This paper discusses an undergraduate degree program in applied social sciences which is designed to prepare personnel for a broad range of entry-level human services functions in community agency settings. In a sense it is an undergraduate program in guidance and counseling and teaches skills which can be used to help people become more…

The Appalachian Adult Education Center (AAEC) provided non-formal library training institutes in ten southeastern states over a three-year period, 1973-1976. With the cooperation of the state libraries, AAEC conducted institutes at 77 individual libraries and involved whole library staffs, as well as useful and interested community and agency…

This publication describes a pilot community based educational and support program for family day care. Program components include: a resource center and meeting place for family day care providers; informal weekly adult education programs (with planned activities for children); staff training; an 8-week certificate course for family day care…

Under a grant from the Bureau of Libraries and Learning Resources of the United States Office of Education, the National Indian Education Association (NIEA) implemented a Library Project to identify library and information needs of Indian people and to establish, operate, and evaluate three demonstration sites. During this reporting period,…

An evaluation of Chicago's El Centro de la Causa Library and Information Center was undertaken by the University of Illinois Library Research Center in 1974. Evaluation methods included: (1) a survey of user and nonuser characteristics and attitudes concerning library services; (2) a survey of the needs and information-seeking behavior of people…

The Appalachian Adult Education Center (AAEC) conducted a study of the services of two institutions, public libraries and public schools, serving disadvantaged adults in cooperation. The study was conducted at four AAEC centers in Alabama, South Carolina, Kentucky, and West Virginia. The problems explored included information needs of…

Five studies were conducted to complement and supplement existing accreditation studies for Johnson County Community College (JCCC): (1) "Community Satisfaction with JCCC Programs and Services," (2) "Continuing Education Student Profile," (3) "JCCC Student Success at Four-Year Transfer Institutions," (4)…

The papers presented at the 1974 seminar are grouped under four headings. The six papers in section one discuss community information needs and methods of interpersonal and intercultural communication. Section two describes several existing urban librarianship training programs and outlines models for the effective training of librarians to meet…

To assess the needs of residents in proximity to the Downtown Center of Bakersfield College (California), a stratified random sampling of addresses was chosen and adults at each address were interviewed. A total of 422 interviews were conducted by sociology students from the college and by paid student interviewers. Thirty-five percent of the…

The Wingspread conference was convened by the National Committee on United States-China Relations, Inc. and the Asia Society to consider how universities and centers for East Asian studies might make knowledge of Asian affairs more available. The intended audiences were secondary schools, the business community, persons interested in world affairs…

An innovative program knows as "ASTW", a system that works, was designed to assist the non-traditional student in a university setting. The program goal is retention of the non-traditional student through counseling and learning assistance. Peer Counselors play a key role in the total program operation. They are the paraprofessionals who…

Milwaukee Area Technical College served 105,000 adults with its outreach programs during 1977-78 with courses for business and industry employees, adult basic education, community services, family living education, urban concerns, and evening centers. Scope of these programs is briefly described. (MF)

Describes Technical Assistance Centers established by the Virginia Department of Education to provide support services to preschool professionals throughout the state. Technical assistance--provided only at the request of the person who will receive it--includes needs assessments, information services, library services, on- and off-site…

Describes an off-campus program leading to a Master's Degree in Agriculture from Iowa State University. Discusses the program's objectives, the degree requirements, delivery system, program history, composition of participants, faculty involvement, and problems encountered. (TW)

Asserts that minority student counseling requires new and more dynamic outreach models to attract inner-city students to explore the possibilities of counseling. Suggests that counselors be mobile, informal, accessible, and visible. Describes Medgar Evers College's (New York) Counseling Program, a comprehensive outreach delivery system emphasizing…