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Download full textACTION, Washington, DC. – 1972
In this report are described projects and activities undertaken by ACTION's seven volunteer programs in 1972. After an introduction that overviews the year in general, a discussion of International Organizations gives an account of Peace Corps activities in Africa, Latin America, and North Africa, Near East, Asia, and the Pacific. The next section…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Annual Reports, Community Development, Developing Nations
ACTION, Washington, DC. – 1973
In this report are described projects and activities undertaken by ACTION's volunteer programs in 1973. After an introduction that notes accomplishments of the past year, a review of International Operations gives an account of Peace Corps activities in Africa, North Africa, Near East, Asia, the Pacific, and Latin America. The next section reviews…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Annual Reports, Community Development, Developing Nations
ACTION, Washington, DC. – 1974
In this report are described projects and activities undertaken by ACTION's volunteer programs in 1974. After an introduction that notes accomplishments of the past year, a review of domestic operations discusses such programs as VISTA, University Year for ACTION, National Student Volunteer Program, Foster Grandparent Program, and others according…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Annual Reports, Community Development, Developing Nations
ACTION, Washington, DC. – 1977
In this report are described projects and activities undertaken by ACTION's volunteer programs in 1977. The first section concentrates on reviews conducted, including a major review of ACTION's domestic volunteer programs and the management systems supporting them and an assessment of its programs using the Zero-Base Budget approach called for by…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Annual Reports, Community Development, Developing Nations
ACTION, Washington, DC. – 1978
In this report are described projects and activities undertaken by ACTION's volunteer programs in 1978. The introduction notes a continued growth in programs and comments on new developments. Older American Volunteer Programs are discussed in the next section, specifically the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Foster Grandparent Program, and…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Annual Reports, Community Development, Developing Nations
ACTION, Washington, DC. – 1979
In this report are described projects and activities undertaken by ACTION's volunteer programs in 1979. A foreword comments on ACTION's achievements and response to national priorities. Activities of Older American Volunteer Programs are discussed in the next section, specifically those of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Foster Grandparent…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Annual Reports, Community Development, Developing Nations
ACTION, Washington, DC. – 1980
In this report are described projects and activities undertaken by ACTION's volunteer programs in 1980. A section on VISTA highlights programs in major emphasis areas (energy, independent living, youth employment) and comments on budget, projects promoting self-reliance and cooperative efforts, and the national grants program. Discussion of the…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Annual Reports, Community Development, Developing Nations
Yeany, Russell H.; And Others – 1981
Reported are results of a study designed to replicate a study at North Carolina State University which investigated the effectiveness of a diagnostic/prescriptive system for increasing the science achievement of university students and examined the relationship between selected student characteristics and participation in voluntary diagnosis.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, College Science, College Students
Jackson, Barbara L. – 1978
Since the 1960s, dominance of public school community interactions has shifted from school professionals to citizen groups, volunteers in the schools, community agencies and the business community. Evidence of this trend can be discerned from the ongoing Urban Education Studies project, which has school systems in the Council of The Great City…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Citizen Participation, Citizens Councils, Community Involvement
House, Gerry; Brown, Sandra – 1980
This paper addresses the discrepancies between expectations and the reality of the counselor's role in secondary schools and the problems of counselors who find themselves spending too much time in clerical work and not enough time in counseling students. The design and implementation of an effective secondary counseling program at Chapel Hill…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Consultation Programs, Counseling Services, Counselor Role
Langpap, Wayne – 1980
The articles in this publication are synopses of model programs developed to strengthen the relationships between the home, school, and community. Examples are provided of using community resources to foster creativity and family oriented leisure activities. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of the community at large as a unifying force…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Education, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
Hamilton, Stephen F. – 1980
Unpaid community activities have been widely recommended as learning experiences for adolescents. An evaluation was conducted of two community action learning programs, one which placed adolescents one-to-one in adult-dominated settings and the other which gave adolescents a group project to plan and carry out with adult assistance. Both programs…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Experiential Learning, Field Experience Programs
George Peabody Coll. for Teachers, Nashville, TN. John F. Kennedy Center for Research on Education and Human Development. – 1976
Based on the experiences of a child advocacy project in Tennessee entitled County Agents for Children, the booklet presents a guide to help identify the needs of specific children, and to assist child advocate volunteers and other community personnel in meeting these needs. The focus is on children whose learning speed or physical development is…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs
Rubin, Roberta I. – 1979
This article presents 5-year longitudinal data on parent involvement in the Parent Education Follow Through Program in ten communities in nine states. The data are categorized in terms of the six major ways in which parents can become involved in the program: (1) teachers of their own children, (2) paid paraprofessionals, (3) decision makers and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Home Visits, Intervention, Longitudinal Studies
KULICH, JINDRA – 1967
THE ORGANIZATION, MANAGEMENT, FORM, AND CONTENT OF THE UNIQUE STANDARD NATIONAL TRAINING SYSTEM FOR ADULT EDUCATORS IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND THE ROLE OF THE ADULT EDUCATOR IN THE COMMUNIST STATE ARE EXAMINED IN THIS STUDY. FULL-TIME ADULT EDUCATORS ARE TRAINED AT BOTH THE UNIVERSITY AND SECONDARY TECHNICAL LEVELS. THREE UNIVERSITIES AND THREE…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Educators, Communism, Comparative Education
