In this action-oriented manual, Ralph Nader answers the plea of college students: What can we do about pollution and consumer injustice? How can students and other citizens work to get things done in their communities and states? A step by step guide is offered for forming Public Interest Research Groups (PIRG) like Nader's in Washington, D. C.,…

The goal of the communications project is to explore systematically the perceptions of the University of Pittsburgh held by a variety of relevant publics, to analyze the discrepancies between each of those perceptions and what a university really is and can do, and then to communicate to each of those publics a more realistic and accurate…

Seventeen elementary and secondary schools from throughout the five-county Southeastern Pennsylvania region were selected from 67 applicant schools to receive grants for Local Action Programs of environmental education. Included in this booklet is a resume of each of these programs. Information specifies program name, school name and address,…

A Title IX Monitoring Project which was developed in Jefferson County, Kentucky, is described. Findings regarding sex discrimination in the public schools and a lack of public awareness about Title IX before the Project are outlined. (GC)

Addresses the moral problems and issues brought about by AIDS and examines the responsibilities of the Christian community to educate the public and comfort the afflicted. States that proper understanding of the nature and value of "community" enables discernment of moral responsibilities and the notion of a caring presence. (GEA)

Looks at Commission on Religion in Appalachia (CORA) programs uniting 23 church denominations behind social and volunteer projects designed to improve quality of rural life. Describes CORA and its projects. (TES)

The most serious challenge facing the Black community today is that of economic development. The recently formed Council for a Black Economic Agenda believes that a dynamic change strategy must empower the Black community itself in order to eradicate poverty, expand educational options, and strengthen Black families. (GC)

Students at Jones Middle School (Upper Arlington, Ohio) became involved when a nearby radio telescope was threatened by a land sale. Students not only learned about the basics of telescope use but also wrote to various local and national officials to "save the telescope." (DH)

Gifted eighth graders in a rural district participated in a program addressing their needs for stimulating educational experience and the needs of institutionalized elderly people for psychosocial stimulation. The project's successes and problems are described within the framework of the developmental stages of groups. (Author/CL)

The Academy for Educational Development (AED) has been in the social marketing, communication, and participation business for some 40 years. This book profiles 82 projects carried out in the 1960s and 1970s in countries around the world. These projects were researched and documented by AED under its Clearinghouse on Development Communication. It…

This report provides a chronological overview of activities of the 1999 Minister's Forum. It summarizes the keynote speech, "Transforming Learning in the Knowledge Age" (Donald Norris), the discussion that occurred among the panelists, and the participants' responses to three topics during small group discussions. The report recaps topic…

This bulletin is part of an ongoing project to recognize and build upon the power of youth leadership. The goal is to use communication and action to enable youth to have a positive impact on their communities. This bulletin serves as a training manual on how to conduct a special event. Special events can address a variety of problems ranging from…

A practical and organized approach to economic development of a local community is proposed. Suggested data bank components are included. (MS)

A statewide occupational advisory council can build connecting links'' between schools in communities, areas, and in the state. (Editor)