Focuses on the school restructuring movement and its relationship to school-linked social services. Explains former Surgeon General Koop's vision of collaborative services, which demands a new conception of service provider interrelationships, empowerment of individual service providers, and a different view of schools' relationship to communities…

Current Population Survey data were used to assess the quality of service sector jobs in rural areas and compare them to manufacturing jobs. Results showed that community investment to attract service jobs should be at an appropriate level relative to job quality and be made with an understanding of the risks. (SK)

Although frontline supervisors are responsible for on-site management, supervision, and training of direct support professionals, research on the nature, content, and skills of the frontline supervisor role is rare. In this paper we describe results of 12 job analysis and three validation focus groups constituted to describe core competencies for…

The Children's Services Council (CSC) of Palm Beach County funded Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago to conduct a 6-year longitudinal study to examine the use and effectiveness of an array of services in the county in promoting school readiness and school success and improving family functioning among children and families most in need of…

In May 2007, leaders from national organizations and local communities gathered to renew their commitment to deepen their organizations' dedication to community schools. They developed a strategic plan, described herein, that will achieve the goals of sustaining and strengthening existing school initiatives; grow new community schools initiatives;…

The federal Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, or GEAR UP, project strives to equalize low-income students' access to higher education by increasing their participation in rigorous coursework, providing expanded opportunities for low-income students and parents to learn about postsecondary educational opportunities…

This guide discusses the involvement of religious congregations in family child care. Topics include: (1) definitions of family child care and family child care providers; (2) the importance and benefits of family child care; (3) reasons why congregations should be interested in child care and choose child care ministries; (4) the role of churches…

The report details ways in which work is being organized to make it more pleasant and rewarding but warns that success depends on the cooperation of workers and the general public. (Author)

The diverse histories of the public libraries in the towns of Bonne Terre, Desloge, Farmington, Flat River, and Leadwood (Missouri) are presented. Each library is examined individually from its inception through its first few years of existence. Emphasis is placed not only on the tasks undertaken by the newly formed libraries but also on the…

Considers whether the coming of community education will be considered an opportunity or a threat by existing organizations and whether, when it arrives, it will resemble the product sold to the community. (Author/DN)

Concrete suggestions for improvement of university-community communication and relationships. (CH)

This study focusses on finding out how leaders in three small communities view Extension. The results show that community leaders see the importance of Extension primarily as it contributes to the economic development of their communities. The author discusses implication for Extension and outlines some strategies for working with community…