Provides a prototype measure of employability to be used as a tool in public employment programs. Considers political and ethical implications pertaining to the use of such a selection instrument for welfare recipients. (Author/ABB)

A survey of the research administration community suggests great diversity of organizational arrangements, operational staff size, staff and administrator background, and task assignments. (MSE)

This examination of the news media use of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) as a source of information focuses on three categories of journalists: non-users; reactive or periodic users; and paper chasers. The use of the FOIA reflects differing views on newsgathering methods, i.e., through people or through documents. (CLB)

The benefits and drawbacks of using private sector contractors to manage parks and recreation activities typically run by city, county, or state governments are explored. Criteria to be used in deciding if contracting is feasibile for a particular department are suggested. (DF)

The effective delivery of continuing professional education is becoming increasingly dependent on collaboration among diverse agencies and institutions. A case study identifies key factors in the development of successful linkages. (Author)

Intended as an example of the kind of material that a student doing research on the Progressive Era might find at a local historical society or in the files of a hometown or city newspaper, this article details the philanthropic efforts of women living in the Chicago area in the early 1900s. (JDH)

Employed Nominal Group and Delphi techniques of group decision-making to identify and determine relative intensity of stressors of nursing home administrators in Texas. Revealed that most stressful conditions involved relations with persons and agencies outside the nursing home: state agencies, legislators, general public, and relatives of…

A six-hour advanced level unit on French unions focuses on their role in French society, their origins, size, and comparison with those of other European countries, and also on more general topics of demography and the French school system. (MSE)

Response from a Delphi panel (N=93) to the question of how information needs of the aging should be met indicated the need for: adequately publicized activities sponsored by agencies serving older persons; communication between gerontology and library/information studies; extended information outreach. (NRB)

The top 100 institutions in total federal obligations in fiscal 1984 are listed, and the total funding amounts and funding and ranking for research and development are included. These institutions account for 63 percent of total federal obligations to higher education institutions. (MSE)

Discusses volunteer service programs in Catholic schools in the last 20 years. Lists trends emerging from a process of experimentation and growth in volunteer programs. Reviews the benefits for young people of volunteer work and discusses young people's contributions to church agencies and institutions.

Uses several data sources to analyze the effects of reduced funding for human services on the voluntary sector in relation to services offered, use of professional personnel, reliance on service contracts, financing patterns, compensatory responses, and use of volunteers. Comments on the future status of volunteerism. (JAC)

The proliferation of accrediting agencies, agencies overreaching their authority, and the changes ahead in professional accreditation in the health professions are discussed. There are almost as many accrediting groups in the health-related areas as in all other areas combined. (MLW)

Discusses funding for library research (1964-84), including previous findings; problems in analyses of funding; activities of major research funding agencies (Higher Education Act of 1965 Title II-B, National Science Foundation, National Library of Medicine, Council on Library Resources); and funding by professional organizations. Problems and…

Presenting implications for a practical strategy in community development, this article deals with the exchange: within local Volunteer Fire Departments (VFD); between a VFD and its local public; between and among VFD's which compose the fire service; and between the fire service as an organized collectivity and the regional public. (JC)