Several new factors in the governance and finance of education as a consequence of desegregation litigation have increased confusion over accountability. However, options are available for school districts and state government to exercise leadership, reduce the need for active court and federal involvement, and exercise control over their own…

The interviewee, a former superintendent of schools in Washington, D.C., advocates strong federal, community and parental involvement in urban schools, in order to achieve multilingual and multicultural integrated education. (GC)

It will be in the classroom and through the process of education, involving school, home, and student, that integration ultimately will fail or succeed. The city, the media, parents, school volunteers, principals, and teachers can all contribute to the peaceful and successful integration of schools. (Author/EB)

In the education of American Indian children, two contrasting learning styles are involved, that of the school and that of the community. The native teacher emerges as a critical factor in synthesizing the different culturally based styles. (JD)

A case study shows the slow process of rebuilding a community and how the community educator can facilitate internal growth and development. (Author/MLF)

The author suggests why dental services should be offered in a university health program and describes how a program can be developed. Needs assessment, staffing, start-up costs, community involvement, scheduling, financing, and scope are examined. (Author/MJB)

The community education concept is defined in terms of increased school-community relations and use of facilities, integrated k-12 curriculum, community involvement, programs and services for all age groups, and interagency coordination. The possibilities for community education centers and programs in rural areas are discussed in this article.…

In 1972 Sidney Stringer Community School and College was established in the inner city of Coventry. Its aims directed attention to community participation and the enlargement of the decision making process. Discusses the problems with delegating educational responsibility to the community. (Author/RK)

Examines the role of the community-based community college in community development, which is defined as a process by which the latent resources of a community are put to work on social problems within and identified by the community. (TP)

Presents some implications for community education in a comprehensive school situated in a multi-ethnic environment. Shows how a school can contribute to the development of harmonious relationships that recognize diversity. (Editor/RK)

Developed to provide students with actual hands-on experience in constructing energy-efficient homes and to increase the community's and students' knowledge of solar power as an alternate source of energy, a building trades program at a high school in Zion, Illinois has its students building single-family solar energy homes. (BM)

Describes a cooperative program between small school districts in Grundy County to provide ideas, techniques, and resources to implement career education. Program activities described include teacher in-service sessions, the cooperative resource library, a newsletter, a resource guide, special projects, and a one-and five-year vocational plan. (TA)

Notes that community participation in or community control of schools is again a relevant issue. Its relevance is directly related to the current large scale resistance to public school desegregation. (Author/AM)

Described is how a neglected pond was transformed into a useful study area through the efforts of local junior high school students and the community. A chronology of events in the restoration of the pond is included, along with the names of resource personnel and organizations. (MA)

Education must be seen as continuous with life, not only schooling but living and learning in home, school, community business, or profession. (JD)