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Korporaal, Arie R., Ed. – 1975
Promoting understandings in outdoor science and conservation is the primary goal of the Los Angeles County Outdoor School as presented in this guide to its five-day resident program for elementary school pupils. The purpose of various program components is briefly described, including hikes, cabin living, campfires, conservation projects, crafts,…
Descriptors: Activities, Concept Formation, Conservation (Environment), Curriculum
Download full textHawkins, Donald E.; Folsom, Geneva S. – 1975
Presented in the first of three volumes is a summary and evaluation of the Life Skills for the Developmentally Disabled Project which was designed to prevent inappropriate institutional placement and to assist in deinstitutionalization of individuals in Forest Haven, the District of Columbia's Center for the developmentally disabled. It is…
Descriptors: Accountability, Daily Living Skills, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Developmental Disabilities
Skarnulis, Edward, Ed.; Lakin, K. Charlie, Ed. – IMPACT, 1990
This "feature issue" reports on consumer-controlled housing for persons with developmental disabilities, and explores housing and service options that empower individuals with disabilities to live their lives with independence, privacy, and freedom of choice. It includes an excerpt from the Association for Retarded Citizens position…
Descriptors: Adults, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Financial Support
Canter, Patricia; And Others – 1977
The services of the Living Skills Center for the Visually Handicapped, a habilitative service for blind young adults, are described. It is explained that the Center houses its participants in their own apartments in a large complex and has served over 70 young people in 4 years. The evaluation section describes such assessment instruments as an…
Descriptors: Cleaning, Clothing Instruction, Daily Living Skills, Hygiene
HONEY, JOHN C.; STEWART, WARD – 1966
RESULTS ARE REPORTED OF A 1965 SURVEY, UNDERTAKEN BY THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, OF MIDCAREER PUBLIC SERVICE EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THE FOLLOWING DATA ARE GIVEN FOR EACH INSTITUTION--SPONSOR, PROGRAM TITLE, ADDRESS, BACKGROUND INFORMATION, DURATION AND…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Extension Education, Financial Policy, Inservice Education
Bale, Richard L.; And Others – 1976
Employing 6 eligibility criteria (a family unit, income less than 1.5 times the official poverty level, rural residence, and head of family physically able to work and between 18 and 49 years having completed sixth grade), an assessment was made of the size and characteristics of the potential client population for family-based, residential career…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Education, Comparative Analysis, Economically Disadvantaged
Kentucky Univ., Lexington. – 1983
This publication describes 12 outdoor education programs/centers serving persons with disabilities in their program curriculum. Each program is described in detail and each description includes an overview of purposes and goals, facility/site description, administration structure, program emphasis for disabled populations, and source of funding…
Descriptors: Administration, Adult Education, Budgets, Cooperative Planning
Mountain-Plains Education and Economic Development Program, Inc., Glasgow AFB, MT. – 1975
Designed primarily for instructors and others who will use Mountain-Plains produced curriculum products, this orientation guide accompanies twenty-two units of curriculum materials developed to carry out the Mountain-Plains mission of testing and reporting the advisability of residential career education as a method of improving the economic…
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs
Kennedy, Mary Ellen – 1978
Educational programs geared for older adults are a recent development in colleges. While certain physical handicaps may occur older persons can learn, nonetheless. Older adults are interested in learning new things and are excited by interacting with younger people in intergenerational college courses. Many programs are being built on the 1965…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Adults, College Programs, Economically Disadvantaged
Byrne, Jane M., Comp. – 1976
Intended as a guide for professionals and local administrators in initiating and developing early intervention programs for handicapped children, the volume provides descriptions of 10 models and techniques presently utilized in Pennsylvania. Included are reports with the following titles and authors: "A System of Open Learning" (P.…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Demonstration Programs, Developmental Disabilities, Educational Diagnosis
Grosse, Reg – 1975
A year-round outdoor recreation and education program for the moderately and severely retarded begun in 1972 at Craig State School in Sonyea, New York, is summarized in this report of development of the program, its success, and recommendations for the future. The program builds progressively from a nature trail hike to a day camping program one…
Descriptors: Activities, Adults, Attention Span, Camping
Lynch, Robert; Smith, Mona – 1976
An In-Camp Learning Program focuses on the specific needs of the out-of-school youth and adult migrant farmworker. Although its primary intent is that of education, other areas such as health and social services are addressed. In 1975, New York's In-Camp Learning Program focused on the assessed and expressed educational needs of approximately 400…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Alcohol Education, Ancillary Services, Educational Programs
Harris, Elizabeth; Castillo, Paula; Van Fleet, Peggie; Laydon, Abraham J. – 1999
La Casita is a culturally relevant 6-month residential substance abuse treatment program in southeast Los Angeles County (California) for low income Latina women. Most participants are second and third generation Latinas who clearly identify themselves as being Hispanic but behave in a bicultural manner. The average La Casita resident is 30 years…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Alcohol Abuse, Clinics, Cultural Relevance
Pritchard, May Long; And Others – 1984
Basic principles for the establishment of a comprehensive youth education and employment system are offered in this guide, with particular focus on those youth who are at greatest risk of becoming or remaining chronically unemployed. Drawing on the knowledge generated by research and operational experience over the past decade, the guide proposes…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs, High Risk Persons
South Dakota Univ., Springfield. – 1972
The Springfield Trajectory Occupational Program (STOP), designed to provide a 23-day residential occupational exploration program for 90 11th grade students from small South Dakota high schools, utilizes industrial field trips, self-evaluation, group and individual counseling, laboratory projects and dormitory activities in a multi-media approach…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Career Exploration, Career Guidance
