Citizen groups can help school boards by independently gathering faculty and administrator opinions without being a threat to either group, something that board-sponsored inquiry groups cannot do. (Author/IRT)

The Task Force on Resource Development of the Cooperative Extension Service, Louisiana State University, decided to utilize the leader identification technique as a means of assisting the parish rural development committees in the rural development process. The technique is a procedure to stimulate effective citizen participation to identify…

Offers examples of the use of volunteers in recreation and adult education programs. Describes Fanshawe College's local community advisory committees for continuing education centers. Identifies conditions for using volunteers effectively. Reviews Edison College's Talent Banking system which involves volunteers as visiting lecturers, career…

Analysis of questionnaire data supported the hypothesis that representatives of the poor on an Office of Economic Opportunity poverty board were significantly different from representatives of the non-poor in selected demographic and socio-psychological characteristics. (Author/JM)

Speeches and resource materials from the 1979 Teacher Corps "Community Council Chairpersons' Workshop" in Atlanta have been compiled in this sourcebook. Four major speeches, including one by then Teacher Corps Associate Director Robert Ardike, provide the rationale for community involvement in Corps projects, discuss the history and…

This guide, describing community involvement through citizen advisory committees, is a summary of the literature on such committees. Its main concern is district committees created by school boards. Citations in the bibliography contain all points of view on committees and present many alternatives on most of the topics covered in the guide.…

The Minneapolis Accountability Project was an effort of the Minneapolis Public Schools to provide greater accountability to the public by helping citizens evaluate school programs. Citizens' study groups were provided with staff to help them in a year-long study of a topic selected by a citizen's advisory board. Study committees met weekly…

Provides citations and abstracts for ERIC documents dealing with community involvement in college planning and programing (AYC)

An Iowa community school district has standing curriculum committees in seven areas. Parent and community involvement strengthens the bond between schools and community members and develops public confidence in schools. Suggestions are offered. (MLF)

Using survey data, this article outlines the steps administrators can take to create effective community involvement. A table details the task assignment and evaluation of community members in such roles as consultant or member of a task force or committee. (JM)

After undertaking a study of values education and ethical behavior in fall 1982, the Baltimore County (Maryland) Public Schools formed committees involving more than 2,000 people. Innovative projects involving computer ethics, coaches as role models, academic honesty, and "culture nights" to celebrate the community's ethnic backgrounds…

Presents five steps for effectively involving the community in the superintendent selection process. One suggestion is a board-community interview of a candidate. (Author/IRT)

When universities and colleges approach alumni and other segments of the public for advice, particularly pertaining to academic areas, any branch of the academic administration can tap the expertise of people whose valuable insights might otherwise be unavailable. Such a volunteer advisory board works well at all levels. It can link the academic…

Combining cartoons with brief narratives, this handbook identifies the five steps for developing the community councils mandated for each Teacher Corps project. The five steps are (1) establishing the community council as an organization, (2) identifying short-and long-term goals, (3) expanding community involvement, (4) training council members…

A citizens task force of 25 persons representing the geographic areas and population of Shasta College (Redding, California) district was organized to propose goals for Shasta College in providing services for the older adult population in the district, and to make recommendations concerning a comprehensive continuing program to achieve these…