Concludes that changes in the makeup of the Chinese community in New York city are now being reflected in the contents of the daily newspapers written in Chinese. (RB)

This study investigated the historical development of the Gage Park community in Chicago, Illinois, including its population changes, education, income, racial composition, housing and crime. The results indicate that the community, which in the past has been primarily composed of persons of German ancestry, has experienced an influx of Latino and…

Variations and implications of change agents' patterns or styles of interaction with client systems (individuals, groups, or multigroups) are discussed. Five styles are defined: (1) the instructor, who imparts information to clients and interacts only with his agency; (2) the paterfamilias, who exercises personal, paternalistic influence and…

The theory and practice of nonviolent action training as it exists to date are reviewed in this pamphlet. A response to a renewal of interest in alternative forms of social action, the pamphlet results specifically from an international seminar of experienced organizers and trainers held at Preston Patrick, Westmorland, England, June 27 - July 2,…

Forest City, Iowa is a town that has 700 computers for 2,400 people who use them for everything from kindergarten lessons to cutting fabrics and tracking pork belly futures. These and other educational and home uses of the computers are discussed. (JN)

A parent recounts his experiences as a member of a parents' group seeking the continuation of a program of home visits to parents of handicapped children. Suggestions for creating change through parents' groups, such as locating and lobbying local officials and organizations that can effectively support the group, are listed. (PHR)

The effects of such demographic variables as the baby boom and childless marriages on the demand for urban housing are discussed. (RLV)

In 1945, the Conrad (Montana) Study Group began a commitment to long-term community action that illustrates the principles of transformative research: awareness, active involvement, and social reconstruction. (SK)

External boom-bust forces may be so great as to overwhelm even well-prepared communities. In two oil-dependent coastal Louisiana parishes, over 90 percent of variation in total employment, 1970-88, was explained by commodity-related variables completely outside local community control. Contains 53 references. (Author/SV)

Examines the social impact of military expansion at Fort Drum and the resulting economic boom on Watertown (New York) and surrounding rural communities in Jefferson County. Focuses on efforts to plan human services for a rapidly expanding and changing population. (SV)

The University of Nebraska's School at the Center works with people in rural communities who are trying to reconcile two worlds: the first representing historical tradition and the second representing future globalization. Reconciling these worlds is about renewing vows of responsibility to individuals who have gone before and who are yet to be.…

Shuan Butcher is director of the Center for Youth as Resources in Washington, DC, a national organization that connects youth to their communities through local Youth as Resources (YAR) programs, which engage youth as problem solvers, partners, and stakeholders in positive community change. In YAR, young people and adults work together as equal…

Colleges established in urban and rural areas can aid in community and regional development. The purpose of this study is twofold: first, to describe the social and economic impact of the college on various communities, and second, to predict institution-related inputs that are basic to this impact. Important factors in community development…

Twenty years after the first turmoil of desegregation at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, the school system is now thriving and providing quality education to all students. (MJB)

An outline of political, social, and historical conditions of Atlanta provides a context for viewing that city's school system today. An examination of trends in desegregation and in rising white enrollment seem to indicate that confidence in the public school system is rising. (MJB)