The purpose of the study summarized here was to determine the extent of the efforts of community education programs to establish an effective, democratic problem-solving process among the citizenry of their communities. Questionnaires were collected from 215 school districts. The instrument was a 36-item questionnaire mailed to respondents.…

Proceedings are presented of twenty public hearings conducted by the advisory council for technical-vocational education in Texas. The objectives of the hearings were to provide an opportunity for citizens to give input as to needs, assessment of resources, and dialogue regarding technical-vocational, adult, and manpower programs. The first three…

THE MORRISTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT HAD FOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, GRADES K-8, AND A SINGLE HIGH SCHOOL. THERE WERE NO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS. ONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, LAFAYETTE, HAD 95 PERCENT NEGRO POPULATION, AND THE OTHER THREE HAD FEWER THAN 10 PERCENT NEGROES EACH. THE EDUCATION AT LAFAYETTE SCHOOL WAS GENERALLY ACCEPTED AS INFERIOR TO THE OTHER…

FROM A LIST OF 2,260 BEGINNING DAIRY OPERATORS THE STRATIFIED RANDOM CLUSTER METHOD WAS USED TO SELECT APPROXIMATELY 10 PERCENT WHICH REPRESENTED 13 AGRICULTURAL REGIONS OF NEW YORK. THIS SAMPLE OF 223 OPERATORS WAS INTERVIEWED TO (1) DETERMINE THEIR PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS, (2) ASCERTAIN THEIR ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL WITH RESPECT TO SELECTED FARM…

THE IDEA OF A "BORN CRIMINAL" OR A CLASS OF CRIMINALS IS ERRONEOUS. SOME CITIZENS MAINTAIN THIS ATTITUDE AND THEREFORE LACK COMMUNITY CONCERN OR INVOLVEMENT, THEREBY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF RESOURCES AND COOPERATING COMMUNITY UNITS THAT A PROBATION OFFICER CAN DRAW ON. ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH RESOURCES IS THAT, EVEN WHERE THEY DO EXIST, THEY…

DEVELOPMENT OF INTEREST IN WORTHWHILE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES HAS BEEN ONE OF IMPORTANT EMPHASES OF THE HIGH HORIZONS PROGRAM. THE CULTURAL ENRICHMENT TEACHER HAS HAD THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR TEACHING MUSIC AND/OR ART IN ADDITION TO CORRELATING CULTURAL ACTIVITIES WITH ALL FACETS OF THE CURRICULUM TO PROVIDE INSPIRATION AND NEW EXPERIENCES AS WELL AS TO…

Three dimensions of the relationship between children and their communities that have been identified are (1) children's sense of community as it develops from infancy through middle childhood, (2) characteristics of a competent community, and (3) the interaction between children's developmental growth and community resources. Children's sense of…

An intensive search and analysis of "hot topic" policy areas was conducted in connection with the Research and Policy Interpretations Subcontract reported in related documents, and this bibliography on educational policy issues was compiled. Materials taken from ERIC, both CIJE and RIE, are included, as well as other print and non-print…

This index catalogs materials contained in the library of the Mid-Atlantic Center for Community Education at the University of Virginia. This library houses a professional reference collection of specialized publications, studies, reports, audiovisual materials, and other information related to the philosophy of community education and the…

The dissertation presents a plan for the compliance of William Rainey Harper College with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Chapter 1 discusses the background and significance of the plan and identifies major issues (such as the institution's commitment to nondiscrimination of the handicapped), defines terms, and cites limitations and…

This study was designed to establish the extent to which the hippies pose a new kind of dropout problem for higher education institutions; identify those aspects of hippie subculture which attract certain kinds of dropouts; and develop policy proposals aimed at increasing colleges' effectiveness in meeting the needs of contemporary students.…

A 5-year project which focuses upon the processes necessary for initiation and implementation of a cross-cultural nursery school is at its midpoint in operation, with project nurseries having been established and presently operating in the San Francisco area. The family dwellings from which children are drawn consist of approximately equally…

This resource guide is designed to help educators in elementary and secondary schools involve their communities in planning and carrying out goal setting for their districts' schools. Section 1 provides an introduction to community involvement in educational goal setting: the rationale for it, some common concerns of professional educators, and…

This speech was presented at the 1976 American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation national convention by the principal of an Iowa high school. It discusses the development and effectiveness of the Jefferson High School Booster Club which was developed by an interested parent and has been quite successful. The club has assisted…

Reviewed are the history and public relations, financial and service roles of lay "Friends of the Library" groups. Programs and techniques useful in the pursuit of these roles are suggested. Guidelines for a constitution, fee schedule, and administrative structure plus a bibliography give potential friends organizations help in…