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Download full textMarx, Amy, Comp. – 1996
The mission of the Center on Families, Communities, Schools and Children s Learning at Johns Hopkins University is to conduct research evaluations and policy analyses, and to produce and disseminate new knowledge about how families, schools, and communities influence students' motivation, learning, and development. This annotated bibliography…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Community, Community Resources
Nzioka, Mary; And Others – 1995
This guide is designed for Swahili language training of Peace Corps workers in Kenya, and reflects daily communication needs in that context. It consists of a series of topical lessons that contain simple dialogues, a vocabulary list, explanatory grammar notes, several exercises, and cultural notes. Lesson topics include greetings and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Community Services, Competency Based Education, Conversational Language Courses
Amraa, J.; Nadya, S. – 1992
The phrase book is intended for use by Peace Corps workers in Mongolia, and reflects daily communication needs in that context. Phrases and vocabulary are presented first in English, then in Mongolian translation (in Cyrillic alphabet), on the following topics: greetings and introductions; discussing work; expressing thanks and congratulations;…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Community Services, Competency Based Education, Conversational Language Courses
Peace Corps, Montevideo (Uruguay). – 1993
This guide is designed for Spanish language training of Peace Corps workers in Uruguay, and reflects daily communication needs in that context. It consists of 11 instructional units, each addressing four to seven specific language competencies. A table of contents outlines the targeted competencies and content for each unit. The units contain…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Classroom Communication, Community Services, Competency Based Education
Daugherty, Mary Lee, Comp.; Hendricks, Susan, Ed. – 1979
Articles and resources of interest to West Virginia women are presented in this 10-part sourcebook. Part 1 focuses on work and includes articles describing the state job outlook, job hunting, sex discrimination, and union organization. Part 2, on learning, covers college and high school equivalency programs, financial aid, and women's studies.…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Birth, Childhood Needs, Community Services
Los Angeles Community Coll. District, CA. – 1987
This report provides a summary record of the achievements realized and the problems encountered by the nine colleges of the Los Angeles Community College District during the 1985-86 school year. First, a district overview highlights several positive and negative trends, including: (1) enrollment continued to decline, which brought the District to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annual Reports, Articulation (Education), College Administration
Los Angeles Community Coll. District, CA. – 1988
A summary record is provided of the achievements realized and the problems encountered by the nine colleges of the Los Angeles Community College District during the 1986-87 school year. Following a district overview, the narrative reports of the nine colleges are presented. Each report includes information on the college's mission, functions and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annual Reports, Articulation (Education), College Administration
Hatcher, Barbara, Ed. – 1987
The 12 articles in this monograph discuss the value of informal learning for children, and suggest how basic skills can be reinforced at school, home, and within community groups and institutions. Promising programs, practices, and activities for children are highlighted. Topics addressed include: (1) a rationale for a rededication to a holistic…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Basic Skills, Community Role, Community Services
PDF pending restorationSchroeder, Paul E. – 1981
This paper describing a system for delivering comprehensive services to offenders is the third of the five-part Comprehensive Community-Based Services for Offenders Information PAK that provides guidelines for developing a system to improve exoffender service delivery. (Parts 1 and 2, which also contain printed information, are available…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attitudes, Community Involvement, Community Resources
Highline Community Coll., Midway, WA. – 1981
In Spring 1980 Highline Community College (HCC) conducted a community survey to determine: (1) the degree to which HCC was meeting its overall goal of providing programs to help students obtain the knowledge and skills needed for educational and career advancement and personal development; (2) whether it was meeting the educational needs of its…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Business, College Faculty
Deaton, Brady J. – 1979
There is no present consensus regarding long-term consequences of rural industrialization on society. Since 1950, smaller rural communities in the South and Southwestern United States have gained in industrialization due to their generally low-wage non-union labor supply and lower tax structure, both attractive to industry seeking greater profits.…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Change, Community Development, Community Involvement
Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Univ. Extension. – 1967
PROJECTS REVIEWED IN THIS REPORT OF ACTIVITIES IN WISCONSIN UNDER TITLE I REPRESENT A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNITY PROBLEMS AND APPROACHES BY INSTITUTIONS, AND COVER THE PERIOD FROM JULY 1, 1966 TO SEPTEMBER 1, 1967. FOR EACH PROJECT, THE PROBLEM IS DEFINED, AND INFORMATION PROVIDED ON FUNDING, PROGRAM ACTIVITIES, STATUS, AND OBJECTIVES,…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Arts Centers, Audiovisual Instruction, Budgets
Fund for Perceptually Handicapped Children, Evanston, IL. – 1963
THE PROCEEDINGS OF A 1963 CONFERENCE OF THE FUND FOR PERCEPTUALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, INC., ARE PRESENTED. ADDRESSES GIVEN INCLUDE "BEHAVIORAL DIAGNOSIS AND REMEDIATION OF LEARNING DISABILITIES" BY SAMUEL A. KIRK, "PERCEPTUAL-MOTOR PROBLEMS OF CHILDREN" BY NEWELL C. KEPHART, "TWO PLUS TWO = FIVE" BY MAMIE JO JONES, "EMPHASES FOR THE FUTURE" BY…
Descriptors: Behavior, Classification, Cognitive Processes, Community Attitudes
TIZARD, J. – 1964
FOUR STUDIES OF MENTAL RETARDATION AND AN UNPUBLISHED WORKING PAPER ARE INCLUDED IN THIS BOOK. THE FIRST SECTION REPORTS THE FINDINGS OF A PREVALENCE STUDY OF MENTAL RETARDATION IN LONDON AND MIDDLESEX, WHICH DESCRIBES DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ADMINISTRATIVE PREVALENCE AND TRUE PREVALENCE OF MENTAL SUBNORMALITY. IN THE SECOND STUDY, THE EFFECTS OF…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Community Programs, Community Responsibility, Community Services
PDF pending restorationCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1976
The Education Amendments of 1976 extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, extend and revise the Vocational Education Act of 1963, and make new provisions. Title I, which relates to higher education, includes amendments for community services and continuing education, college library assistance and library training and research, strengthening…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Adult Education, American Indians, Bilingual Education
