Focusing on the rights, responsibility, and role of one who intervenes therapeutically in another person's life, this volume builds on a practical and theoretical human relations base with a view toward guidelines for effective professional training and personnel selection. In an overview of the helping profession, the first chapter presents…

Guidance for leaders of a volunteer group working to combat adult illiteracy in a given community is provided in practical detail. In Chapter 1, Problems of Illiteracy, the results of an interview poll with a sample population of Americans 16 years of age and older show that there are 21,000,000 adults in the United States whose skills are not…

This study defines the role of the extension youth program aide in the food and nutrition education program as perceived by himself (herself), other paraprofessionals, and professional staff members of the Washington State Cooperative Extension Service. Data were collected from six groups through the use of a mail questionnaire. The six groups…

In this article, the author describes her experience teaching English as a second language to kindergarten children of varied language backgrounds. Teaching activities, classroom procedures, and materials are discussed. The basic objective of the program is to increase the children's English vocabulary and to provide cultural education. Ideas for…

The basic objective of this study was to evaluate the educational value of fairs as perceived by Youth Leaders, Educators, and Fair Judges. The study sub-objectives were: (1) to provide a general description of the demographic characteristics of the groups surveyed; (2) to describe the nature and extent of their involvement in fair-related work;…

This paper reports on an intervention program adopted by 73 North York, Ontario, elementary schools and used with 595 first grade pupils identified as likely to experience limited school success. Criteria for pupil selection were teachers' ratings, performance on the reading and numbers subtests of the Metropolitan Achievement Test (MAT) and the…

The study is a survey of the different kinds of voluntary rural service (service-learning) corps of students from the institutions of higher education in Malaysia. The history, organization, and activities of the service corps are examined, and this type of student social action is viewed with reference to the role of higher education in the…

The Volunteers in Partnership with Parents (VIPP) program is designed to alleviate the pressing problems of rural families as well as provide early intervention to the children. The use of volunteers as partners in working with parents is the crux of the program. (JHZ)

A survey of 100 principals known for their successful programs for obtaining community support brought many effective techniques to light. These methods fall into four categories: written and oral communications, community involvement in decision making, use of school volunteers, and encouragement of parent-faculty organizations. (PGD)

Research by the National Environmental Education & Training Foundation (NEETF) and Roper Public Affairs at NOP World tells that the average 12th grader (and by extension, the average adult) still falls far short of what would be considered "environmentally literate" by anyone's definition. Seemingly elementary questions elude most of…

This applied dissertation was designed to enhance the morale among teachers at a middle school that experienced high teacher attrition each year. The solution strategies implemented addressed issues of administrative support, collegiality among teachers, parental involvement, reduction in nonteaching duties, and teacher recognition and…

This publication highlights 93 exemplary practices of school, family, and community partnerships selected from members of the National Network of Partnerships Schools at Johns Hopkins University, Maryland. Network member sites represent 18 states and 2 Canadian provinces. The publication highlights six types of practices: parenting (e.g., parent…

This curriculum guide discusses civic responsibility, how it is tied to service learning, how faculty can integrate concepts and exercises in a practical way, and how faculty can assess the development of civic responsibility in their students. Civic responsibility is defined here as active participation in the public life of a community, in an…

This report, the third derived from research out of the National Faith-Based Initiative (NFBI), examines how faith-based organizations designed and implemented mentoring programs for high-risk youth. Focusing on four NFBI sites (in the Bronx and Brooklyn, NY; Baton Rouge, LA; and Philadelphia, PA), the report takes up three key questions: How were…

Title VI provides federal funds to states under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to contribute to the improvement of elementary and secondary education programs in public and private schools. A school district may use Title VI funds to supplement, but not supplant, local funds to expand existing programs or add new programs.…