Volunteers in public schools /

Offers an overview of volunteer activity in US public schools - reporting on how volunteers are being used in schools, what factors make programs successful, what research will enhance our ability to create good programs, and what directions our national policy should take.

Bibliografiske detaljer
Institution som forfatter: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Use of Volunteers in Schools
Andre forfattere: Michael, Bernard
Format: Licensed eBooks
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1990.
Online adgang:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=14154
Indholdsfortegnelse:
  • Introduction
  • Development of organized school volunteerism in the United States
  • School volunteers: a statistical profile
  • Review of research and evaluation literature on school volunteerism
  • Some exemplary volunteer programs: Ann Arbor, Michigan ; Boston, Massachusetts ; Chicago, Illinois ; Contra Costa County, California ; Corsicana, Texas ; Dade County, Florida ; Dallas, Texas ; Kingfield, Maine ; Montgomery County, Maryland ; San Fernando Valley, California ; San Francisco, California ; Tulsa, Oklahoma ; Washington, D.C.
  • Factors in school volunteerism
  • A call to action
  • Appendixes: Data from NCES schools and staffing survey, 1987-1988 ; Annotated bibliography ; Biographical sketches of committee members and staff.