Promoting coordinated and/or joint programs among local agencies is one strategy small, rural communities can use to cope with rapid population and economic growth. Interagency coordination is a process in which two or more organizations come together to solve a specific problem or meet a specific need. Coordination means more than just…

The booklet contains brief information on nine January events celebrated by Puerto Ricans: New Year; Epiphany; and the birthdays of Betsy Ross, Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Dr. Martin Luther King, Benjamin Franklin, Edgar Allan Poe, William McKinley, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Designed as a teacher resource, the booklet includes brief biographical…

This guide presents activities and materials developed by seven Ohio school districts. The purpose of the project is to share resources so that other school districts can benefit from developmental project efforts by adopting practical educational products and ideas into their systems. The guide is to be used by counselors in conducting group…

The Green Circle human relations program is designed to help elementary aged children to develop a sense of self worth and an awareness, understanding, and appreciation of human differences. In this guide for leaders/demonstrators, a basic script is suggested for the presentation of the program. Leaders are encouraged to adapt the script to the…

The portfolio contains 24 portraits with biographical sketches of outstanding contemporary American Indians. Representing several tribes, occupations, and points of view, the subjects are: Henry Adams, Louis W. Ballard, Robert L. Bennett, George Blue Spruce, Jarrett Blythe, Louis R. Bruce, Leon Cook, Ada Deer, Vine Deloria, Jr., James Gladstone,…

This pamphlet on taking action in the community is the third of 16 in a series to provide leaders in adult activities with sound introductory material to give practical help in using a method of adult education or working in a particular area. Its objective is to help leaders plan and carry out a constructive program of social change. Eleven…

The monograph describes the Community Learning Center (CLC) model and process, which resulted from a University System of New Hampshire project conducted in six small New Hampshire towns between July 1973 and June 1974. The development involved a non-school, learner-controlled base, headed by groups of citizens called "core groups," who…

An assessment was made of the similarities and differences of the problems, interests, and needs articulated by the visible and "invisible" opinion leaders within the Black community of Columbus, Ohio. Interviews which included both open-ended and closed-ended questions were conducted with a random sample consisting of 449 Black residents…

A study was conducted to determine: (1) whether there is a recognized body of literature dealing with the development of American community colleges, and (2) what relationship exists between those who authored the works in this body of literature and those who are recognized as leaders of the community college movement. A selected group of…

Attitudes of student leaders in high schools throughout the United States were examined in a survey conducted by Who's Who Among American High School Students and Northbrook, Illinois. Subjects were students who had been selected for inclusion in Who's Who during the 1978-79 academic year. Some 23,200 completed questionnaires were analyzed on…

A REPRESENTATIVE GROUP OF 124 (10 PERCENT) NEW 4-H LEADERS IN WASHINGTON COMPLETED A PRETEST QUESTIONNAIRE ON MATERIAL IN A SERIES OF SIX PAMPHLETS TO BE USED IN TRAINING SESSIONS. AN IDENTICAL POST-TEST ADMINISTERED BY MAIL 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TRAINING PROGRAM DREW A 60 PERCENT RETURN. THE STUDY DETERMINED (1) SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF NEW 4-H…

The document reports on a study of community-based identification of gifted and talented Black middle-school students, as an adjunct to formal identification procedures. A developmental framework for the identification of the gifted minority child was distributed to 17 known leaders in the Black community (including ministers, youth leaders in…

This self study programed text for training Four H Club leaders covers the value and the objectives of the Four H movement; basic principles of program planning; useful club meeting formats and guidelines for delegating authority; types of learning and examples of planned learning experiences; teaching methods and their objectives; growth and…

To gain some insight and understanding of the opinion leadership phenomenon as an element of a change strategy for agricultural education, a means of identifying and investigating the personal and social characteristics of teachers identified as opinion leaders was developed. Chi square, "t" test, and Spearman's rank order correlation…

A study was made to determine client system leadership expectations in individual and group problem situations. A questionnaire was developed, and validated by a panel, which asked respondents to rank three solution approach alternatives for individual and group problems--individual, group or key person nature. It was mailed to 190 community…