This simulation involves students in a critique and analysis of the social welfare response to social problems. Students are divided into welfare administrators and disadvantaged groups and asked to role play typical interactions between these two social categories of people. (Author/RM)

The chairman of the newly-formed Commission on College Retirement outlines the group's objectives, approaches, and anticipated projects and encourages and provides an address for correspondence. A list of commission members and their affiliations is also included. (MSE)

This paper outlines the history and purpose of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which insures the right to access the voluminous files of U.S. government agencies, and explains FOIA implementation procedures for reference librarians assisting patrons. Recent attempts to amend the FOIA are discussed. Thirty-four references are cited. (EJS)

Against a backdrop of administrative rather than criminal justice, examines the changing concepts in United Kingdom immigration practice, where immigration control at the port of entry has extended to internal control within the United Kingdom, the burden of proof of legality of status being increasingly upon the immigrant. (RDN)

Contemporary theories of organizations are assessed to determine whether their propositions and empirical findings can be directly applied to understand and explain voluntary associations. The inquiry is arranged under five types of characteristics: incentive systems and participant commitment, formal structures, leadership and authority,…

Examines the relationship between ownership type and care offered in 424 old age institutions (OAIs). Analysis revealed that the nonprofit sector allocates more money for direct patient care and as higher staff-patient ratios than proprietary institutions. The results are discussed in relation to previous research. (JAC)

The Braille Institute's Community Outreach Program provides adventitiously blinded older adults with opportunities to volunteer in local community agencies, schools, and hospitals upon completion of the institute's special education program. Students use new independence skills in a functional social environment, thereby increasing their…

A team of community psychologists participated in a program to provide education to families of children "at risk" for abuse, neglect, emotional disturbance, and developmental delay. Three general problems of implementation were: discrepancies between professional and client perception of needs; "selling" the program; and communication and…

The recent development of Dutch research coordination agencies, the Science Shops, forms the context for a description of the relationship between university research and policy at Amsterdam University and the national trade union organization. Management tools such as project financing and other elements of this system are discussed. (MSE)

This article discusses the characteristics of families who abuse their children and describes a program for organizing community agencies to help diagnose, treat, and prevent child abuse. Available from: PS 504 969. (JMB)

Continuing the American Indian Policy Review Commission's (AIPRC) Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Management Study, this article reviews the divisions of responsibility, Indian preference, recruitment and hiring problems, training, labor relations, and internal communication. (NQ)

Describes a preventive and supportive program, providing services to children in their own homes, which uses groupwork techniques to promote the social adjustment and development of children and youth from a black ghetto, while also providing intensive supportive services to the children's families. (JH)

A recent priority within the Illinois Department of Adult, Vocational, and Technical Education, Locally-Directed Evaluation is viewed as having great potential for educational institutions and special agencies. The author discusses its structure, its potential payoffs, available materials and assistance to Local Educational Agency personnel, and…

Describes the development of a groupwork program in an agency that had provided treatment through casework alone. (Author/SB)