This document, one in a series developed to provide technical assistance to 22 Long-Term Care Gerontology Centers, initially discusses several definitions and models of geriatric day care and its relationship to institutional care. The second section focuses on the development of adult daycare, including admission and program policies, funding…

This report contains the following information in regard to the Women's Educational Equity Act: a brief description of the original legislation and the pending legislation; comments on program development; analysis of applications received and funded in the 1978 fiscal year; analysis of three years of funding; identification of products to be…

This script of "National Town Meeting," a public affairs program on National Public Radio, contains a panel discussion on the future of public broadcasting, during which panel members also answer questions from the audience. The topics discussed include programming and program content, production costs, public participation, funding, the…

The American Association of Community and Junior Colleges organized a consortium of five observation and demonstration colleges to implement pilot programs aimed at older adults. Site selection was made on the bases of geographic dispersion, community variation, economic characteristics, and the proportion of older adults in the population. This…

This report describes a study of 23 community-based child advocacy projects, located in 14 states and 20 cities, and outlines a strategy for evaluating such projects. Data on each project's history, development, and current activities were obtained. Data were analyzed to (1) determine how such projects are started and become operational, (2)…

The publication serves as a supplement to the Nebraska State plan of vocational education and outlines detailed directions that are needed for a more comprehensive treatment of program development and operational procedures. The report is structured in seven sections: (1) general provisions; (2) financial participation; (3) educational programs in…

The potential of foundation support for educational grants is addressed in terms of expectancy based on past performance, types of foundations, and the foundation field (e.g., "general welfare"). Details are given briefly about community foundations, family foundations, business foundations, and foundation research. Procedures are outlined for…

The central purpose of this project was to provide an information base that the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) can use in planning programs to help school personnel cope more effectively with the problem of violence in their schools. The efforts to provide an information base were organized into four tasks: to determine the…

This paper aims at projecting present Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) trends into the 1970's so that association leaders can assess these directions in the light of societal conditions predicted for the 1970's, determine which trends should be changed, and identify the kind of intervention necessary to effect such changes. Projection is…

Information about instructional television (ITV) programing in the Philippines is summarized in this three part document. An outline of the status of the Center for Educational Television, Inc., (CETV) and a description of its current activities and financial support are provided in the first section. A narrative review of both CETV and other…

This manual is intended to aid extension personnel in obtaining local support through written proposals. The following topics are discussed: (1) reasons for a written proposal; (2) factors to consider in planning proposals; (3) strategy for proposal development--organization structure, writing the proposal, objectives of the proposed project,…

A summary of many studies and papers prepared during the course of the project, this final report describes efforts to develop a planning methodology for meeting educational program needs in allied health professions which could be utilized in the California State University and colleges. The introductory charter describes the multifaceted system…

The Venice-Lincoln Technical Center, Venice, Illinois, is housed in former public school facilities and offers a variety of adult education and job training classes. State agencies' involvement and enabling legislation concerned with program implementation, development, and funding are discussed. (LH)

Includes abstracts that are samples of the documents in the ERIC junior college collection that deal with the development, modification, and financing of community service programs. (TP)

The Council for the Advancement of Standards for Student Services/Development Programs (CAS) developed and adopted standards and interpretive guidelines for specific functional areas of student services/development programs within postsecondary educational institutions. These guidelines are presented. (MLW)