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Kramer, Cynthia; Newman, Sally – 1986
This manual provides background information about the Senior Citizen School Volunteer Program (SCSVP) and describes the program model that has been developed and implemented by the staff of Generations Together in more than 75 schools. The SCSVP develops intergenerational programs by involving older people as volunteers in elementary and secondary…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Older Adults, Program Descriptions
Ekstrom, Ruth B.; Lockheed, Marlaine E. – 1976
Materials to facilitate the evaluation of the competencies women acquire from domestic and volunteer work were developed, so that academic credit might be awarded for these skills, and so that women's entry or re-entry into post secondary education might be enhanced. The project staff reviewed the literature, contacted volunteers and volunteer…
Descriptors: Adults, Business Skills, Check Lists, Classification
Drake, James Bob; Morgan, Alice S. – 1975
The project, conducted in five Alabama counties, was concerned with identifying and recruiting nonreading young adults and providing home-based instruction to those who could not attend adult basic education classes. Paraprofessionals and volunteers were recruited and trained in order to meet this objective. As of May 31, 1975, over 40 community…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adults
STERN, GEORGE G.; AND OTHERS – 1966
A QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PEACE CORPS TRAINING UNITS AND TRAINEES WAS MADE TO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR RATING PROGRAM QUALITY, ESTABLISHING UNIFORM TRAINING OBJECTIVES AND PROCEDURES, ENABLING TRAINING INSTITUTIONS TO IDENTIFY AND IMPROVE AREAS OF WEAKNESS, AND SELECTING TRAINEES. AN ANALYSIS OF 63 PEACE CORPS…
Descriptors: Achievement, Affiliation Need, Cross Cultural Training, Educational Environment
Andrews, Mary P.; Swanson, Jane F. – 1979
A descriptive-comparative study was designed to document the service delivery functions and impacts of three different parent-aide programs ongoing in Michigan. The study took place over the period of summer 1978 to summer 1979. The programs involved in the study were the Genesee County Department of Social Services' Volunteer Services Parent-Aide…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Family Health, Family Problems