This pamphlet seeks to answer most of the questions and correct some of the mistakes the author encountered during a first-hand study of conditions in over 100 small museums. The pamphlet is a short presentation of the fundamental elements of good museum management, with clarifying comments for those least familiar with museum work. The main…

Provides a summary of a 1984 study of the importance of 40 functions for community college resource development officers. Concludes that development officers are responsible for making friends for the college in the community, sharing this responsibility with others. Sees a role for community services personnel in development functions. (AYC)

Educators must tell the public about public education's successes; talk with the public about economic support of our schools; discuss the true nature of American public education; let the public know that educators know what they are doing; and raise the issue of military expenditures at the cost of financial support of schools. (CT)

The status of science and scientists has changed. Sources of support such as the government, industry, and private foundations have been reduced. (DF)

Better understanding and increased resources are a result of partnerships between schools and communities. Changes in societal patterns and lessened federal support necessitate this reordering in education. Nine steps are presented for developing such partnerships. (MD)

This report describes a program promoting alternative financing of child care services by corporations and public employers in Portland, Oregon. Chapter 1 states the rationale for the approach and policy that the "Community Shares" program represents. The rationale includes the argument for a community program of child care information,…

In October 1978 a survey was conducted of Friends of the Library (FOL) activities during the preceding 6 years in support of public, branch, academic, public school, media center, institution, and special libraries in Ohio. The purpose of the survey was to identify and provide a comprehensive summary listing of the recent activities of Friends…

This guide for locating local resources to support a literacy program is designed to help program directors or organizers identify partners and stakeholders in their community--those that may not have been thought of as a resource. In the context of this guide, resources refers to any organization, initiative, or individual who supports…

Reports a Federally financed countywide project to identify the causes of public neglect of the schools and to list remedies. (Author)

Described briefly is a course on arts advocacy designed so that guest speakers representing a broad base of organizations and/or legislative oriented groups could create action and movement to enhance arts education through networking and other sophisticated strategies. The course became a consciousness-raising event. (KC)

Major elements, both external and internal, that affect the university's research mission and can contribute to the kind of environment needed for research are examined. A model for the development of a research plan is presented, and the role research administrators should play in the planning process is explained. (JMD)

Serious researchers of Indian communities should focus on actual community needs, be sensitive to community wishes and attitudes, and establish more precise identity with respect to communities with goals of distinguishing serious research from popular writing, minimizing useless research, and providing more leverage over funding sources and their…

Discusses three predominant themes encountered by facilities managers and architects when planning and designing educational facilities: flexibility requirements, fiscal pressure, and community focus. (EV)

This document presents the results of a Forum study of local financial support of schools. The primary objective was to devise a yardstick to measure the local effort in a way useful to both citizens and policymakers. Data on property wealth for each of the 140 local school systems in North Carolina were developed. School systems making the…

This paper describes some major issues facing federal and local administrators in their efforts to build local capacity in bilingual education through the Title VII grants program. The discussion is developed in three parts: (1) the legislative history of the capacity building mandate in Title VII and the federal statutory provisions shaping this…