A causal model was developed which explains and predicts the variation among a sample of communities in their levels of per capita public spending. Using United States census data it was concluded that 50 percent of the variance was explained by the equations measuring need, preference, and ability to finance public spending. (Author/MC)

In the Northern Metropolitan Health Region of New South Wales three short-term residential units have opened since 1976. These units cater to clients of all ages with a range of intellectual handicaps. The units provide emergency and holiday relief, plus a variety of assessment and follow-up services. (Author)

The dispute resolution center at the University of Massachusetts illustrates how a legal studies program can form the basis for conflict resolution in the local community as well as on campus. The center draws heavily on the skills and experience of individuals in both the academic and public sectors. (MLW)

Proposes a "brokerage" model as an appropriate delivery system for open-ended community services. Describes the model's characteristics and cites the Council for the Continuing Education of Women at Miami-Dade Community College (FL) and the Center for Management Development at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (VA) as examples. (AYC)

Provides several examples of cooperation between community colleges and community schools in Oklahoma to provide services in keeping with the tenets of community education. (AYC)

Employment and training in solar installation work is provided by fifteen Solar Utilization/Economic Development and Employment (SUEDE) demonstration projects funded by the United States Departments of Labor and Energy and the Community Services Administration. The article describes the projects and the types of work. (MF)

Robert King, dean of the University of Texas College of Liberal Arts, predicts that, in the 1980s, universities will reemphasize their teaching and public service functions, although they will still need federally funded research projects for economic reasons. (SJL)

Describes a community needs assessment survey conducted by the College of DuPage (Illinois) which served to advertise existing programs, provide public relations for the adult education council, and obtain measures of need for existing or expanded educational and leisure activities. (MB)

Describes a program developed by College of Marin (California) called College for Kids. The program serves gifted children in the district through special courses designed to supplement the efforts of the elementary and middle school districts. It reflects a partnership of the college, the county board of education, and the 16 participating county…

This paper describes a program of cooperative involvement of the community, a university, and a federal agency in the development and operation of a county-wide youth services system. It provides a model for maximum utilization of resources to benefit children, youth, and their families. (Author)

Treatment goals, client expectations and client progress after one year of participation in program are discussed. It is suggested that agreement of goals and expectations between client and therapist, mutually shared cultural and social values, and the community base of agency are most important factors contributing to success of center. (RW)

Four symposium papers present and discuss an evaluation of a state criminal justice council-funded halfway house, and how this agency sought to make maximum use of the evaluation to which it was subject. (Author/RW)

Article is a description of a program in which trained volunteers act as models of good parents to abusive and potentially abusive mothers. (RW)

Based on the experience of Youth Service, Incorporated, a voluntary child welfare agency in Philadelphia, this article explores beliefs about community-based care of troubled teenagers. To develop a lasting system of high-quality, community-based care, it is essential that fact be discerned from fiction and harsh realities faced. (Author)

Contrasts separate and connected knowing as a way to understand transformations that higher education must undertake to integrate ethics into both theoretical and applied curricula. Explores education that promotes an ethic of caring; community service learning; theoretical components of ethics education; ethics education in practice; and ethics,…