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Conrad, Dan; Hedin, Diane – 1975
This publication describes over 100 activity-oriented programs in which students learn through a combination of direct experience and associated instruction or reflection. Students are involved in cross-age tutoring, community services, on-the-job work experiences, foreign or domestic travel with an organized group, political campaigns, field…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Services, Course Descriptions, Cross Age Teaching
Dunlap, Virginia E. – 1973
A peer counseling program was instituted in a California high school to: (1) expand the guidance services of the school by utilizing trained students; (2) make school more meaningful for the peer counselors through personal growth and involvement; and (3) determine the feasibility of implementing peer counseling projects in other high schools in…
Descriptors: Counselor Client Ratio, Counselor Role, Guidance Programs, High School Students
Purcell, Elizabeth A., Ed.; Nagle, Terry Lynn, Ed. – 1981
Information on 12 exemplary volunteer programs is gathered in this manual for school officials, teachers, and volunteer coordinators. An introductory chapter discusses the place of volunteerism in middle and secondary schools, covering categories of volunteers; the services volunteers can provide; the benefits of volunteer programs to students,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Career Guidance, Community Involvement
New York State Univ. System, Albany. – 1977
Suggestions are presented for the improvement of current educational programs in the state of New York through student involvement in "recycling" available local resources and the generation of new resources that may be used in cooperative programs involving the entire school and the local community. Benefits of the suggested approach…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Educational Improvement, Enrichment Activities, Leadership Training
Kyle, James; And Others – 1974
The guide provides multiple experience-based activities for use by secondary social studies students as they examine occupational possibilities in their communities. The purposes of the materials are to help students evaluate themselves and their value systems, examine occupations, and become aware of the changing philosophy and value of work in…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Planning, Community Involvement, Educational Objectives
Ware, Cindy – 1990
This guide to more than 1,000 summer programs for teenagers encompasses recreational and academic programs sponsored by colleges, universities, independent schools, foundations, museums, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit businesses. Every program listed accepts students age 13-18; some programs also accept participants older or younger.…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adolescents, Athletics, College Programs