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Download full textNational Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Washington, DC. – 1983
This report describes the work of the Community Information and Referral (CI&R) Services Task Force, which was appointed by the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) to investigate the status of CI&R in libraries and social service agencies and to make recommendations regarding the appropriate role for libraries…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Community Information Services, Guidelines, Institutional Cooperation
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Washington, DC. Div. of Adult Education. – 1987
This directory of resources for disabled adults was compiled to assist state directors of the federally funded, state-administered Adult Education Program as well as administrators and practitioners in providing services for adults with disabilities. The first two sections include 15 federal and nonfederal organizations serving adults with various…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Disabilities, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedWalker, T. G. – Oxford Review of Education, 1994
Maintains that the education of children who are cared for by public agencies is now a national issue. Describes the work of the Manchester Teaching Service (England), which has been at the forefront of national development and change. Concludes with a case study that illustrates the philosophy and purpose of the agency. (CFR)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Elementary Secondary Education, Family (Sociological Unit), Foreign Countries
Seddon, Terri; Billett, Stephen – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2004
Social partnerships provide communities with the capacity to address problems, such as community breakdown, unemployment and social exclusion. This report analyses the types of social partnerships that involve education in community contexts. It identifies that partnerships are complex and multi-layered and successful partnerships require:…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Government School Relationship, School Community Relationship, Partnerships in Education
Peer reviewedStein, Mike – Oxford Review of Education, 1994
Explores the career trajectories of young people (16-19 years) in Great Britain cared for by local social service agencies. Examines four areas: (1) educational attainment, (2) student perceptions, (3) further education, and (4) factors associated with career trajectories. Includes recommendations for public policy and practices. (CFR)
Descriptors: Career Development, Child Caregivers, Educational Attainment, Foreign Countries
Wheelock, Gerald C., Ed. – 1983
Ten separate 1890 Land-Grant Universities and Tuskegee Institute cooperatively conducted a 10-state southern regional research project, "The Isolation of Factors Related to Patterns and Levels of Living in the Rural South," which elicited household and demographic data on 2,580 rural families. The 10 contiguous southeastern states which…
Descriptors: Agricultural Colleges, Attitudes, Beliefs, Black Colleges
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 2001
This Congressional report contains the remarks made at a special meeting of the United States Committee on Aging to celebrate senior citizen's service to their community and examine policies regarding federally funded senior service programs. The following are among the programs, agencies, and organizations represented: Senior Companion Program;…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Services, Financial Support, Government Role
