DESCRIBED ARE THE EFFORTS OF THE EAST HARLEM COMMUNITY AND A NEW YORK CITY PHILANTHROPIST TO REOPEN THE EAST HARLEM NEIGHBORHOOD STUDY CLUB, A STORE-FRONT CENTER PROVIDING STUDY FACILITIES, HOMEWORK HELP, AND INSTRUCTION IN BASIC SKILLS. THE CLUB IS STAFFED BY VOLUNTEERS AND PAID PROFESSIONALS, WITH ADDITIONAL HELP FROM VISTA AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD…

A well conducted college capital campaign produces more money faster and at less cost than any other method, is one of the best public relations moves an institution can make, indicates an institution's weaknesses, identifies an institution's friends, and is one of the necessary ingredients for a successful longrange development program. Success…

This document contains twelve case histories of high school courses that have experiential learning components in which students are involved as volunteers in community service programs. Each case history is presented in the same format: (1) a brief description of the school and course; (2) a condensed explanation of the benefits to the community…

This booklet is the third in a series of ten programed instruction units which was developed as a career related language arts program to teach library skills to junior high school students. The objectives of this unit are to learn the basic functions of the card catalog and demonstrate knowledge of the material by answering the questions and…

This special project, manned by volunteers, aimed at seeking out and serving "homebound elderly" among whom 22 desired such intervention. College students, middle-aged and older adults were involved in conducting weekly visits. Although no special effort was made to recruit young volunteers for this project, it is suggested that such assignments…

Although there is a great need for field workers in the process of social change in underdeveloped countries, there are several weaknesses in the field worker system: inadequate supply, narrow range of competence, inadequate quality control, and inflexible learning situations. In order to expand the reach and breadth of such non-formal education…

A directory of local community resource personnel and their services which have been utilized by the Prince George's County Public Schools, Maryland for their career education program is presented. A standardized form was used to gain information from area industries and businesses regarding field trips, field activities, day long observations,…

This booklet is one of a series of publications designed to present a complete system for planning, organizing, and directing the development and operation of individual volunteer programs, as well as the management of a comprehensive volunteer system consisting of many individual programs. This particular booklet explains the overall system and…

This booklet is one of a series of publications designed to present a complete system for planning, organizing, and directing the development and operation of individual volunteer programs, as well as the management of a comprehensive volunteer system consisting of many individual programs. This particular booklet discusses the process of…

The Volunteer's Manual of "Methodology for Teachers" was written to (1) provide Peace Corps/Korea TESOL volunteers with a simple, complete guide to methodology for teaching English in Korea; and (2) provide these volunteers with a simple, complete guide for teaching this methodology to Korean English teachers in inservice training programs. For…

Developed under the leadership of the 1970 and 1971 Extension Committee on Organization and Policy 4-H Youth Subcommittees, the brochure offers a statement of potential and new directions for Extension 4-H youth programs. Opening sections deal with the functions of 4-H and balanced 4-H program expansion to serve seven million youth. Succeeding…

The purpose of this module is to facilitate the establishment of Listener Programs manned by trained volunteers. It was developed as a support material for a program originated by the author in which volunteers serve in a listening capacity for elementary and secondary school students on a part-time basis. This module seeks to provide…

"The Listener Program Handbook" gives basic information to counselors and volunteers who intend to participate in a volunteer listener program in an educational setting. Included are: (1) guidelines for recruitment of volunteers; (2) guidelines for orientation of volunteers, parents and students; (3) job descriptions for both counselors…

Despite recent efforts at compensatory education, thousands of children still go through first grade each year without learning to read. More often than not, these are children of the poor. The underlying assumption of this study is that the major attempt at educational compensation for disadvantaged children have failed because of fundamental…

This handbook on parent involvement, designed to be used with preschool programs, was developed by the Jefferson County Public Schools in Lakewood, Colorado. Included are: (1) a general statement about parent involvement in an early childhood program, (2) a description of the Jefferson County Early Childhood Program, (3) a description of the…