A program that enables young people to understand economic practices of business and industry, originally conceived at the 1972 National 4-H Congress but expanded to include many agencies, is described. A format of four one-day modules is suggested. Businessmens' involvement, local advisory committees, and coordination are important aspects…

With the help of many community groups, 36 high school art students created murals to beautify a graffiti-covered railway station. (SJL)

Study tested a revised model for analyzing leader commitment in community educational programs. Survey of 272 leaders found dynamic behavioral commitments stronger predictors in latter programing stages than static personal possession-type commitments. Adult educators should consider these relationships in analyzing program situations, determining…

Action learning has a great potential for helping the adolescent grow to adulthood, but maximizing its benefits and minimizing its drawbacks requires a redefinition of high school curriculum by an ongoing partnership of school personnel, students, parents, and community representatives. (Author/SJL)

Community mental health centers share responsibility with the school systems in their communities for the psychosocial development and mental health of the children and parents who live there. Many centers work to develop partnerships with the schools. They use consultation as a major tool. (Author/CTM)

A community cardiac emergency medical plan should include training of family and co-workers of high risk patients, including teenage students. The American Heart Association lists ways to introduce cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) into school curricula and describes the plan implemented in Pennsylvania. (MF)

The renewal of ministry and leadership in the Church requires personal and communal faith and experience. Examples of faith-sharing communities within the framework of the Church are cited. Areas for action and consideration are suggested for bishops, priests, religious lay persons, college and university presidents, and campus ministry. (SW)

Senior agriculture students in the "Careers in Agriculture" program at Cashmere (Washington) High School made arranged visits to community agriculture-related businesses, where they collected information about occupations with interviews, cameras, and tape recorders; they later organized their material into slide-tape presentations for…

The author notes differences between private and public training and employment systems and describes various programs in Connecticut and California to educate youth for economic development in elementary, middle, and secondary grades. (MF)

Described is a system for providing comprehensive community residential living for the developmentally disabled. (Author/CL)

Program goals, content, and methods are described for the Cambridge and Somerville Alcohol Program for Alcoholism Rehabilitation (CASPAR), a community-school collaborative effort stressing alcohol education as opposed to alcoholism education. (MJB)

Tribute is paid to the late Jim Aragorn, developer of the Lincoln Learning Center, a lifetime-learning, community-directed, educational institution offering programs for young children through adults. (JD)

Tells how to plan a successful community forum. (DC)

At a meeting in Houston last November 6,000 concerned leaders exchanged views of the career education concept and tried to chart a reasonable course for the years ahead. (Editor)