The following methods for reaching new extension audiences were used by a small ranch water quality program in Nevada: agency collaboration in identifying audience needs and idiosyncracies; an array of teaching techniques (workshops, individual visits, print materials); audience participation in program development; and maintenance of interest…

Explains how the British Army supports the basic skills development of soldiers even when they are stationed overseas in difficult conditions with little time to devote to studying. Describes the experience of civilian basic skills tutors overseas. (JOW)

Extension educators and local agencies surveyed 500 local residents (144 responses) to identify sources of stress. Five variables were significantly associated with stress levels: financial problems, job stress, too little time, major life changes in the past year, and being a woman. A Vision to Action outreach program was designed to help…

Focuses on the evaluation capacity building (ECB) outreach activities of the World Bank with regard to provision of advice and assistance to individual governments. The primary story is that of the ECB lessons learned through working with a range of governments; the secondary story is how ECB is becoming a recognized and valued activity within the…

Discusses the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act and the way in which it should be used in neglect cases. Suggests an in-home therapy technique for working with multiproblem neglect cases. (RJC)

Discusses the activities of the Education Department at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, including the local education outreach program and the Partners in Education program promoting school-community partnerships. (SR)

Older minorities are underrepresented among users of social services in Europe. Dutch and Scottish programs aimed at improving quality of elders' lives demonstrate the importance of reflecting Europe's multicultural, multiethnic nature in programming. (SK)

Health care organizations with successful internal education programs can expand their offerings through a formal externalization process. The process involves needs assessment, environmental scanning, identification of internal successes, and selection of appropriate topics. (SK)

Describes the jail library program of the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office (ACSO), Englewood, Colorado. Discusses the regular jail library services and the new "Choose Freedom Read" program in which librarians from the local public library give book talks describing some 20 titles to groups of 10 to 20 prisoners. (AEF)

Structured interviews with 11 older rural residents who participated in university outreach courses indicated high satisfaction, in contrast to earlier studies indicating lack of interest among this population. Identifying interests at grass-roots level and encouraging local ownership of outreach programs are success strategies for rural…

Migrant-farm-worker youth learned about employment and educational opportunities in agriculture through a 4-H-sponsored conference. The conference was developed by a partnership of university extension, community organizations, schools, and private industry. (SK)

Thompson and Lamble describe the evolution, role, and characteristics of university extension, identifying uncertainty and confusion about the field. They compare community and instructional orientations and synthesize concepts of extension and public service. Lauzon's response suggests the need to account for the changing context of university…

Describes how in the implementation of the Humanities Out There (HOT) program, two consecutive modules focused on "border" in a range of senses--national, ethnic, linguistic, literary, and even interpersonal. Discusses how the worth of this program has opened a field of communication with potentially long-term benefits for an educational community…

Presents results from the Research Group on the Evaluation of the Social Welfare Program for 0-18 Year Olds of Ethnic Minority Backgrounds, which studied the use of paraprofessionals in the Netherlands. Recommends that counselors use paraprofessionals as partners in the process of reaching out to target groups, particularly ethnic minorities. (GCP)

Project InSights trained elderly volunteers to conduct peer education programs on vision health. A majority of 55 volunteers felt they provided an important service and made a useful contribution. A majority of 560 participants in the vision education learned something new and about half intended behavior changes related to vision. (Contains 19…