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.

Détails bibliographiques
Collectivité auteur: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Use of Volunteers in Schools
Autres auteurs: Michael, Bernard
Format: Licensed eBooks
Langue:anglais
Publié: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1990.
Accès en ligne:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=14154
Table des matières:
  • 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.