"Research on Schools, Neighborhoods, and Communities: Toward Civic Responsibility" focuses on research and theoretical developments related to the role of geography in education, human development, and health. William F. Tate IV, the Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in…

In the introduction to this book, Lee Cohen notes that difficulties in allocating resources are as old as recorded history, and that just solutions must evolve and adapt with the changing society. The concluding statement that only with a full understanding of the divergent approaches to justice can intergenerational policies be forged leads to…

The book takes a civil rights perspective to the problems of handicapped children and adults and points out that no other minority group has its social and political oppression so thoroughly masked as the disabled in America. Part I looks at why American society has traditionally failed to view the handicapped as an oppressed social group. Three…

This monograph was developed to provide mental health and other service delivery workers with an overview of conceptual, programmatic, and educational developments in mental health services to disaster victims over the past 10 years. It was written primarily for national policymakers, administrators, and service providers of disaster relief…

The focus of this document is on innovation and change in university professional education. During a four-year period from 1981-1985, the professional education college of the University of Minnesota, Duluth, initiated and implemented a major change process which was based on organizational leadership theory. This project is used as a case study…

Providing information needed to make choices about different occupations in counseling and human services, this book enables examination of personal strengths and weaknesses within the fields. The opening chapters examine professional and personal issues to be considered in making career choices. Next are presented examples of counseling and human…

This volume contains selections from the writings of Burton Blatt, a prolific writer who advocated for the deinstitutionalization of people with developmental disabilities. Part 1 starts with excerpts from "Christmas in Purgatory" (1966), followed by Blatt's subsequent reflections on reactions to the book, and an address before the…

Growing out of a meeting to explore alternative directions for community-based education in the Teacher Corps Program, the three papers in this document provide insight into how neighborhood involvement, the coordination and collaborative delivery of human services, and the utilization of political processes can be used to strengthen a community's…

This course textbook has been adapted from the four-volume "Handbook of Applied Developmental Science" (SAGE 2003), a work that offers a detailed roadmap for action and research in ensuring positive child, youth, and family development. In 20 chapters, "Applied Developmental Science: An Advanced Textbook" brings together theory and application…

This document presents a two-part monograph developed to focus attention on emergency worker needs. It is designed to aid the paid and volunteer workers who respond to major disasters and should be useful to all agencies engaged in disaster relief operations; to regional, state, and local emergency planners; and to private charitable organizations…

This document contains the 57 reports generated by the State White House Conferences held in each of the states and territories, and by the Navajo Nation from September 1980 through June 1981 in preparation for the National White House Conference on Aging. Each report provides information on the total number of participants in local/state/regional…

The chapters of this monograph review some of the major concerns in correctional education. In "Observations on Correctional Education," Bruce I. Wolford sketches some of the problems hampering correctional educators, particularly the difficulties of serving the large illiterate and functionally illiterate populations. Osa D. Coffey's chapter on…

Over the past decade, the care of children with serious emotional challenges has evolved toward a system of care encompassing a coordinated spectrum of services and supports responsive to child and family needs. This book is a collection of papers based on work at East Carolina University that examines elements of the system of care in relation to…

The underlying causes of black urban poverty are examined, and means are recommended to escape the cycle of violence it creates. Black activists and scholars analyze theoretical and practical problems facing the black community in the United States in the following papers: (1) "Towards a Theory and Strategy for Black Economic…

A full service school is one that meets the most basic needs of children and their families. This book discusses how these needs can be met within the school setting in order to produce the key desired outcomes of increased learning and easier teaching. The book maintains that schools must think in nontraditional ways and that the voices of…