This evaluation report on the Green Thumb program is the first in a series of three reports that will constitute a comprehensive evaluation of Operation Mainstream (OM). Operation Mainstream is a collection of programs designed to employ as enrollees poor, chronically unemployed adults. This evaluation relies primarily on cross-sectional and…

The report by the President's Committee on Mental Retardation describes 12 exemplary programs which focus on the prevention of mental retardation or the returning of institutionalized persons to the community, and offers six recommendations for federal action. Introductory material examines trends such as increased public recognition of the…

Correctional services can best be provided through local, community-based programs. The construction and operation of adequate field supervision services must be emphasized in California, corresponding to a de-emphasis of institutionalization. Task force reports on probation and parole are presented separately, giving extensive general and…

This comprehensive 1-year study of California's correctional system by a system task force was intended to: (1) describe the current correctional system in California from adjudication or sentence to dismissal, (2) develop the most efficient and effective, yet reasonably attainable, model for this system, and (3) prescribe and evaluate alternate…

This speech discusses three aspects of community participation used in Los Angeles junior high schools--education aides, a volunteer program, and school-community advisory councils. The author describes the roles of the three groups and discusses their effectiveness, emphasizing that successes or failures of community participation are tied to the…

THE MAJOR EMPHASIS IN THIS LIST OF REFERENCES IS ON THE ECONOMIC, TRAINING, AND VOCATIONAL PROBLEMS OF THE DISADVANTAGED. SPECIFICALLY, THE AREAS COVERED ARE (1) CURRENT MANPOWER TRENDS, (2) TOOLS FOR WORKING WITH THE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, EDUCATION, GOVERNMENTAL MEANS, GUIDANCE SERVICES, AND RESEARCH PROJECTS), (3)…

This report summarizes information on community service activities in each of Eugene, Oregon's neighborhoods (as defined by school attendance zones) that currently supports a community school program or has experienced interest in starting a community school program. A variety of descriptive information is presented for each community school…

A 55-item questionnaire was distributed to all of the Community School Programs in Michigan which were partially reimbursed by the State in 1975-76. Ninety-eight percent of the questionnaires were returned. Thirteen components existed in over 90% of the programs and are considered to be necessary for a viable Community School Program. The results…

This manual contains specific guidelines for setting up a viable tutorial program, for training the tutors, and for enlisting volunteers in such a program. Part one describes the specific, technical problems that will be faced by those who set up and direct the program. Part two discusses the training of tutors. Part three contains samples of the…

The mismatch between education and work results in social and economic costs. Career education, intended to ease the problem, is criticized for opting for economic efficiency at the expense of individual development. (Author/MLF)

Thunder Bay French Television was begun as an experiment in amateur community television designed to appeal to francophones, elementary school pupils, students, and the public at large. Organization and programming are described. (RM)

Describes Black Hawk College's (Illinois) efforts to meet the needs of nontraditional students and the community through an associate in liberal studies degree, a division of interdisciplinary and alternative study through the university parallel program, credit for prior experiential learning, courses available at public libraries, and community…

This report presents a summary of the program presented by 16 Texas community and junior colleges for people over age 60 during the academic year 1974-1975. This program supported demonstration projects to improve the quality of life of elderly Texans through innovative educational activities. (Author)

Those who work with families, community agencies, and educational institutions can play key roles in reestablishing family-like environments. Relevant literature is summarized and programing suggestions are made to aid those who work with families to identify and coordinate formal and informal aging-youth-child community networks. (Author)

In this article the Community Annual Energy Storage System ( CASES), a "thermal utility" plan for heating and cooling communities by storing summer heat and winter cold for use in the opposite season, is described. (MDR)