Describes an intergovernmental partnership in which an elementary school library was integrated into the town library as a cost-saving measure. (SR)

Examines how service learning in teacher education can help build a community of learners, strengthen the capacity of teachers to enhance the community, and foster increased teacher involvement in the community development process. (RS)

A student activities program at a high school in Indianapolis has sparked new life into a dying program. The background, activities, and recommendations are discussed. (MF)

Article offers alternatives to traditional methods of teacher preparation whereby teachers interact more effectively with their environment, and school management becomes flexible and functions on a real plane that involves constructive change.

Description of a project developed by the Program for Action by Citizens for Education (PACE) in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. (SP)

Describes a comprehensive program of school-community communications in a New York State school district leading to community understanding and support for its educational programs. (AN)

Describes "Action Learning" programs which intend to broaden the traditional definition of schooling to include community-based experiences. Discusses the implications of this type of model for teacher education--particularly the in-service aspect. (Author/RK)

Article presented a range of potential topics for local community studies. Author's intention was to assist students to become talented and insightful citizens who might build and support a community at the grass roots level. As well, these community studies provided practical situations in which theoretical information from the social sciences…

Action learning has a great potential for helping the adolescent grow to adulthood, but maximizing its benefits and minimizing its drawbacks requires a redefinition of high school curriculum by an ongoing partnership of school personnel, students, parents, and community representatives. (Author/SJL)

This paper suggests ways that educators can learn about family needs, assess readiness for family-school cooperation, explore community resources, and activate an effective family-school relationship. Examples of family-school-community programs are provided. (SJL)

Describes the educator externship program in the college of education at the University of Nevada, Reno, which provides opportunities for educators to work in a business setting in their own communities. Discusses reasons educators gave for participating, and shows how educators planned to apply in their classrooms the concepts learned through the…

Describes a program to improve mathematical skills of off-track students through a partnership among a university, public school, local telephone company, and the community (including families and social agencies). Shows significant improvements in students' academic achievement, and notes that all of the teachers felt the social work aspect had a…