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Budde, James F.; Bachelder, Judy L. – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1986
Part of a special issue on the national network of University Affiliated Facilities, the article defines independent living (IL) and discusses the development and application for the IL concept. An IL model is presented that focuses on improving the community environment and offering assistive devices to persons with severe disabilities.…
Descriptors: Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Community Services, Daily Living Skills
Peer reviewedGordon, Robert A. – Community Services Catalyst, 1987
Looks at the implications of various socioeconomic changes for community service practitioners, focusing on demographics and programming, fiscal restraint, public scrutiny and accountability, political activity, competition with the private sector, meeting tailor-made needs, leadership, and the skills needed by community service professionals.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Education, Community Services, Continuing Education
Peer reviewedPutnam, Joanne W.; Bruininks, Robert H. – Exceptional Children, 1986
A total of 33 special education leaders presented forecasts, through a Delphi survey procedure, for the deinstitutionalization of and the residential and education services for the handicapped. It was predicted that the deinstitutionalization movement will not lose its momentum and that community based residential services will become increasingly…
Descriptors: Community Services, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Delphi Technique, Disabilities
Hignett, William F. – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1984
Explains how and why a nonprofit agency initiated and developed new products and services to advance the quality of child care in a large metropolitan area. Describes how, through market studies, two distinct market segments were identified, each with distinct subdivisions and unique needs. Explains how the agency met the needs of each segment.…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Case Studies, Child Caregivers, Community Services
Download full textWindham, Patricia W. – 2001
This paper discusses three forms of community connections: service learning, partnerships, and public service, and offers an overview of the current service-learning movement in community colleges. It argues that, in order for community colleges to fulfill their missions, they must embrace the full implication of the having "community" in their…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Community Colleges, Community Services, Experiential Learning
Marciniak, Mark P. – 1995
Delta College, a community college in Michigan, utilized a vacant high school in Midland County as an off-campus, community based facility. With limited resources, the college transformed the school into an instructional site to serve students in their communities, enhance college visibility, and serve increasing enrollment. The establishment of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Faculty, College Role, Collegiality
Bingham, Mindy; Stryker, Sandy – 1989
This book offers helpful suggestions for fostering community involvement in career awareness and advocacy issues related to young girls and women. Direct service projects are addressed as well as advocacy projects involving schools and the communities in providing wider opportunities for young women. Recent research data is presented relating to…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Guidance, Career Planning, Community Services
Shiarella, Ann Harris – 1998
This paper describes the development of a scale that measures college students' attitudes about community service, based on Schwartz' process model of altruistic helping behavior. The development of such a scale is seen as essential for research, evaluation of interventions, and the prediction of outcomes of community service participation. The…
Descriptors: Altruism, Attitude Measures, College Students, Community Services
Corporation for National Service, Washington, DC. – 1994
This booklet was designed to help service organizations think on a strategic level about forming innovative partnerships and soliciting community resources. Four essential steps are offered to accomplish this goal: design a comprehensive fundraising plan; develop convincing evidence of effectiveness; actively engage potential supporters; and…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship, Community Services, Donors
Campus Compact National Center for Community Colleges, Mesa, AZ. – 2002
This document from Campus Compact aims to present information regarding the newest and best resources for service learning. In addition, the document excerpts, from various sources, definitions of service learning and program characteristics of effective service learning. Definitions of service learning include the following: A teaching method…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Community Colleges, Community Services
Corporation for National Service, Washington, DC. – 1999
This handbook provides AmeriCorps Promise Fellows with important information about their participation in this special initiative of AmeriCorps and America's Promise--The Alliance for Youth. Section 1 is an overview of AmeriCorps, including its mission, the mission of America's Promise--The Alliance for Youth, and the role of AmeriCorps Promise…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Education, Child Welfare, Community Problems
Berry, Howard A.; Chisholm, Linda A. – 1999
This survey of institutions of higher education around the world brings together information about their interest and involvement in programs that combine academic study and volunteer service. Following an international conference in May 1998, called to consider the growing service-learning movement, questionnaires were sent to higher education…
Descriptors: Community Services, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Private Colleges
Reading Newsreport, 1971
Descriptors: College Programs, Community Services, Individualized Instruction, Motivation Techniques
Peer reviewedMuller, Steven – Educational Record, 1971
Discusses a universal 2-year national service plan for all American youth, not unlike Federal revenue sharing. (Editor/IR))
Descriptors: Community Services, Day Care, Elementary School Teachers, Government Employees
Compact, 1970
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Civil Rights, Clinics, Community Services
