This literature review describes the volunteer movement and its actual and potential effect on the drug abuse field. The first section outlines the philosophical and historical events and perspectives that have influenced the development of voluntarism. The next section presents data on current trends in the use of volunteers in the largest…

This guide for establishing a program to instruct adult refugees in English as a second language (ESL) emphasizes the organization of volunteers. The first step in setting up a volunteer program is information gathering, including the identification of needs, resources, students, and volunteers. Procedures are set forth for hiring, screening, and…

The materials listed in this bibliography are intended to be of help to volunteer staffs in developing school programs and materials. The entries are cataloged under general subject listings, alphabetical by author under the subject, and an author index is included. Items are listed only once, though many are relevant to several areas. An attempt…

This publication consists of English and French versions of an annotated bibliography of resources available from the Literacy Section of the Learning and Employment Preparation Branch, Ontario Training and Adjustment Board. The English version contains 95 print and video resources grouped under these topics: general reports and studies on…