Instead of beginning with a general content area, the college staff worked to initiate its program planning by identifying a social problem and locating the various groups who had a stake in solving the problem. (Author)

Involvement of primary grade children in a community art auction taught them that it takes patience and imagination and a sustained effort to turn out an acceptable offering. (RB)

Includes 9 articles: Cultural Changes and Leisure Time; Leisure and the American Worker; Communication/Interpretation; New Concepts of Leisure Today; The Innocence of Leisure; Charter for Leisure; Retirement as Leisure; The Year Round School and Recreation; The Community School and Recreation. (NQ)

The majority of children who met with volunteers showed improvement in grades, attitude toward school, behavior, and general appearance. (Author)

Considered are the virtues of film making as a community project to foster communication. Examples of successful projects of this nature are discussed. (LS)

Describes how an elementary school Scarecrow Festival evolved from a school-wide art activity into a community-wide project. A materials list for scarecrow construction is included. (AM)

Describes the sponsorship of a group of Laotian refugees in a Vermont community. (GC)

Numerous reasons exist for using a classroom-community model with severely/profoundly handicapped youth, including skill generalization, reinforcer sampling, awareness by nonhandicapped people, appropriate role models in the community, elevated teacher expectations, parent expectations, demonstrations of competence by students, and facilitating…

The literature review about deinstitutionalization and normalization of the retarded highlights findings about the relationship between successful programs and size, staff-to-resident ratio, cost, client characteristics, program type, community support, family involvement, and peer relationships. (Author/SB)

Describes how mothers in Medford, Oregon organized a Storytelling Guild, began to tell stories in schools and libraries, developed a Storymobile, and organized a three- day Children's Festival of storytelling, dance, plays, puppetry, arts and crafts and other activities. Argues that storytelling is a valuable way of improving parent/child…

Major elements of independent living programs for the severely disabled are described, existing programs are cited, and a hypothetical program model is offered. (SBH)

Suggestions are made for planning community based juvenile corrections facilities to prevent development of "mini institutions" or inadequate programs. (CL)