The changing nature of communities necessitates a comprehensive theoretical model for effective delivery of child and family services. This edited volume provides a context for and examples of an emerging paradigm shift in human services toward one in which services for families with young children are provided in their communities. Section 1 of…

Based on the author's work in community development with the Indian Reservations in the Northwest. Discusses some of his experiences while using video tape techniques in community development programs. (Author/LF)

Describes the village announcers of various Nigerian communities and suggests that their role in the communication of rural change be recognized by the broadcast industry. The key to successful broadcasting in these areas is recognition of the essentially community-oriented nature of African countries. (JMF)

Previous research into the community innovation process has tended to emphasize either intercommunity communication or local socioeconomic and political factors. This article incorporates both sets of factors in an analysis of urban renewal, public housing, automated data processing by local municipalities, and public water fluoridation.…

Examines rural growth of 1970s and 1980s, suggesting ongoing movement of middle class to small towns and rural areas. Describes benefits and problems associated with increasing urban to rural migration. Describes community responses designed to preserve rural integrity. Includes statistics and maps showing population changes. (TES)

An argument is made for increasing community-based art education programs for adults. Identification of this need emerged from information gathered in a 24-month field research project designed to examine how the attitudes of persons supporting the arts might influence local school policies on arts education. (KO)

Discussion of systemic change in educational systems focuses on the role of change facilitators who recognize the need for community-wide change. Topics include the logic of the systemic change process, assessment issues, relationships within a school district, team memberships and roles, evaluation, political support, motivation, leadership, and…

Uses 1950-90 census data to examine population trends in six northern Plains and Rocky Mountain states. Finds that, except for the rural turnaround of the 1970s, metropolitan counties grew faster than nonmetropolitan; nonmetropolitan counties containing larger communities grew in all four decades; and counties with smaller communities lost…

The promise of behavioral community research remains vibrant today, but behavior analysts are reminded that there are differences among advocacy, application, and research; there are many forms of research; knowledge alone is often insufficient to foster long-term change; and the complex environments of most community work involve multiple and…

Focuses on a region of the northwestern United States that is experiencing tremendous change as traditional occupations give way to commercial and residential development. Examines, not literacy requirements in particular workplaces or industries, but "literate action" in the context of such change, action necessitated by the economic,…

Describes various strategies for directors of youth ministries, Catholic school principals, and pastors for managing change in the parish. Asserts that parish leaders should move away from control and direction and toward nurturing, sharing, collaborating, empowering, and networking. (JDI)

Describes the creation and development of a Citizen Leadership Institute (CLI) and its corresponding Citizen Leadership Training Program (CLTP) by Gulf Coast Community College in an effort to foster systemic change in community problem-solving. States that solutions found by CLI may contain responses to similar problems faced by sister…

The ineffectiveness of community-based interventions can often be traced to problems that occur during implementation. In this study, we outline the implementation of a human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) prevention program in an educational setting in South Africa. An action research approach was used in the…

In this essay, Chaya Herman explores the interaction between two powerful global dynamics that have affected educational institutions and society at large: one is neoliberalism, with its attendant notions of marketization and managerialism; the other is the resurgence of ethnic and religious, often fundamentalist, communities in the search for…