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Nelson, Helen E. – 1978
This paper depicts some of the ways State and local governments define, regulate, and police the communities and markets where consumers convert their income into a way of life. Explained are how regulatory processes are developed in State and local government, what the underlying concepts are, and some of the access points for fruitful citizen…
Descriptors: Banking, Community Role, Consumer Economics, Consumer Protection
SCHERMER, GEORGE – 1964
THE CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES ARE BEING FACED WITH URGENT PROBLEMS AND TENSIONS THAT WILL NOT BE SOLVED BY SIMPLE SOLUTIONS OR FORMULAS. THERE IS A GREAT NEED FOR DEDICATED LEADERS REPRESENTING ALL RACIAL, RELIGIOUS, CIVIC, BUSINESS, AND POLITICAL GROUPS TO REASON TOGETHER, TO COMMUNICATE, TO UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER, TO FORMULATE ACTION PLANS,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Biracial Committees, City Government, Communications
LIVERIGHT, A.A., ED. – 1968
WORKING PAPERS, PRESENTATIONS, AND DISCUSSIONS AT THE 1967 SEMINAR ON "EDUCATION PERMANENTE" CONVENED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF UNIVERSITY ADULT EDUCATION INCLUDED UNESCO BACKGROUND MATERIAL ON THE CONCEPT OF LIFELONG INTEGRATED LEARNING, THE NEED AND THE PROSPECTS FOR GREATER FLEXIBILITY AND OUTREACH AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL, ANALYSES OF…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Community Role, Cultural Influences
National Education Association, Washington, DC. Project on Utilization of Inservice Education R & D Outcomes. – 1977
The described learning modules are designed for use of inservice teachers and graduate students at all grade levels who are interested in sociological aspects of education. The primary focus is on creating awareness and understanding of prevalent attitudes, goals, and aspirations in urban communities. The scope and sequencing of topics in the…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Resources, Community Role, Inservice Teacher Education
Bailey, Max A.; Booth, Ronald R. – 1978
School boards must recognize that bargaining with unionized teachers is becoming inevitable. Attempts to postpone formal negotiation usually result in giving away more by accident than would have been the case in the formal situation. While it is true that formal bargaining involves an adversary relationship between school boards and teachers,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining
Connor, Frances P., Ed.; Cohen, Michael J., Ed. – 1973
Reported are proceedings and results from a special study institute (1973) related to development of a leadership training program for educators of crippled and other health impaired-multiply handicapped (COHI-MH) persons. Noted are contributions of two previous conferences (in 1970 and 1971). Presented are reports of five task forces on the…
Descriptors: Community Role, Competency Based Teacher Education, Conference Reports, Exceptional Child Education
Maryland Univ., College Park. Cooperative Extension Service. – 1973
Presented are the proceedings from a 1973 national conference on the development of service programs for and with deaf people. Opening papers include an introduction to the use of American Sign Language in community programs, a deaf woman's view of her world, and guidelines for the family physician in diagnosing and treating the deaf. In the next…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Community Resources, Community Role, Conference Reports
Sell, G. Roger – 1970
This paper describes some major implications of the ComField projections for the planning and evaluation of a teacher education program, under the following headings: 1) society's need for education; 2) education's response to society's needs; 3) emergent goals, curriculum, organization, and personnel roles; 4) the generic functions and training…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Community Role, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Teachers
Nelson, Ronald H.; And Others – 1973
This paper describes a model for the evaluation of a children's residential treatment center which houses the emotionally disturbed and mentally handicapped. This model is derived from the transactional perspective discussed by Kelly and Newbrough. It suggests that serious consideration be given to those variables, particularly family life style…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Community Role, Emotional Disturbances
Leavitt, Sister Sharon, Ed.
This bulletin presents news and opinions of the staff of Project Brave of the St. John Valley in northern Maine. This issue presents letters from the community in which citizens express their feelings concerning the value of bilingual education. (SK)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Bilingualism, Bulletins
Mangold, Margaret M., Ed. – 1972
The intent of this book is to present information about Chicanos to social workers and members of other helping professions so they may become involved in the Mexican Americans' movement to obtain first-class citizenship. Articles reflect the perspectives of persons working in various settings, geographical regions, and disciplines. Some of the…
Descriptors: Activism, Communication Problems, Community Role, Culture
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. – 1971
This document presents Part Two (pages 433-672) of the joint hearings held May 25 and 26, 1971 before two subcommittees of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. The hearings were designed to ammend the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 to provide for a comprehensive child development program in the department of Health, Education and Welfare…
Descriptors: Budgets, Child Development, Child Welfare, Community Role
McCleary, Joseph Leon – 1967
The study was concerned with ways in which high schools can better prepare students for the vocational demands of a technological society. The four areas of concern were: (1) Major inadequacies of present vocational programs, (2) Vocational courses being offered and needs for change, (3) Modes of district organization, and (4) Role of the…
Descriptors: Community Role, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Needs, Job Training
Gottschalk, Kurt – Community College Frontiers, 1978
Accuses community colleges of not fully accepting their role in solving community problems and community development, and of tackling only those "low-risk" problems which will not involve them in conflict or criticism. Examines possible relationships between a community, its college, and local industry in solving "high-risk" problems. (TP)
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Community Problems, Community Relations
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Hogan, Robert T. – Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 1988
The article examines rehabilitation of the behavior disordered head injured with an emphasis on eventual community reintegration. Discussed are behavioral issues, cognitive issues, a program model of a rural behavioral unit, behavior management, the role of counseling, community reentry, cognitive management, vocational issues, and reentry…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Development
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