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Cornell OEO Project: An Exploration in Urban Extension Activity. Supplementary Report No. 4: Paraprofessionals; Planned and Unplanned Change in a Low-Income Community.
Konan, Mildred – 1971
The report evaluates the impact of paraprofessionals in a program of planned change, the Cornell-OEO Project in South Brooklyn, which employed and trained local women to serve as family assistants to increase the competence and knowledge of low-income homemakers in the area. Findings indicate that programs where paraprofessionals communicate…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Involvement, Community Services, Extension Education
Cornell OEO Project: An Exploration in Urban Extension Activity. Supplementary Report No. 2: Families Served by the Cornell-OEO Project.
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Harding, Margaret; And Others – 1971
The families served in the Cornell-OEO Project in South Brooklyn are described from three points of view: on a one-to-one basis, as selected subgroups, and in terms of educational work with groups. The one-to-one approach was used most. Demographic data for those served this way include family size, ethnic characteristics, residence location,…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Services, Consumer Education, Extension Education