The Connecticut Haitian American community has recently become large enough and sufficiently well established to develop programs to assist economic and educational development in the Republic of Haiti. Southern Connecticut became a destination for large numbers of Haitian emigrants and political refugees in the 1950s, in 1964, and again in 1971.…

This ERIC Digest discusses relevant issues and alternatives for rural school districts trying to develop strong programs for their most academically talented students. Although rural schools are more often constrained by high costs and material shortages than are urban schools, there are opportunities inherent in the lower teacher-student ratios…

This report describes the first-year implementation of the New York State Department of Social Services' (DSS) "No Time to Lose" initiative, whose goal is to implement the recommendations of the New York State Summit on Black and Hispanic Children in conjunction with the Governor's declaration of "The Decade of the Child."…

Outreach has recently played an increasingly significant role in education and training for adults. In particular, the emphasis of Great Britain's REPLAN program on increasing the participation of unemployed adults in education and the impact of decreasing numbers of 16- to 19-year-old students in some colleges of further education have given…

The Orange County Public Schools' Job Site English Project was initiated to provide employees of businesses and industries with work-related English for speakers of other languages. The program features individualized curricula that are developed after the curriculum writer visits the business/industry in need of services, analyzes the…

The book defines and discusses eight key elements of a family-centered approach to care for children with chronic illnesses and special health care needs: (1) recognition that the family is the constant in the child's life, while the service systems and personnel within those systems fluctuate; (2) facilitation of parent/professional collaboration…

The University of Akron's Adult Resource Center (ARC) was created to provide assistance, educational and occupational information, guidance, and referrals to re-entry adults and to supplement and strengthen other existing community services for adults and out-of-school youth. ARC's goals are to provide participants with the skills necessary to…

As the originator and administrator of the Village Library Project in Alaska, Kuskokwim Community College commissioned this study to: (1) determine the status quo of the 16 village libraries in the delta area; (2) identify the factors which help determine their success; (3) determine whether they can successfully operate independently without…

An extensive opinion survey and feasibility study was undertaken to determine whether student and adult residents of Cameron, Clearfield, and Elk counties, Pennsylvania felt a need for a community college "without walls" to serve the area. The college without walls involves using existing educational facilities in local areas without…

The Extended Campus Segment of De Anza College was designed as a brokerage between main campus educational resources and the needs of its service community. To that end, the segment was reorganized to provide a continual system of community needs and interests assessment with emphasis on individual learners as its base; to establish an educational…

This report describes a project developed by New York City Technical College which provides continuing education to the homebound older adults through linkages with colleges and social agencies and a peer teaching approach. Section I provides background information; outlines project objectives, which include the training of professional teachers…

The paper provides guidelines for establishing an outreach program to increase communication and skill development of trainable mentally handicapped students (ages 5-16 years) based on the Project SEARCH (Special Education and Related Child Health) program at the Emerson School (Minneapolis, Minnesota). Following an introduction, meetings between…

Student personnel professionals need to re-orient their perspectives regarding traditional higher education philosophy, to seek out new action-oriented involvement in a broader realm of human development and to define new roles for themselves within lifelong learning. The first realm of involvement suggests modification and/or addition of student…

Interviews, program documents, progress reports supplied by the secondary itinerant teacher, and results of a questionnaire survey conducted by the itinerant teacher provided information for a brief, interim evaluation of the Secondary Itinerant Teacher Service. The service has endeavored to help all students (including adults) enrolled with the…

This educational guide is designed to aid both the experienced and inexperienced teacher of personal and family finance. It includes the following five units of study: (1) financial planning; (2) coping with credit; (3) protection through life insurance; (4) financial aspects of housing; and (5) making your money grow. Each unit contains teaching…