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California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1991
This report reviews the origins of the Human Corps concept, discusses the Human Corps activities of the University of California and the California State University over the past year (1991), and offers two recommendations concerning future reporting requirements related to this program. The recommendations are: (1) the University of California…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Services, Extracurricular Activities, Higher Education
Dodge, Susan – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1990
A number of colleges are making a formal commitment to community service by encouraging their students to sign up for local volunteer projects, some programs are even compulsory. Critics of the new programs say that requiring community service violates the spirit of the community service ethic. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Students, Community Services, Educational Policy
Conrad, Dan; Hedin, Diane – 1975
This publication describes over 100 activity-oriented programs in which students learn through a combination of direct experience and associated instruction or reflection. Students are involved in cross-age tutoring, community services, on-the-job work experiences, foreign or domestic travel with an organized group, political campaigns, field…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Services, Course Descriptions, Cross Age Teaching
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Pittsburgh Univ., PA. School of Education. – 1995
This directory provides information about 91 service learning initiatives taking place in Pennsylvania. It serves as a comprehensive guide to the individual programs put forth by each of the grantees. Introductory material includes tables showing the following: grant distribution by school district, year awarded, and type of grant; grants by…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Education, Community Organizations, Community Services
Summerville, Janet R. – 1989
The Community Action Volunteers in Education (CAVE), which is described in this report, is a co-curricular learning, non-profit agency offering over 16 programs to children, the elderly, special populations, and low-income residents in the Chico, California, area and in three state institutions in the Napa and Sonoma Valleys. Based at California…
Descriptors: Children, College Students, Community Involvement, Community Services
Werneken, Jane – 1980
This two-part booklet provides guidelines for students and agencies involved in Projects in Community Service, a transferable elective course offered under ten departments at Glendale Community College (Arizona). Part I offers guidelines to help students who wish to participate in volunteer programs while exploring possible careers and assisting…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Programs, Community Services, Experiential Learning
Morris, Judson H., Jr. – 1984
Designed to improve self esteem and quality of life for rural adolescents and elderly, Project Teen-Ager enables these groups to exchange knowledge and skills for their mutual benefit. Initial sponsors of the program were Manning High School and South Carolina Community Long Term Care, a state agency for elderly/disabled persons who need help to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Services, Cross Age Teaching, Experiential Learning