The application of an educational planning model designed for involving a representative sample of school patrons in decision making is described with reference to the case of Gilbert, Arizona. The article focuses on the first of the model's three phases: prioritizing goals, curriculum development, and program design and evaluation. (MJL)

Uses a longitudinal design to explore the impact of one popular alternative to conventional courses in political education--a technique which encourages political learning by political doing--on changing black students' feelings of efficacy and cynicism and their perceptions of citizen duty. (Author/AM)

Many changes in job training and distance education have had a negative effect on the traditional oral communication class, while the need for better oral communication skills is increasing dramatically. Instructors now face the challenge of convincing administrators that the need for oral communication education is too important to be eliminated…

Proposes a 4-part program, using the loose parts principle, to enable children to realize their creative potential. (SB)

Current interest in control of schools is a struggle for economic influence rather than genuine educational concerns, and in urban areas is generally a struggle between black and whites. A systems approach, claims author, is an alternative for sharing control and responsibility. (DS)

The author lists thirteen most likely trends, some of which are in conflict, and will cause tension - the hallmark of the decade. Suggests development of educational policy and programs that are more relevant to lives of students. (AD)

Reviews the relationship between higher education and the community, proposing an alternative mission for urban community colleges. Recommends the training and involvement of community professionals as linkage agents, independent contractors/enablers, community consultants, change agents, and adult educators. Outlines problem areas in rapidly…

The Nevada sex education law states that a Sex Education Advisory Committee must be appointed to advise the school board concerning the content of and materials to be used in the course of instruction and the recommended ages of the pupils to whom the course is being offered. (JN)

Successful provision for the curriculum needs of students in small schools in the 1980s requires design, planning, hard work, and commitment, as well as administrative leadership, involvement of the board of education, staff participation, resources outside the district, and inservice activities. (SB)

Results indicate support for a preventive, systematic community emphasis on philosophy, training, and curriculum for current programs. This orientation is strongly supported as an ideal direction for these programs and is expected to provide high employment for future graduates. (Author/BEF)

Character-education programs can be implemented without creating a political firestorm if planners carefully consider key process and content elements, including community involvement; core values; comprehensive, effective curricula; formal evaluation; prosocial behavior codes; communications; family outreach; and leadership from a knowledge base.…

Describes a three-year collaborative project, Investigating Our Community, involving teachers and fourth, fifth, and sixth graders. Focuses on moving from mandated curriculum that defines inquiry with known outcomes to inquiry that explores the unknown knowledge and stories of their school's neighborhood. Finds that a community investigation…

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife created the NatureMapping Program through a partnership with the Washington Cooperative Research Unit Gap Analysis Project (WCRUGAP). This program enables volunteers to collect environmental data that are valuable to governments and communities for problem solving and decision making. (Author/SAH)

Ten recommendations are discussed for implementing comprehensive arts education and integrated arts-in-education programs in Connecticut's public schools. The recommendations are as follows: (1) Connecticut students should receive arts instruction that ensures an understanding in all of the arts; (2) Connecticut school districts should provide…

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