A demonstration was designed in Butte, Montana, to experiment with the use of volunteers in a homebound method of adult basic education in urban areas. A two week intensive training session was conducted for six trained teachers, twelve teacher aides, and thirty volunteers. These were divided into teams composed of a teacher, two teacher aides,…

The purpose of this research project was to devise a method of personality assessment for Peace Corps trainees which would increase efficiency, decrease costs, include human relations training, and promote research. It was found that professional personality evaluators are prone to use a stereotype of the "Ideal Peace Corps Volunteer"…

The Food and Nutrition Service administers interrelated child nutrition programs that provide federal aid in food, cash and technical guidance to food service programs for children from preschool age through high school. These are: National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Non-Food Assistance Program, Special Food Service Program,…

A program to train professional aides to identify, recruit, and train indigenous volunteer leaders to conduct nutrition education programs with youth groups was tested. The program employed 24 professional aides, 56% being under 25 years of age (13 whites and 10 Negroes). The aides attended a 3-day orientation session, at which the procedure to be…

Ways to increase the involvement of parents in child development programs are presented in this training manual. The sections of the manual are as follows: I. Parent Involvement; II. How Parents Can Participate; III. Making Participation Meaningful; IV. What the Parent Groups Do; V. The Parent Sub-Committee; VI. What Would the Parents Be…

The District of Columbia 1971 Workshop, sponsored by Project VOICE, dealt with the recruiting and retraining of volunteers in education. Following program excerpts and summaries of two operating programs and a film, the participants were divided into four problem solving groups: elementary schools (two groups), junior high schools, and the…

Within 3 years it is anticipated that the U.S. may have an All-Volunteer Army. Many changes have been and will be implemented to make a career in the Army more attractive. However, prior to undertaking these changes some research-founded ideas as to what job or career characteristics are viewed as important would be beneficial so that changes…

Twelve annotated bibliographies of literature in the ERIC system describe the administration, organization, concerns, and practices of current school volunteer programs. (MLF)

This study assesses effects of volunteering on results of investigations of drug abuse. (Editor)

The process of developing and publishing a volunteer-developed community health services directory is discussed. (MJB)

A Toledo, Ohio, private agency has provided vision screening services for preschool and school age children, adults, and the elderly. This cost effective screening and sight conservation program involves both volunteers and professionals and screened 30,150 people in 1985 at a cost of $1.50 per individual. (DB)

It is time to institutionalize the Peace Corps in much the same way that the ROTC programs have become a permanent educational fixture in American life. High school graduates would compete for scholarships and would be sworn in for 4 years in the Peace Corps after college graduation. (MLW)

Describes a Volunteer Information Provider Program (VIPP) which was demonstrated in five rural Missouri counties to help families deal with the strain of caregiving. Notes that capitalizing on two community-based organizations in rural areas, 63 volunteers shared information with over 1,100 caregivers in a 14-month period. (Author/ABL)

Describes the Adult Literacy Program for beginning readers operated by Communities Organized to Improve Life, a coalition of neighborhood groups dedicated to improving the quality of life in west and southwest Baltimore. Examines the community-based nature of the program, facilities, instructional materials, staffing, and benefits. (DMM)

Analysis of questionnaire results of college students (N=78) concerning attitudes toward the mentally retarded and interest in volunteering service with the retarded indicated that the importance students placed on such values as equality was the best predictor of volunteer interest. (Author/DB)