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Pierce, Nancy; Higgins, Donal – 1976
A study of the feasibility of a central volunteer bureau and referral service was conducted. The target area was a section of Brooklyn called Gowanus-Boerum Hill - Fort Greene. A list of area agencies within walking distance of the YWCA there was compiled. A questionnaire was administered via interview. It was found that agencies within the YWCA…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Annotated Bibliographies, Community Attitudes
State Univ. of New York, Brooklyn. Urban Center. – 1969
This document reports on the Family Education Project, an educational program operated at the State University of New York's Urban Center in Brooklyn, New York. A total of 43 families made up of 67 adults and 181 children were secured from the Bedford Stuyvesant Youth-In-Action Head Start Program to participate in the project. These families were…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Educational Programs, Family Environment, Family Influence
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Guo, Shibao – Convergence, 2006
This study examines the role of adult education in bringing about social change through community development initiatives at a grassroots organisation called SUCCESS (United Chinese Community Enrichment Services Society), an immigrant community organisation in Vancouver, Canada. It adopts a case study approach. The study focuses on the historical…
Descriptors: Social Environment, Case Studies, Organizational Development, Community Development