The manual conceptualizes the community college mission as it is differentiated from that of the junior college, the trade institute, and the university. In a time when urbanization and industrialization have led to a loss of sense of community and when even education has become increasingly centralized and depersonalized, the community college…

Detailed descriptions of (1) evaluation of instructional objectives, (2) curriculum development, (3) staff development, (4) community/parent involvement, and (5) project management are presented in this final evaluation report. The sample for this study consisted of bilingual students in 3 groups: 80 preschool children, 2 kindergarten classes, and…

It will be in the classroom and through the process of education, involving school, home, and student, that integration ultimately will fail or succeed. The city, the media, parents, school volunteers, principals, and teachers can all contribute to the peaceful and successful integration of schools. (Author/EB)

In the education of American Indian children, two contrasting learning styles are involved, that of the school and that of the community. The native teacher emerges as a critical factor in synthesizing the different culturally based styles. (JD)

In Gainesville, Florida, Project CIRCLE (Cooperatively Involved Resources for Children in Low Income Environments), a model preschool center, developed an inservice training program for early childhood teachers in the school system, and involved parents and community consultants in the education of preschoolers. (CS)

Describes a program of educational improvement wherein the community and teacher interacted to save precious time in the classroom and enhanced the relationship of parents and educators. (RK)

Describes the establishment of two middle schools in Alachua County, Florida, and the processes involved thus far, as an abbreviated case study in middle school development. (Author)

Examines processes that maintain stability in educational organizations and the reaction of those stabilizing forces to educational innovations. Suggests that the success of innovations for school improvement depends on the development of (1) instruction-related executive functions; (2) collegial teaching units; (3) continuous staff development;…

Described is the Individual Concern for the Environment (ICE) Project utilized in the Virginia Beach City Public Schools. The major goals of ICE are to train a corps of environmental educators and to develop a strong instructional program which involves the community as well as the students. (Author/DS)

Explaining how to design a teaching unit based on experiential learning, this article provides a framework for understanding experiential thought and describes an eight-week environmental unit used in New Hampshire, suggesting strategies for implementing a similar community-based curriculum within the public schools. (SB)

Discusses the introduction of a sex education pilot program and its subsequent development in District 31 schools in Staten Island, New York, in 1967. (Author/RK)

This paper probes the challenges of a white feminist instructor in teaching a course, "Native North American Indian Literatures: An Introduction," at the University of North Carolina (UNC)-Charlotte. A teacher's major audiences are typically one's students and one's peers, the tenure and publication audience. However, multicultural teaching has…

The definition of, reasons for utilizing, and how to utilize physical, social, and human community resources are presented. The development of a resources file is also explained. (Author)

This is an evaluation of a Title VII bilingual program that was conducted at James Monroe High School in New York City in 1979-1980 to serve Spanish speaking students. The evaluation provides a demographic context, information on student characteristics, and a program description. Instructional components discussed include: (1) funding; (2)…