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Morris-Bilotti, Sharon – 1991
The process of reforming human services involves a true understanding of the meaning of child-centered, family-focused, community-based services, and the creation of the system that these concepts demand. The concept of "child-centered services" acknowledges that children are entitled to have their basic needs met in a manner that…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Community Resources, Community Role, Community Services
Charters, Alexander N.; Gschwender, Edward J. – 1979
This fully annotated bibliography of over 1,000 documents and journal articles is compiled to assist educators, community organizations, and citizens interested in community education, whether in theory or in practice, by identifying relevant resources in the field. Citations originate in three abstracting systems: documents described in ERIC's…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Annotated Bibliographies, Community Cooperation
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Lowenthal, Barbara – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1996
This article on the use of community resources by families of young children with special needs discusses the rationale for the use of community resources in federal legislation, strategies for building resources, barriers to the use of community resources, and recommendations for increasing the use of community resources. (CR)
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Community Programs, Community Resources, Community Role
Riddick, Carol Cutler – 1977
The process called deinstitutionalization, whether of the elderly or mentally disabled, involves complex issues, not the least of which are economic, physical, social, and psychological costs; any attempt to further this process perforce needs a comprehensive, specific plan suited to community needs and to those who are to be served. A workable…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Organizations, Community Resources, Community Role
Kindred, Lucina L. – 1977
Identification, coordination, and development of community resources for career education projects are discussed in this guidebook. Topics discussed include the following: (1) the role of the community resource coordinator; (2) community resources (available people, materials, and services that are useful and valuable for educational purposes);…
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Coordination, Community Involvement, Community Resources
Marx, Amy, Comp. – 1996
The mission of the Center on Families, Communities, Schools and Children s Learning at Johns Hopkins University is to conduct research evaluations and policy analyses, and to produce and disseminate new knowledge about how families, schools, and communities influence students' motivation, learning, and development. This annotated bibliography…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Community, Community Resources