A needs assessment of local residents was conducted in the Pasadena Area Community College District to provide information for college planning. Telephone interviews solicited information on residents' characteristics, knowledge of Pasadena City College (PCC), attitudes toward the college, and past and anticipated participation in college…

The Houston Vocational Center's scheduling system provides for an innovative sharing of facilities by secondary and postsecondary students in 14 vocational education fields. Community support for the Center is high; the businessmen are looking forward to employing competent graduates and none were asked to bear any additional financial burden. (AG)

In the CIDA-funded University Partnerships in Cooperation and Development program--where Canadian universities establish knowledge partnerships with Southern universities--projects with a well-developed research dimension have proven to be the strongest projects, with broader and deeper contributions to the local institutions and larger community.…

This report presents the results of the California Community Colleges Partnership for Excellence Survey of Local Investments of Partnership Funds as completed by the Los Angeles Community Colleges. The goal of this report is to provide an informative analysis of that survey data in relation to the five Partnerships for Excellence goals as a basis…

Includes five administrative phases'' and nine steps followed in conducting a community survey. (SP)

Extracts highlights about the process and products of needs assessment from 40 major research studies conducted over the past five years. Discusses who conducts needs assessments and why, where needs assessments are going wrong, what has been learned from these studies, and what needs assessments cannot do. (AYC)

Although local community boards are not part of the governing structure of the Virginia Community College System (VCCS), local boards help presidents respond to the unique needs of their communities. Describes the structure of VCCS, why college boards are important to VCCS, and the contributions of college board members. (VWC)

Presents a framework to guide evaluation activities for school and community programs that attempt to improve career development outcomes for students K-16. Discusses three essential components to this framework: a comprehensive career development model for students; a framework to identify post-high school outcomes; and a program evaluation…

Responds to the article entitled, "The REFLECT Approach to Literacy: Some Issues of Method," by Caroline Dyer and Archana Choksi. Contends that certain key principles were overlooked in their three-month experiment on REFLECT: (1) local ownership and control; (2) an internal community process; and (3) an integration of literacy and empowerment.…

Communities across our nation--whether geographic, ethnic, or issue-based in their composition--are struggling to be healthy, to grow, and thrive. The production of knowledge and the sharing of knowledge by both the community and the higher education institution is the key to helping our communities improve. Retaining and valuing community-engaged…

The Montana School Accreditation Standards (10.55.603, ARM) require schools to do follow-up studies of graduates and students no longer in attendance. This report provides information on students who graduated or dropped out of Montana public, state-funded and nonpublic, accredited schools during the 2004-05 school year. Students who drop out of…

This paper examines the high levels of social connectedness and civic engagement between the [North] Brisbane School of Arts and the local metropolitan newspapers in their eagerness to establish and promote a reading club that would curb what they felt was the local community's preoccupation with reading popular novels. The Brisbane Literary…

Primary school languages education continues to be a challenging issue for all states in Australia. In Victoria, LOTE study is provided at the primary level to address the needs of linguistically diverse communities, as well as to provide an enriching learning experience for monolingual speakers of English. The challenge remains to ensure that…

With its diversified adult education program, Colorado Mountain College serves 26 different communities through two campuses and nine continuing education centers. (MW)

How the school AV man can and should help communities use the cable. (Author)