Based on the idea that to be successful, a student organization must have a sound public relations and publicity program, this handbook considers techniques of internal communication that establish good public relations with various special groups: the student body, the administration, the faculty, and the staff. The handbook states that…

This guide provides information on organizing a state volunteer hunter education association, and reviews the development and accomplishments of the Kentucky Hunter Education Association. State associations use volunteer instructors to provide programs educating hunters on good sportsmanship, honesty, citizenship, self-reliance, and prevention of…

This handbook was developed to guide participants in the Student Literacy Corps (SLC), a federal program in which college students participate in literacy education. Written by people involved in the movement, it is organized in four chapters. The first chapter defines why student leadership is essential, using theoretical and practical…

This report concerns the development of "Human Corps" programs of volunteer student service at the University of California and California State University. It summarizes information on student participation derived from surveys implemented by both universities and makes recommendations regarding the development and implementation of…

A proposed approach to the generation of a graduate professional culture is grounded in the planned, systematic involvement of students in developing and sustaining a graduate adult education program. The approach has a conceptual basis in the works of Jahns and Urbano (1986), who presented a framework of developmental stages toward completion of…

Community foundations can be effective vehicles for channeling support to low income neighborhood organizations. This document comprises a guide for community foundations to help them develop their grantmaking and programming skills and to connect with other elements of community leadership. Chapter 1, "Why Support Low Income Neighborhood…

If computers were used ideally in education, each student would have enough computer time, each computer enough student time, and computer-based activities would be chosen well. The move towards using microcomputers in the schools has less to do with any clear and demonstrable instructional advantage of using them, and more to do with general…

Two international meetings on distance education are summarized in this report. The first, a preparatory seminar on "Staff Development for Distance Education," was held in Berlin to give African participants an opportunity to meet prior to attending the 12th World Conference of the International Council for Correspondence Education…

This manual covers the fundamentals of managing student activities, including program management, budget guidelines and cost-cutting methods, and ways to gain support for the student activities program. General advice is provided in the opening section on initial assessment of program options, setting priorities, and resource allocation. The…

Organized for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (Unesco) by contract with the International Council on Archives (ICA), this meeting concerning the Records and Archives Management Programme (RAMP) was attended by 14 experts invited from Unesco member countries. Following a brief introduction, summaries are…

The willingness of adult educators to undertake comprehensive program planning within our local educational communities can well spell the future of the continuing education movement in the nation. (Author)

Project RISE (Regional In-Service Education) is an inservice center serving teachers, administrators, support staff and parents in central Connecticut. It began in 1976 with state funding, and serves 500 teachers in nine rural and small town districts. An initial needs assessment provided a basis for planning and responding to individual teachers'…

Standards for programs serving multiply handicapped-visually handicapped students are presented in one of 16 self study and evaluation guides. Standards encompass the following 10 areas: planning and organization, personnel, basic personal independence, communications, development of personal awareness, music, motor development, prevocational…

A group of 12 federally funded community mental health centers which make effective use of paraprofessionals is described. The purpose is to make mental health policy makers and service agency staff members aware of the wide range of innovative service models in existence in which paraprofessionals play diverse and crucial roles. A case study for…

This booklet is part of a self-instructional program designed to train public school personnel in how to manage educational projects. It is a condensed version of the lessons on the preparation phase of project management presented in full in module 2 of the program. This booklet focuses on the implementation and start-up activities that must…