Identifies a community skills triad (educational professionals, professional support structures, and the community) and undertakes a structural analysis of the interrelationships. Discusses implications for the development of a professional identity for adult educators. (SK)

Two types of organizational structure--centralized and pluralistic--found in 48 states' public assistance organizations can be partly accounted for by the administrative ideology that was dominant at the organization's formative stage. The effects of the structure on some internal components of the organization are long-lasting. (Author/IRT)

Comparison of the sustainable livelihoods approach of a development agency and the British government's "healthcheck" approach to town regeneration found common emphasis on participation and community-led action. However, sustainable likelihoods emphasized a focus on poverty, building on strengths, and social capital as an asset.…

Reviews current governance problems in education and details the range of possible governance models for post-industrial schooling. After describing problems that governance must address, the paper describes various possibilities for school governance in the future. Five types of control processes are considered. Ideological foundations of an…

Contrasts activities and organizational structures of two Canadian community development initiatives: the Antigonish Movement and the Family of Cape Breton community development corporations. Finds ideological differences in the view of property and profit, governance and accountability, and role of education. Concludes that Antigonish is more…

This article provides data on the decentralization of seven large U. S. school systems, explaining when and how it came about. (Editor)

The author explains how the traditional (hierarchical and bureaucratic) school district model inhibits citizen participation, and he describes the effects on citizen participation of two other models -- a decentralized model or a community control model. Chicago's experience with a decentralized model and New York City's experience with a…

The Sloan Commission report on cable television surveys the history and technology of cable television and suggests the prospects and possibilities the medium offers to the American public. The possible impact of cable television on over-the-air television is projected, and the possible shape of entertainment, news and opinion, public services,…

Traces London, Ontario's community schools from 1968-1984. Describes a system in transition from being centrally controlled by a school board to being increasingly in the control of community volunteers. Reflects on the redevelopment of the community school ideal as responsibility for school operations is placed back in community hands. (BRR)

Issues brought up at the International Consortium for Options in Public Education -- the role and administration of alternative schools, the function of schools, and community control -- are reviewed. (KM)

Author is concerned with the transference of power via community control of schools. (CB)

Article explores the question of local school control and whether or not it has ever existed in the American public school system. (GB)

Racism and the social structure are mutually reinforcing; thus, neither can be changed. (SP)

Describes how "a highly successful program of legal services for the poor is torn between community control advocates in the neighborhoods and radical intellectuals in the central office of the Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation. (Author)