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Maza, Penelope L.; Malm, Karin E. – 1987
In 1987 the Child Welfare League of America obtained from member agencies which provided direct service to children and their families information about salaries paid to professional child welfare employees. The information collected is presented in this report in three sections. The first section contains tables pertaining to overall trends and…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Comparative Analysis, Salaries, Social Workers
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Durrance, Joan C. – Library Trends, 1979
Focuses on the role that citizen groups--both grass roots and nationally affiliated--play in local communities, examines the history of these groups, describes their activities, presents research findings, and sketches library service trends in several communities. References are included. (FM)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Information Services, Community Organizations, Community Role
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Washington, DC. Div. of Adult Education. – 1989
Literacy education volunteers during 1988 numbered 77,000, two-thirds of whom served as tutors in basic literacy and English-as-a-second-language classes. The other third served in supportive roles as administrators, recruiters, teacher aides, counselors, and providers of child care and transportation. The number of volunteers rose from 34,500 in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills
Olander, Michael; Kirby, Emily Hoban; Schmitt, Krista – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), University of Maryland, 2005
This fact sheet summarizes young people's attitudes toward three groups that are sometimes targets of intolerance: gays, immigrants, and racial minorities. In general, the data show that young Americans are the most tolerant age group and are growing more tolerant over time. However, their social circles and voluntary associations (such as…
Descriptors: Racial Discrimination, Immigration, Volunteers, Age Differences
de Sherbinin, Michael J., Ed.; Weeg, Carol, Ed. – 1980
This report describes the current numbers and status of Asian, European, Soviet, Latin American, and African refugees worldwide and discusses the role of various governments and voluntary agencies in dealing with refugee problems. The need to strengthen the partnership between government and voluntary agencies in order to improve refugee…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Federal Aid, Financial Policy, Government Role
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Mirvis, Philip H.; Hackett, Edward J. – Monthly Labor Review, 1983
Nonprofit jobs provide more challenge, variety, satisfaction, and intrinsic rewards than those in private enterprise or government, according to a small national sample of workers in schools, hospitals, philanthropic, and other tax-exempt organizations. (Author/SSH)
Descriptors: Business, Employment Statistics, Government (Administrative Body), Job Satisfaction
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Dobson, John R. A. – 1980
A study isolated and examined the words most frequently used by voluntary organizations in Atlantic Canada to describe their goals (what), learning objectives and activities (how), and conditions (who/for whom). Research methodology involved (1) administering a questionnaire for identification of goals, learning objectives and activities, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Agency Role, Classification