Describes a program designed to involve school and community persons in an action-oriented problem-solving process related to increased drug use in the schools. Results from three evaluative methods revealed that participants experienced personal learning, increased understanding and sensitivity to others. (Author)

Through this feature the Journal seeks to provide brief accounts of significant current innovation and research in Australia. (Editor)

In Shipston-on-Stour, England, an isolated rural area, an experiment in community education was developed whereby community projects were based outside the school building, organized in partnership with local inhabitants, and adapted according to local requirements. (Author/EA)

A community television project in La Rouge, Saskatchewan is used as a "mirror" instead of a tool -- not to tell people what to think or what should happen -- but what is. (AH)

Author discusses the results of recent research on the phenomena of community power structure. (GB)

Written to help local school systems more fully utilize community expertise in their career education programs, this guide discusses the following topics in a question/answer format: What is community involvement? What challenges must be overcome to gain effective community involvement? and How are community involvement activities developed and…

Written as a guide to aid rural Appalachian high schools in the establishment of a work experience program, this booklet describes the development of a work experience program in six steps and then presents an example of a work experience program developed in Eastern Kentucky by this procedure. The guide also discusses the do's and don'ts of…

Author visited China in April, 1972 and reported here on his impressions. (Editor/RK)

Those who direct educational systems and institutions are losing public credibility. To reverse this trend educational planners must involve the public in educational decision-making. They can do this through the design and development of cooperative procedures for planning changes in education. (Author)

Describes how the staff and students of Ahmednagar College Center for Studies in Rural Development, Maharashtra, India, worked with the villagers of Pargaon to solve their irrigation problems. (JT)

Fairfax County (Va.) tried a unique experiment in an effort to integrate the fragmented segments of school planning, design, and construction. Here's how it turned out. (Author)

Presents five general techniques to use in alleviating the turmoil surrounding the closing of a neighborhood school--channel communication throughout the community and within the school administration, gather ample information within the school district, use varied techniques to ease tensions, involve the community directly, and spread the word…

Described a many faceted arts program having a primary function as an arts and education agency in which arts programs and resources are developed for use in the schools. (Author/RK)

This article described TAP (Total Arts Program), designed to test the feasibility of unifying community efforts with school arts programs. (Author/RK)