The manual is designed to help student volunteer leaders and others plan and conduct training activities for student volunteers. It exposes student volunteers to skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary to perform competently. Section 1 covers the assessment of training needs and the establishment of training objectives while section 2 shows how…

Four elements of the planning by objectives system (purposes, long- and short-term objectives, and planning details) are explained in this manual for people who work with high school or college student volunteer programs which provide experiential learning through community service. Following an introduction on the fundamentals of the system, a…

The University of West Florida has developed a program in which students are able to serve as volunteers to agencies and schools of the community. The psychology department offers credit to any student donating so many clock hours of service per week for 10 weeks or a total or 30 hours per quarter. This paper presents a very brief course outline,…

This booklet is the second in a series of ten programed instruction units which was developed as a career related language arts program to teach library skills to junior high school students. The objectives of this unit are to learn how to use the Dewey Decimal system and demonstrate this knowledge by completing a series of exercises and tests.…

This booklet is the fifth in a series of ten programed instruction units which was developed as a career related language arts program to teach library skills to junior high school students. The objectives of this unit are to demonstrate mastery of the use of the Readers' Guide and to reinforce skills in finding periodicals by performing hands-on…

This booklet is the sixth in a series of ten programed instruction units which was developed as a career related language arts program to teach library skills to junior high school students. The objective of this unit is to demonstrate knowledge of the history and format of periodicals by answering questions and performing practical exercises…

This booklet is the seventh in a series of ten programed instruction units which was developed as a career related language arts program to teach library skills to junior high school students. The objectives of this unit are for the student to be able to (1) list ten parts of a book, (2) demonstrate knowledge of the function of each part, and (3)…

This booklet is the eighth in a series of ten programed instruction units which was developed as a career related language arts program to teach library skills to junior high school students. The objectives of this unit are for the student to be able to (1) list ten format sections of a book (e.g., table of contents, glossary, bibliography), (2)…

This booklet is the first in a series of ten programed instruction units which was developed as a career related language arts program to teach library skills to junior high school students. The objective of this unit is to be able to perform the tasks required of library assistants under the supervision of the school librarian. Students study the…

This booklet is the tenth in a series of ten programed instruction units which was developed as a career related language arts program to teach library skills to junior high school students. The objective of this unit is for the student to read seven "paragraphs" on librarianship as a career, and complete tests and activities to demonstrate…

This document contains twelve case histories of high school courses that have experiential learning components in which students are involved as volunteers in community service programs. Each case history is presented in the same format: (1) a brief description of the school and course; (2) a condensed explanation of the benefits to the community…

This booklet is the third in a series of ten programed instruction units which was developed as a career related language arts program to teach library skills to junior high school students. The objectives of this unit are to learn the basic functions of the card catalog and demonstrate knowledge of the material by answering the questions and…

School/community service is a student volunteer program that is part of the career development programs of the San Mateo Union High School District. The purpose of the program is to assist students wishing to volunteer their services to schools and approved community agencies under adult guidance and supervision. The document presents the…

This training manual is published by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) program Improving Mental Health Services on Western Campuses as a result of work done on a grant from the Experimental and Special Training Branch of the National Institute of Mental Health. The manual details considerations and ideas that have been…

This booklet is the fourth in a series of ten programed instruction units which was developed as a career related language arts program to teach library skills to junior high school students. The objectives of this unit are to demonstrate knowledge of the card catalog skills learned in part three of the series and to learn additional functions of…