Community involvement in Main Township High School District 207 has come to be known as "Partnership--The Maine Way." Maine has acknowledged that in order to shape the public good will and understanding, large numbers of parents, students, teachers, and citizens must be included personally. Maine looks at 1973-74 with pride concerning three…

The guide for an inservice course in identification and utilization of community resources is presented in 14 units designed to be used together as a complete course or selectively as learning modules for developing new skills or reviewing previously learned concepts. The topics covered include: career education and community resources; community…

The designer of a modern community college must concomitantly meet the needs of those who expect a college to fit their traditional perceptions of a suitable physical plan, and not repel the great numbers of nontraditional students the community college is expected to serve. Many community colleges have been built as an uneasy compromise between…

The guide to local resources was compiled by the Tri-County Industry-Education-Labor Council for teachers and guidance counselors seeking specific career education information. The resources are classified according to the 15 occupational clusters, as identified by the U.S. Office of Education, plus economic education for integration with…

Summarizing and synthesizing seven research studies which focus on the problem of the Alaska Native school dropout, this report describes each research project, identifies research findings, and presents recommendations. The seven studies are presented via consideration of: (1) the characteristics of the student who has dropped out of school;…

The stated purposes of this paper are to: (1) consider selected causal explanations of the problem of low educational attainment among low income non-white populations in a highly complex industrialized society; (2) examine alternative strategies of intervention; and, (3) construct a model as a tool for continued analysis of the problem. It is…

This practicum assumed the responsibility of developing and implementing inservice training for personnel in the Denver Public Schools, as required by a federal district court decree. Emphasis of the inservice training was intended to improve skills in interpersonal communications with pupils, parents, community members, and other school personnel…

Many school districts experiencing declining enrollments and the resultant surplus space have, with active citizen input, found workable solutions that increase the stability of neighborhoods by enriching the lives of persons of all ages. This report is a guide for educators and citizens seeking alternative uses of vacant facilities. Suggestions…

The document describes one component of a New Hampshire Experimental Schools Program (ESP) project to develop a K-12 career/vocational education program. By placing selected students at community resource sites, the program has taken advantage of both physical and human site resources. Skilled community craftsmen/tradesmen function as off-campus…

A distinctive model for gathering and sharing information and planning was developed. Essentially, the model is a 90-day issue-identification and solution-planning strategy that can be applied to any concern deemed by a school board and its constituency to be sufficiently critical to warrant involving significant numbers and kinds of persons in…

Developed as part of an exemplary career education program for junior high school students, the student's guide to the Study Work Advisor Program (SWAP) consists of a one-page list of duties of the student participants and the following sample forms: student application for an interview with the project director; teacher's recommendation of…

This document is Part II of the Handbook on Cooperative Education at Los Angeles Valley College (California). It was designed to enable instructor/coordinators to conduct classes more effectively and efficiently. Outlines are provided of the new and revised curriculum offerings that have been suggested by students, the Cooperative Education…

This report on group day care is designed to: (1) examine the kinds of group programs for school-age children which exist in Los Angeles County, (2) describe the conditions necessary for program operation, and (3) consider the issue of quality as it relates to community expansion of day care services for children of school age. The report is…

This book provides descriptions of youth involvement projects that have made significant contributions to young people, their schools, and their communities. Each description is intended to provide information for starting and operating similar youth projects. They explain how a particular project began, mention the important problems encountered,…

The purpose of this practicum was to develop and field test a model plan for the Executive Middle School Internship Program at Nova Middle School. The plan was designed to effectuate a marriage between the theoretical and the practical by combining the best elements of classroom analysis with actual experience in the world of executives and…