This project was a community environmental education effort undertaken in an urban neighborhood, aimed at enhancing the understanding residents have concerning the social and spatial structure of their neighborhood, and thereby improving their ability to act effectively for environmental change. Nearly 100 residents participated in a four-month…

Twenty-two working papers presented at a graduate seminar in continuing education at Michigan State University during the Spring term of 1970 are compiled in this publication. The chief purpose of the publication, which is considered a "by-product" of the seminar, is to provide the seminar participants with the means by which to recall insights…

The Community Pride program is a 4-H activity in conservation and beautification. Instructions for selecting and carrying out a Community Pride activity are presented: planning, organizing, and doing the project. Suggestions for possible activities are offered, and instructions for reporting the activity to the county extension office are given.…

Attempts by American library systems to bring the public library and its services into the lives of people with little or no tradition of using books for pleasure and profit are reported in hopes that Canadian public librarians may be able to put some of this report's findings to practical use. Librarians working in disadvantaged areas are…

This article provided an account of the organization of cultural activities in the city of Bologna, Italy. It stressed the activities' significance in terms of the city's cultural policy by attempting to show obstacles encountered and efforts made to overcome them. (Author/RK)

The concept of community use of school buildings is being carried out in a high school designed to also function as a community facility. (Author/MLF)

Describes how one rural community mental health center developed a management information system and responded to the pressures for accountability from funding bodies and collateral agencies in the community. After a discussion of the programs, the steps followed in developing the management information system are described. (Author)

Describes the involvement of Keystone Junior College (Pennsylvania) in the Courses by Newspaper project. (LH)

Describes a public school big brother, big sister program for lonely children in elementary or junior high school. Volunteers from high school or campus serve as big brothers or sisters. (MS)

Dental services for mentally retarded persons in the community provided by Tufts Dental Facilities in Massachusetts are described. Principles of developing a community program including establishing a data base, interacting with the generic system, and developing a strategy for service delivery are explained. (DB)

Business is rightfully concerned about the education of youth, for the schools are educating the workers of tomorrow. How businesses in California are reaching out to schools to provide help for economics education is described. (RM)

This paper investigates the process of how actions of community groups are initiated and carried out. It also identifies key characteristics of participation in community action projects. Social actions in two communities in North Carolina are studied from a 10-year period. (Author/CT)

A program involving 40 severely handicapped autistic students (16-21 years old) provides community-based vocational training with intensive on-site job skills training. Training stresses functional job-related skills through a behavior analytic approach. Three supported work models included in the curriculum are mobile crews, the enclave model,…

The author describes the rationale and implementation of the Peninsula Enrichment Programme for Gifted and Talented Children (PEP) in Australia. PEP is a family-based, community run organization designed to present out-of-school enrichment/extension activities for gifted children. (CL)

Problems of deinstitutionalization for mentally retarded persons in Australia are considered, including difficulties involving guardianship and the provision of adequate community services. (CL)