The increase in the number of community organizations offering educational programs prompted the first national survey of adult education sponsored by the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES). All private, nonprofit organizations were included whose prime reason for existence was to offer services, or to serve as a vehicle for…

Available in both print and braille, this directory describes the activities of the Volunteer Services Section of the Library of Congress Division for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, the Braille Book Bank, and Recording for the Blind. Its major section lists the names of 269 volunteer groups and individuals who transcribe and record books…

First-grade Negroes and Caucasians from deteriorated city-center areas were tutored in reading by paraprofessional tutors whose behavior was tightly programed. The project was developed through several years of experimentation by Indiana University before being initiated in the Indianapolis Schools in 1965. Children were given 15-minute sessions…

This manual for those responsible for matching teacher requests and student needs to volunteer services is applicable to a variety of school volunteer programs but concentrates on the type of volunteer service which evolved from the Winnetka, Illinois, project in which older citizens in the community form a "talent pool" to work to…

This document evaluates the first three years of a preschool project in Kalamazoo School District which was funded by Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The program aims to maximize the potential of each preschool child and to involve parents and community agencies in the project. This report describes the objectives of the…

This annotated bibliography presents 86 entries classified into the following sections: (1) Regional Conferences, (National Institute of Mental Health planning conferences on inservice training held in 1963), (2) Multidiscipline, Multilevel Training, (3) Professionals (administrators, psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses), (4) Child…

The School Volunteer Program of Los Angeles is designed to assist teachers in providing more individualization and enrichment of instruction; to increase children's motivation for learning, to provide an opportunity for interested community members to participate effectively in the school's program, and to strengthen school-community relations…

Three "enabling objectives" or learning modules comprise a learning package designed to train volunteers to assist classroom teachers. Objective 1 requires that the volunteer study and identify the 12 duties described in the "Handbook for Volunteers." Objective 2 asks that he be able to identify additional sources for help in volunteer work, and…

Four sequential mini-modules comprise a learning package designed to train the elementary school volunteer. The first module explores the needs and goals of program volunteers and developers. The second module asks the volunteer to summarize his interests, abilities, and activities and analyze those personal characteristics that might effect his…

This module provides performance criteria for the development of interpersonal skills that are instrumental to a tutor developing the math and reading skills of elementary students. It is comprised of three mini-modules dealing with the folliwing: a) the tutor's role, b) tutoring tips, and c) games and activities for reading and math tutors.…

This technical report describes the evaluation of the first year of Project Upswing, a 2-year experimental study to determine the potential contribution of volunteers in helping young children overcome learning difficulties. The three large groups of first grade children involved received tutoring either from specially trained volunteers,…

Presented is the program development for volunteer services that are intended to expand the educational opportunities of the gifted. The program focuses on utilizing community resources and coordinating the resources with the school program. Aspects of the program discussed include: community attitudes toward the gifted in the school system that…

This manual describes a variety of approaches a college or university can take to support student volunteers. It summarizes 6 models of volunteer programs currently in use on campuses and describes in detail a seventh "comprehensive" model that allows the school to assist and give general direction but permits students freedom to run their own…

The Ingham County, Michigan, Jail Rehabilitation Program is described. Attempting, as it does, to deal constructively with cell- and subsequent street-adjustment, the program is concerned with counseling and rehabilitation, and the provision of a bridge to the community. Efforts have been hindered by the brevity of sentences in a county jail, the…

Rape crisis counseling at the New Orleans Y.W.C.A. is provided on a 24 hour basis by a staff of two professionals and 30 volunteers who counsel persons calling the rape crisis line. The caller's confidentiality is strictly maintained. In approximately 36% of the calls which involve crimes not reported to the police, callers are encouraged but…