canada. (Author/CK)

Includes five administrative phases'' and nine steps followed in conducting a community survey. (SP)

The Florida State Plan for community service and continuing education, submitted to entitle it to participate in federal funds under Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965, includes sections on policies and procedures for selecting community problems and institutions; duties of the State Advisory Committee, appeals from institutions, and…

In an effort to make the best use of limited federal funds available, Program IMPACT, Community Services and Continuing Education, authorized under Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965, has attempted to narrow its focus to the priorities of three basic program areas: consumer Education--50 percent of program funds; Community Planning,…

The function of community schools is to relate community needs to existing community resources and to offer programs only if no other educational institution can effectively offer them. Competition for students and programs between community schools and other community resources should be subordinated to an assessment of institutional capabilities…