Asserting that America's senior citizens make up the largest untapped source of talent that can be utilized to assist the schools, this booklet proceeds to provide practical guidelines for recruiting and using older volunteers. The document opens with an exploration of the range of roles older volunteers can fill, then considers the process of…

The industrial arts teacher can use many public relations techniques to promote his teaching programs in industrial arts. Among the various methods discussed are visiting rights for taxpayers and parents, public officials, and ways of dealing with lay groups. (Author)

This article provides a guide to the utilization of community resources in the teaching of law related subjects and proposes a ten day field trip for student examination of these resources. (DE)

Presents some emerging concepts for developing a community education program to respond to the two Teacher Corps need area focii: the improvement of education through training teachers and changing the school's ways of approaching learning through new linkages with parents, community resources, and service agencies beyond the schools. (Author/DN)

Suggestions for involving the National League of Nursing in community planning for health care are proposed. (AG)

Describes a long range planning project called "Redesign" which is now in operation in the Palo Alto Unified School District in California. (GB)

This publication is addressed to the thousands of alcoholism program directors in the country who head programs that vary widely in age, size, budget and philosophy, but which appear to have one thing in common: they do not utilize community volunteer services to the same degree that other such segments of the public health field do. The purpose…

This paper describes some of the ways in which Hispanic elderly in East Harlem in New York City are advancing as a result of advocacy program involvement. Major problems and needs endemic to the Hispanic elderly in East Harlem are identified and some of the basic causes of these problems are discussed. The areas discussed include housing, health,…

This survey report presents information on 20 treatment programs in 12 states which are directly concerned with the existing sexual problems and future behavior of correctional inmates, probationers, and parolees. Three additional programs which are no longer in operation, but have considerable historical interest, are also described. The programs…

As part of China's educational reform program, poor and lower-middle peasants are being involved in the planning of instruction, reform of course materials, and methods and quality of teaching. (JR)

Article presented suggestions an arts council might use in representing the small community and its area in winning support, and success, for the arts. (Author/RK)

The first in a series of booklets developed for governing boards, community leaders, group members, administrators, and citizens suggests techniques that can be used to maintain interest and enthusiasm in a group. The point of view taken suggests that for a group to maintain a high level of productivity, it will periodically need to examine itself…