This report provides materials developed by a project to determine the extent to which the states are involved in school-sanctioned community service programs. Chapter 1 summarizes responses of state education agency (SEA) staff to a questionnaire that focused on permission for student participation in school-sanctioned community service programs,…

According to the second external review of the Partnership for Rural Improvement (PRI), the program demonstrated very good achievement of two of its major objectives: increasing collaboration among agencies and institutions and increasing competency of educational institutions to support rural development and planning. Between February 23 and…

The three issue papers in this document contain the recommendations made by a Working Group on Youth Service America (YSA) regarding pending and proposed youth service legislation. "Recommendations to the President about the Youth Entering Service to America Foundation" discusses youth service and its mission. Operating tenets for the…

The report describes the program philosophy and accomplishments over the past decade of the Infant and Early Childhood Intervention Program (IECIP) of the Kansas University Affiliated Program (KUAP) at Parsons, Kansas, which has focused solely on delivering information and training to parents of developmentally delayed children. Topics discussed…

The New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities initiated a project to produce a description of existing state and local programs and models of service delivery for early intervention services for children aged 0-5. A survey of 72 public and private service providers in 12 New York counties determined that 11,185…

Demographic, social, and economic trends are pointing in the direction of increased work force participation for older adults. The four major forces responsible for change in work patterns are the changing work force, changing older people, economic forces, and social forces. These forces are mediated by social convention, especially the…

As one element of the evaluation of the Women's Program at William Rainey Harper College, surveys were sent to 500 women who had participated in the offerings of the Women's Program in 1983; and to 194 women who had taken part in Project Turning Point between 1979 and 1981. Study findings, based on a 65% response rate, included the following: (1)…

the report summarizes findings from a 1985 study that investigated service delivery problems and successes with emotionally handicapped Indian children in the Northwest. The study attempted to (1) estimate the approximate number of Indian children in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho who are seriously emotionally handicapped, developmentally disabled,…

Case management as implemented in programs for the elderly, has focused on interactions between the client and case manager in the areas of assessment, care planning, service plan implementation, and follow-up. Variation in these case management tasks suggests that no single model can be implemented in all local delivery systems. This emphasis on…

Growth or development affects a rural community in three separate but interrelated areas: private, social, and public sectors. Private impacts are economic shocks to businesses and citizens of the community. Social impacts affect the community structure as well as individuals within the community, i.e., increased property tax costs may create…

An analysis is presented of the application of the Fiscal Trend Monitoring System (FISM) to community services/community education programs. First, background material describes the FISM as an approach to monitoring the financial condition of a county, city, township, or other governmental body with taxing capacity and explains how it may be…

The Carnegie Branch of the Houston Public Library (HPL) has attempted to establish credibility in a low income, Spanish speaking neighborhood by making the library visible to individuals on the street, contacting community leaders, and working with dropouts. The Branch, selected to implement a Neighborhood Information Center (NIC), established a…

A telephone survey of 1,099 greater Dundalk area residents was conducted to determine the community's awareness of Dundalk Community College and to ascertain community needs and whether the college served those needs. Students, trained in an initial two-hour session and follow-up meeting, collected 701 survey responses. The 22-item questionnaire…

The first annual Community Educational Services Assembly brought together 95 representatives of community organizations and educational institutions in the Cleveland area to identify the educational needs of their constituents and available resources for educational collaboration between community colleges and urban agencies. Presentations by…

The theme of this bibliography on urban services is that planning has entered a distinct new phase. It is distinguished primarily by the unusual role that technically acquired information is assuming in the political process. Another characteristic of the new phase is the tendency to rely upon the most advanced knowledge of human behavior for…