Vocational agriculture instructors have an important role as community leaders. To perform this role, they should strive to show a sincere interest in people and their problems, demonstrate professionalism, assist in making the community a better place to live, and place high priority on community involvement. (SSH)

This paper develops a conceptual framework as a guide for research analysis and the designing of experimental interventions aimed at the improvement of the socialization process of the community. Socialization agents are the parents, older and like-age peers, formal education agencies, churches, leisure time child and youth serving agencies, legal…

The three dimensions of the quality of the environment for human resource development are discussed as issues of opportunity versus deprivation, issues of growth inducing versus growth destroying interventions, and issues of utilization versus non-utilization of human resources. Both pathology and potential are illustrated by descriptions of our…