Future community changes in Pittsburgh over the next five years are predicted in this study, the purpose of which is to determine the extent of community consensus regarding changes and the extent to which widely differing perspectives of community leaders might contribute to conflict. One hundred and six selected, prominent, community leaders…

Twelve readings, many of which are primary materials excerpted from dated newspapers, are intended to accompany the fifth grade course on regional studies of the West in Unit V described in ED 069 568. Describing past and present conditions in Phoenix, the readings touch upon the Salt River; the civilization and disappearance of the Hohokam…

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects--both economic and educational--of Tarrant County Junior College (TCJC) on the community around it. The study, conducted in 1969-70, involved all students and employees of the college (the questionnaires used are included as appendices of this study). Direct economic influences on the area…

A detailed account is given of the school desegregation struggle in Boston, Massachusetts, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. (MJB)

Change programs in agriculture, business, and communities, resulting from a culture-centered approach called "normative systems", are described. Culture is defined as a network of norms of behavior. A four-phase process for achieving changes in culture (norms) is presented. (MF)

The impact of development of public lands for the use of tourists is resisted by inhabitants of small communities in the area; there is resentment of the use of their familiar leisure space, which they consider a part of their community, by large numbers of outsiders. (JD)

Community activities of Black, former student activists, and nonactivists who attended college during the 1960s were investigated in a longitudinal study conducted in 1969 and 1978. Community involvement among both groups was similar. Although the sample size is small, this is the only study where the data was obtained while subjects were still…

"Engaging Residents to Improve Results for Children and Youth, Families and Communities" is a "Toolkit" that is the product of an international working group composed of delegates from six participating nations--Chile, Ireland, Israel, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States. In 2002, the working group set out…

Examines effects of population growth (due to immigration) and social and economic change on class formation and conflict among Toronto's ethnic Chinese. Suggests that what is often interpreted as ethnic conflict is actually class conflict and that groups consciously use ethnicity to obscure the fundamental class basis of their conflict.…

A brief history of the school-community relations movement in this century and a description of some major community development/social change forces are provided to set the stage for analyzing and predicting major directions for school and community relations in the 1980s. (Author/SJL)

Patterns of functional and size differentiation among local organizations may be seen as the result of basic structural properties of the community. The principal goal of this paper is to examine certain conditions promoting differentiation on these dimensions. (Author/EB)

Explores some of the positive aspects of black power, discusses what the concept of black power suggests about the future direction of the black struggle and future U.S. race relations. Also speculates about the results of black power used as a vehicle for social change at the community and national level. (Author/JM)

The twentieth century, presently recognized as the years of the industrial revolution, may be remembered as the evolutionary age of leisure, when humanity realized its greatest dream: the creation of a world community. (JD)

A park and promenade along a city river front have restored a decaying area and revitalized a problem neighborhood. (JD)

Argues the role of education as a wealth-generating and transformative resource for both local and national economies as communities shift from assembly-line to high-tech economies. Discussions include educational policy implications during a shift to high-technology industries, school districts as job generators, and universities as economic…