A sample of 214 rural citizens in Iowa's Crawford and Ida Counties were surveyed to gather information on community attitudes towards the care of children and other family members. The sampled group closely paralleled the area's 1980 census norms, except in the proportion of males to females. Respondents perceived community problems with…

In recent years, commentators on socialization and adolescent development have suggested that secondary schools encourage students' participation in voluntary community service. This study, conducted in 1982-83 on students in volunteer programs and in comparison groups at eight high schools, tested whether such programs positively effect the…

As part of a statewide campaign to increase both awareness of the problem of littering and illegal dumping, and participation in recycling activities, Humboldt County, California, began a recycling and antilittering education project in 1981. Pre- and postcampaign survey data suggest that the 9-month program, relying largely on television and…

It is vitally important for all U.S. citizens to know that they can make a difference, that they can affect the futures of their towns, cities, and nation. The grass roots tradition is alive and flourishing in communities all over the country. This document proposes programs in which members of different generations work together as partners on…

Community colleges in Britain are radically different in nature from their North American namesakes, offering, on a single multi-functional campus, schooling for children (usually between the ages of 11 and 18), informal social and educational work for young people, and a limited range of non-vocational education for adults. In this booklet, the…

The Community Action Program Workbook has been prepared as an aid to the many people now involved in establishing community action programs to combat poverty. It is designed to stimulate thinking rather than to prescribe given courses of action. Although it has many audiences, the workbook is intended principally for the local community groups who…

Although the Community Relations Service gets involved in all kinds of disputes arising from discriminatory acts, most of its time is spent responding to difficulties associated with the police, the prisons, employment, and education. Its largest single effort to help resolve school desegregation-related problems took place in a six-month period…

Developmental procedures, background information, alternatives, and results of four demonstration community education programs established by the Appalachian Adult Education Center are presented in the document. Community educational programs sponsored by the Appalachian Adult Education Center, its educational objectives, and a discussion of the…

The bibliography contains approximately 180 references dated from 1976 through 1986 concerning community integration for persons with severe disabilities. Output of computer searches of bibliographic data bases was evaluated according to the degree to which each item reflected principles of community integration. Usually provided for each citation…

Through its educational programs, extension is increasingly concerned with helping people know better how to live as well as how to make a living. Extension works with local people on problems calling for community consideration and group decision. The need for this type of education is particularly pressing in rural areas; hopeful signs are…

A look at Project REACH, a modest pilot effort to explore the practicality of a regional education delivery system using cable television. (Author)

Describes citizens' action or youth environment councils which coordinate information and resources for dealing with drug problems. (KJ)

Outlines the rationale for promoting comprehensive development in troubled communities. Argues that such approaches employ strategies that address the social, physical, and economic needs and circumstances of community residents. Looks at historical and current approaches and examines the experience of the Ford Foundation's Neighborhood and Family…

Interviews with 28 community coalitions in the Healthy Communities initiative should that:(1) communities must recognize their interdependence; (2) ownership of community agendas should be shared; (3) coalitions should broaden representation; and (4) sustainability may be enhanced by support infrastructures and a bottom-up perspective. (SK)