WE MUST LOOK AT THE NEEDS OF OUR SOCIETY AND ITS CITIZENS AND ASK TO WHAT EXTENT THE CAPACITY OF NON-COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING HAS BEEN USED TO IMPROVE THE CONDITION OF MAN. COMMERCIAL TELEVISION HAS COMMUNICATED KNOWLEDGE OF OUR SOCIAL PROBLEMS BUT THE ROLE OF NON-COMMERCIAL MEDIA IS TO HELP TO SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS. EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING IS NOT…

A measurement model was developed and refined in two successive need assessment surveys of samples representative of statewide populations. The first was the Kentucky Elderly Need Assessment (KENA) which was administered to 570 persons, age 60 and older, across Kentucky. The second was the Kentucky Social Services Need Assessment Project (SNAP),…

The humanization of bureaucracies is essential in modern society. Traditionally, the training of administrators has emphasized three models of organizations. The first is the productivity model, the second model assumes that fulfilling the needs of organizational members will increase client satisfaction, and the third assumes a stable environment…

This international directory lists aid given to developing countries by non-governmental, non-profit organizations of countries other than the United States. This reference thus complements "U.S. Non-Profit Organisations in Technical Assistance." Included are organizations which are wholly subsidized by governments or by government…

The report summarizes Federal legislation for the elderly enacted into law during 1975 and 1976. The Older American Amendments, SSI cost-of-living increases, the Tax Acts of 1975 and 1976 and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act Ammendments are reviewed. The report summarizes only legislation enacted into law and does not include measures passed…

Presented are the proceedings of the April 4, 1977 hearing before the Subcommittee on Child and Human Development of the U.S. Senate Committee on Human Resources on the Opportunities for Adoption Act of 1977. Included are the text of bill S. 961 and statements, letters of support and background material presented to the committee. Pertinent…

The purposes of this directory are to provide a ready reference for individuals and organizations with rural interests; to provide a sense of perspective on the various professions, ethnic groups and special concerns represented by national organizations with rural interests; and to facilitate cooperation among organizations with similar…

On June 3, and June 4, 1975, hearings were held before the House Subcommittee on Communications regarding the Telecommunications Facilities and Demonstration Act of 1975, H.R.4564. The bill has been submitted by the administration to provide the authority for the support of demonstration projects in telecommunications concerning the distribution…

The Senate Committee on Commerce reported H.R. 9630 out of committee with an amendment that would extend the educational broadcasting facilities program. The act would provide authority for the support of demonstrations in telecommunications technologies for the distribution of health, education, and public or social service information, and for…

The PEACESAT Project (Pan Pacific Education and Communication Experiments by Satellite) has been in daily operation for four years since April 1971. Initiated as an individual research project of a university faculty member, it has expanded to involve educational institutions in 12 countries or jurisdictions in the Pacific Basin. These…

The PEACESAT Project (Pan-Pacific Education and Communication Experiments by Satellite) is an international educational experiment involving institutions in 12 nations of the Pacific basin. Begun in 1969 and in full operation since 1971, the network is designed to increase interaction among societies and to bring about social development. This…

These participant and administrator manuals are designed for a seminar on alcohol and safety. This seminar is intended to be a small-group, intensive planning session dealing with the problems of handling people charged with drinking-driving offenses. The participants should be enforcement, judicial, presentence, prosecution, probation,…

Designed to estimate the number of vocationally handicapped persons in Israel; to identify their demographic, social, physical and vocational characteristics; to ascertain the amount and nature of services received; and to identify the potential clients for rehabilitation, the research report describes the study undertaken. In order to identify…

A New Careers demonstration project (to develop nonprofessional or aide jobs for 150 underprivileged Negro youth in the health, education, and welfare complex in Washington, D.C.) was examined to observe the reaction of professionals who deliver human and social services when indigenous nonprofessionals are employed to work with them. Issues and…

This report attempts to answer the questions: do social services help welfare recipients achieve self-support or reduced dependency? can this goal be realistically achieved given the present nature of services, the method of finding out who should receive certain services, and economic constraints? The General Accounting Office (GAO) conducting…