The second year of a 3-year juvenile delinquency prevention program (called ARRIBA) involving 90 pre-delinquent Chicano youth (ages 8-13) is described. (Author/NQ)

The document contains the final performance report of an outreach project designed to stimulate and develop increased specialized services for children, 0 to 4 years old, who have handicaps and who reside in the rural counties of Missouri and to demonstrate the efficacy of utilizing a state university extension service as a model of outreach…

This article describes a system of community-based social counselors whose function is to assist individuals and families living in 11 public housing parks in Norfolk, Virginia. The aim of the program is to reach individuals who, because of location and difficulty with transportation, might never get to a counselor for assistance. (Author/EJT)

A radio course was developed as a multi-disciplinary introductory course in gerontology for off-campus students at Sangamon State University. Lectures by instructors along with tapes from the annual Gerontology Institute, required readings and text were added. Student evaluations indicated strong interest in continuing the radio course.…

Extension services for older adults offered by the Adriance Memorial Library in Poughkeepsie, New York are identified. (Author)

Describes both past and more recent efforts by the California State University (CSU) system to come to terms with "remediation." Describes recently mandated collaborations between high school language arts faculty and CSU English faculty to reduce the need for remediation. Describes an ongoing outreach program addressing the needs of…

Explores initiatives by the University of Newcastle in Australia to facilitate participation and success of people from disadvantaged backgrounds, including low socioeconomic-status families, indigenous Australians, people with disabilities, people from rural and isolated communities, women in non-traditional fields, and young and older people who…

The Los Rios Community College District has proposed to convert its Davis outreach operations to a single, state-approved educational center. The proposal responds to the district's need to expand educational services in the Davis area. The area is marked by high student demand and limited instructional facilities. In the 2006-07 academic year,…

This article discusses how the philanthropy of Microsoft Corp software magnate co-chairs, Bill Gates and his wife Melinda, are reshaping the American high school nowadays. Gates and his wife have put the issue on the national agenda like never before, with a commitment of more than 1.3 billion US dollars this decade toward the foundation's agenda…

The 1983-84 directory presents synopses and descriptions of Handicapped Children's Early Education Program (HCEEP) projects. An initial chapter reviews the background of HCEEP and reviews a 1982 study of the impact of HCEEP. The overview section presents information gathered from 1983-84 surveys on the type of activities pursued by the five types…

This model presents an experimental orientation program at a computer college. Subjects were 200 freshmen students, 100 of whom participated in the experimental program and 100 of whom acted as a control group. The control group went through a traditional orientation program - three four-hour sessions in a large auditorium. The experimental…

This annual report describes the status and progress of the College Board, a national nonprofit membership association dedicated to preparing, inspiring, and connecting students to college and opportunity. The association is composed of more than 3,900 schools, colleges, universities, and other educational organizations. Each year the College…

Describes a federally funded program designed to build a wide range of services to attract deaf adults into continuing education. (LRA)

Descriptions are given of model programs for the prevention of drug abuse. (JD)

Describes the El Portal Latino Alzheimer's Project--a dementia-specific outreach and services program targeting Latino caregivers in the Los Angeles area. Results of an evaluation of service utilization indicate a reduction in barriers to care and an increase in services utilization. Implications for social work practice are discussed. (Contains…