The program described here is designed to make the University of Maine gymnasium available to part-time students, alumni, and the general public. (DS)

The major elements of this model includes collaborative problem solving by community residents and an external agent, creation of feedback loops within community; and a collection of formal and informal data related to community functioning to be used as the basis for change efforts. (Author)

Provides a comprehensive picture of the project, outlines its strengths and weaknesses, and interprets the findings that could be applied immediately in communities seeking to improve planning and coordination of youth services. (Author)

Offers examples of the use of volunteers in recreation and adult education programs. Describes Fanshawe College's local community advisory committees for continuing education centers. Identifies conditions for using volunteers effectively. Reviews Edison College's Talent Banking system which involves volunteers as visiting lecturers, career…

Highlights a workshop on techniques and problems in organizing neighborhood-based environmental programs. Actual projects developed and organizational concepts to teach youth as they learn to do environmental action are considered. The latter include selecting an issue and project, selecting a strategy or tactics for project implementation, and…

Describes the ESEA Title I kindergarten program of the Decatur, Illinois schools, which has been planned to include many preventive and remedial aspects of compensatory education. (DM)

Research continues to support the many teaching and learning benefits of one-to-one laptop learning. Benefits range from improved student engagement and teacher-student interactions to the attainment of 21st century skills and the transformation of teacher practice. Additional benefits include improved student writing skills, increased teacher…

One of the most misunderstood issues in pre-K-12 education today is how to educate children who are not yet proficient in English. When policymakers refer to these students as English language learners (ELLs)--as many school district officials presently do--or as limited English proficient students (LEPs)--as federal legislators did in the No…

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism developed several guidelines for effective interventions in dealing with problematic college student drinking, including targeted individual interventions paired with broader campus community involvement. The project Heads UP! combines these suggestions in an effort to intervene with high-risk…

This document lists 39 selected initiatives to improve the quality of family child care. The initiatives include partnerships between family child care providers and provider associations, resource and referral agencies, corporations, community colleges, government, and public libraries. Included among the selected initiatives are (1) national…

The authors describe the sometimes painful process of developing a series of drug training workshops for a non-helath agency. They then discuss the principles and procedures they followed to achieve a successful result, and make suggestions for others who are planning drug education programs. (Author)

The dissertation presents a plan for the compliance of William Rainey Harper College with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Chapter 1 discusses the background and significance of the plan and identifies major issues (such as the institution's commitment to nondiscrimination of the handicapped), defines terms, and cites limitations and…

A 5-year project which focuses upon the processes necessary for initiation and implementation of a cross-cultural nursery school is at its midpoint in operation, with project nurseries having been established and presently operating in the San Francisco area. The family dwellings from which children are drawn consist of approximately equally…

The Hudson River Museum's Environmental Arts and Science Division has published this booklet describing their model educational program, "TETE: Total Education in the Total Environment," a multidisciplinary approach to environmental education utilizing existing curricula. For conducting the program model communities strategically located along the…