The 4-H intern report organizes concepts and materials to aid the extension worker in his role as coordinator and trainer of 4-H volunteer staff. A 10-item task analysis of the extension worker--4-H and youth--as volunteer leader coordinator is presented. The importance of managing a volunteer staff is touched upon, and models for job descriptions…

The problem of the uncooperative experiment arises with the use of human subjects. Evidence shows that typical volunteer subjects have the following characteristics: better education, higher paying jobs, greater need for approval, lower authoritarianism, higher I.Q. score, and better adjustment to personal questions than nonvolunteers. Data also…

This booklet is intended for the volunteer reading teacher who may not be familiar with methods for teaching reading, the materials available, or the unique needs of the disadvantaged child. Chapter 1, "Children, Reading, and You," clarifies the goals of the volunteer and explains some of the students' needs. Chapter 2, "The First Meeting,"…

A school district supported program which provides children with volunteer companion-therapists was evaluated using self-perception reports, behavior ratings by parents and teachers, and the opinions of parents and volunteers. Program children reported consistent self-perceptions while comparison children dipped slightly. Positive changes in…

A quality comparison of enlistees under the draft lottery system and enlistees under the all-volunteer force policy is made from data obtained in the Monterey Peninsula, California area of the Eighth Naval Recruiting District. The results indicate that no significant change in quality has occurred during the first four months of the All-Volunteer…

To improve the JOBS program of the National Alliance of Businessmen Metros, a feasibility study was conducted in which existing technical assistance programs were examined, problems analyzed, and recommendations formulated. The study resulted in the "Guide" to be used in promoting effective company training programs for disadvantaged…

In order to develop effective training programs for adult volunteer 4-H leaders, profiles of 161 present leaders were obtained by use of a questionnaire. The data obtained were analyzed by means of a frequency count. Fifteen basic assumptions were developed to establish a criteria of certain givens or beliefs. Although this study is limited as to…

This guide was prepared to aid volunteers working with preschool children before, during, and after viewing the television program, "Sesame Street". Suggestions in this booklet grew out of a study called the Sesame Mother Pilot Project conducted in 1970-71 by the Institute for Educational Development. This guide is divided into nine main…

When it is necessary for a person to be personally escorted to an agency if he is ever going to get there, the center should consider the use of volunteers for this service. One possible source of volunteer help might be the volunteers who participated in the center's community resources survey. Another source would be organizations that provide…

This publication contains the formal papers and the summaries of informal discussions from a "Knowledge Utilization Conference on the Use of Volunteers in Vocational Rehabilitation and Public Welfare Agencies." The conference took place June 4-6, 1972, in the Washington, D.C. area. It was sponsored by the International Association of…

Presented are general thoughts on educating the exceptional child, with emphasis on the role of the volunteer in the educational program. Explained in terms of the volunteer are definition of volunteer worker, basic needs of volunteers, limits and role of volunteers, kinds of services performed by volunteers, and orientation and training of…

Presented are six brief papers (three to five pages) from a symposium focusing on roles which volunteers can play for mentally retarded persons in terms of direct service, community leadership, and motivation of governments toward acceptance of responsibility. The papers examine the following issues: the roles of volunteers as innovators,…

Article showed how one day school's flexible scheduling adapted ideally to parent teachers. (Editor/RK)

The relationship between conservatism and openness to experience was examined. One study found that conservatism was significantly related to the scores on the Coan Experience Inventory. The other study demonstrated that high conservative subjects were less willing to volunteer for psychological experiments requiring openness. (Author/MV)

The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum uses such quaint teaching tools as the Gila monster and the boojum tree to tell the story of its vast and fascinating but often misunderstood desert environment. (Editor)