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Aaronson, May – Child Welfare, 1989
Describes the roles of case manager and home visitor in relation to handicapped infants, toddlers, and their families. Strongly advocates combining the roles in this service. (SAK)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Caseworkers, Disabilities, Family Programs
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Bledsoe, Gerie B. – Thought and Action, 1994
It is proposed that, because college faculty unions have the responsibility of promoting members' professional and economic status, they should initiate and support qualified faculty development programs. New faculty in particular should work with faculty and administrative leaders to ensure that their personal development and institutional goals…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Agency Role, College Faculty, College Role
Grant, James P. – 1983
Measures were proposed that would enable UNICEF, in association with others and despite prevailing difficult economic circumstances, to more effectively bring well-being and hope to hundreds of millions of children. Specific proposals were designed to help most countries accelerate child survival and development. Most particularly, it was…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Children, Developing Nations, Government Role
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Watts, Doyle – Journal of Teacher Education, 1984
A national, mandatory, and standardized certification system for teacher educators is recommended. Initial certification requirements would include: (1) a doctorate in education; (2) completion of a minimum of three years successful teaching experience at elementary or secondary school level; and (3) an acceptable score on a standardized test of…
Descriptors: Accrediting Agencies, Agency Role, Higher Education, Program Development
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McKelvy, Doris – Child Welfare, 1981
Due to a shift in clientele from Whites to Blacks, many voluntary child welfare agencies have begun to alter agency structure, orientation, and practices. Community outreach, board roles, and staff roles are discussed. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agency Role, Black Youth, Blacks
Exley, Charles M., Jr. – 1980
The following issues facing university recreation programs in the 1980's are discussed: 1) the leadership role of the university in the community, 2) disbursement of available funds, 3) collaboration between the university and community agencies, 4) professionalism in the recreation field, 5) inservice training programs for specific agencies…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Certification, Change Agents, College Role
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Barresi, Anthony L. – Design for Arts in Education, 1988
Examines historical and philosophical issues that have affected the involvement of state arts agencies in elementary and secondary school arts programs. Analyzes the arts education activities of 47 Arts in Education coordinators and discusses emerging trends in agency activities that appear to be important to future school-based program…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Art, Art Education, Educational Trends
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Portwood, Derek – Studies in Higher Education, 1986
The relationship between colleges and employment agencies with respect to continuing education is examined. Issues of continuing education and employment prospects, formation of new political and industrial alliances, need for review of educational and social values, and development of corporate strategies on employment and unemployment are…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Continuing Education, Employment Potential, Employment Services
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Katz, Linda – Adoption & Fostering, 1996
Highlights a failure on the part of social services to respond to the current needs of the child welfare system. Strongly advocates a commitment to concurrent planning, defined here as the process of working toward family reunification while at the same time establishing an alternative plan, usually in the form of permanency with a relative or…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Adoptive Parents, Agency Role
Erickson, Mary – 1990
This report discusses issues regarding the out-of-home placement of children with developmental disabilities and the need for permanency planning for these children. The document reports on a project which sought to: (1) discern practices of Colorado's Department of Social Services and Division for Developmental Disabilities which affect the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Children, Decision Making
Rubio, Gloria – AGENDA, 1979
Explains how community-based organizations (CBOs) have become increasingly ineffective in fighting unemployment and how the role of such organizations has become that of watchdog for CETA activities since that 1973 legislation. Details the current conflicts between SER, CETA, and local government in Houston, Texas. (SB)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Civil Rights, Community Organizations, Economically Disadvantaged
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Roumel, Theodore J. – SRA Journal, 1994
A Public Health Service's demonstration project brought together four historically black colleges and universities, public funding, and professional research administrator expertise to determine the impact of establishing a campus-sponsored research office. The program was found successful and may be useful for other small and midsized…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Black Colleges, College Administration, Federal Aid
Bruno, A. Lee; Wright, L. M., Jr. – 1980
This study examines how jobs are created in rural areas by or with the help of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs involved with local economic development activities. It consists of five chapters. Chapter 1 reviews literature pertinent to the historical perspective and key elements of economic development, economic…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Career Education, Case Studies
Miller, Kathleen S., Ed.; And Others – 1981
Selected papers from the 1980 World Congress of Rehabilitation International Meeting on the participation of disabled people are presented. The papers address the rights of the disabled, the organization and functions of consumer groups, the impact of consumer involvement on rehabilitation and related services, social implications of the consumer…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Activism, Advocacy
Further Education Curriculum Review and Development Unit, London (England). – 1982
In January 1982 the Further Education Curriculum Review and Development Unit (FEU) published a discussion paper dealing with the issues involved in expanding and improving Great Britain's vocational training and educational system. Following its publication and dissemination of the paper, the FEU sent a letter asking the major further and higher…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Articulation (Education), Change Strategies, Curriculum Development
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