Barry M. Franklin's new work uses the concept of community as a lens for interpreting urban school reform since 1960. Focusing on the curriculum and employing case studies, he applies the concept to reform initiatives in a number of city school systems. Included are compensatory education, community control, mayoral takeovers, educational…

This paper is a review of the existing sytem of self-management and its development in Yugoslav universities. The Belgrade University serves as an example of this self-management which is an expression of the social and political aims of the country. (JH)

Article appeared in a slightly revised form in a book entitled: Schools Against Children: The Case for Community Control," edited by Annette T. Rubinstein, and published in April, 1970. Recounts the conflicts surrounding the 1968-69 policies and operations of a demonstration school district in Harlem. (RJ)

It is necessary to shift our concerns from establishing black independent schools that are relevant and temporary to developing institutions that will become excellent and permanent forces in the struggle for black liberation. (EH)

Testimony before Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate.

This paper presents a contextual statement from which to consider contemporary educational problems. The operations of the curriculum system in an urban environment are surveyed. The three primary functions of the system (production, implementation, and evaluation) have been described in depth. It is suggested that issues such as decentralization,…

Article concludes that the greater the interpenetration of school and community, the greater the likelihood of community control. The implications of community control on curriculum design are discussed. (RW)

The article describes the processes that caused parents to lose control of their school systems, and gives 2 questionnaires that rate school boards and parents for their effectiveness in their systems. (KM)

A university program to educate teachers of Canadian Indians is described. Emphasis is placed upon maintaining awareness of their unique culture and control of the education process by Indian leaders. (JD)

A social and educational revolution is recasting the goals and function of schooling in the United States. Because of this, the persistent dilemmas of curriculum decision-making have become more urgent. The first dilemma deals with the problem of choosing between the virtues of community control and student-initiated curriculum making and the…

In 1975, an experimental school program was introduced into three Indian villages, in order to make school schedules, curriculum, and teaching more relevant to village life; to select local residents as teachers; and to involve parents in planning. This article describes this program's implementation and notes its subsequent extension. (Author/SJL)

The reported failure of urban schools has been well documented by various government commissions. To remedy this situation, quality and equality of education must be insured. Research and development on disadvantaged populations has increased in an effort to reverse the effects of traditional pedagogical methods. Numerous programs for early…

This collection of essays scrutinizes needs in urban educational reform, and systematically analyzes curriculum, the urban school child, the language patterns of disadvantaged black children, teacher training, compensatory education, community control, and educational separatism. It is contended that the urban school should be redesigned to…

Four sets of variables are likely to influence the nature of rural education by the year 2030. The first trend characterizes the mass production model of education and calls for increased specialization. This trend is likely to be replaced by a broader, more integrated one in which the interrelationships between content areas will be more evident…