Although widely available, little is known about the effectiveness of youth cessation treatments delivered in real-world settings. The authors recruited a nonprobability sample of 41 community-based group-format programs that treated at least 15 youth per year and included evidence-based treatment components. Data collection included longitudinal…

This publication looks at the ways in which one who is part of a team can help improve the team's performance. The successes and failures of a fictional team are used to illustrate real-life team skills. Examples are drawn from a number of imaginary scenarios--for example, looking for a cache of diamonds in the Brazilian jungle, straightening ties…

This document presents profiles of women who have contributed significantly to governmental changes, social and economic development, and general efforts toward change in Guam, Hawaii, American Samoa, Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Palau. Each profile provides a brief…

Biographies of five men who dedicated their lives to fighting for the independence of India are presented. Mohandas K. Gandhi, born in 1869, spent his life in non-violent resistance to the many injustices being perpetrated against the poor and needy of India. Born in 1876, lawyer Mohammad Ali Jinnah was close in ideas, hope, and spirit to Gandhi.…

Little attention has been given to preparing people to become leaders of adult education. These leaders are people whose influence in adult education goes beyond his/her own program and immediate areas of operation. They include program administrators, builders of adult education programs, politicians, authors, and researchers. Two main categories…

The history of the United States Constitution is outlined in this account of the 1787 Constitutional Convention. The document is grouped according to 12 topical headings, which follow a brief account of the participation of George Washington and James Madison. Section 1 deals with the conceptualization and development of the Articles of…

This book provides more than 400 ideas for skits and stunts for various size groups of any age, as well as general information on the uses, presentations, and creation of stunts and skits. The chapters include: (1) The Why and How of Skits and Stunts; (2) How to Make Up Your Own Skits; (3) Impromptu Stunts and Skits; (4) Group Stunts and "Dramas";…

This document contains a leader's guide for Recording the Hard Times, a program designed to help young people between the ages of 11 and 15 handle the stress in their lives or the stress of their friends. It notes that the workbook is designed to be used in a group setting while the specific recording sessions are designed to be completed…

This handbook outlines a variety of the strategies that the Salem Public School District in Oregon used to actively involve citizens in governing their school system through community schools. Emphasis is placed on successes, failures, and principles of the community-based problem-solving and decision-making activities which the Salem School…

The University of Louisville secured a grant through the University of Kentucky as the state agency for Administration of Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1966 in Kentucky to fund a series of young adult workshops sponsored by the Urban Studies Center and University College in cooperation with the Louisville Area Council of Churches and the…

Interviews with 150 community residents, 41 community leaders, and the staff of the community newspaper in a small town, as well as an analysis of the content of the newspaper, are used to examine relationships between the agendas of the various groups studied. Results indicated that leaders are significantly more likely than nonleaders are to say…

This handbook for team leaders contains five chapters. The first deals with the team leader as liaison between all other persons and institutions connected with a particular program. The second discusses changes required of interns in assuming the role of team leader after having been a teacher. The third chapter describes the team leader's…

This pamphlet suggests guidelines, briefly describes programs, and recommends standards for participants, leaders, and administrators of athletic programs for junior high school girls. The following guidelines are recommended: (a) a separate program of competitive sports opportunities should be planned; (b) sports competition should be planned for…

Effective ways to lead a discussion, developed in the OEO Trade Union Leadership Training Program for New England, are presented in this guide. General suggestions are followed by specific discussion outlines for these topics: what is poverty and why, the poor and the welfare system, rural poverty, the community power structure, the Kerner Report…