The concept of community control of schools differs from "decentralization" because community control stresses the possibility of the schools becoming an integral part of the total community. When professional educators are coupled with a cluster of special interest groups (e.g., book publishers, realtors, landowners, politicians), they form…

In 1642, the Massachusetts General Court required parents to attend to the education of their children. Since then, the visions of the early colonists have fallen victim to rapid population expansion and a highly specialized technology, and the close ties between the school and the community have been seriously weakened. Recent reports, however,…

Four rural counties in Texas--Jones, Haskell, Stonewall, and Fisher--were selected for the study because they represent every type of problem which needed to be examined to develop a comprehensive career education model. Since 1950, the population in each of these counties has declined, and the population characteristics have changed. Even with a…

The World Forum is a program that gives college students an opportunity to explore a particular problem of personal and/or social consequence in the context of its anticipated alternative futures. A general overview of this program, its characteristics, and an example of it in practice are presented in this paper. The overview tells what the World…

The second of five documents developed as an outgrowth of funded programs for career education in Kentucky, the booklet offers practical help in implementing career education into a school system. It deals with the broader concepts permeating career education on a nationwide level and those having grown out of the practical experience of…

The document examines appropriate units for studying changes in familial relations and rural-urban ties, including the importance of the increasing interdependence of rural and urban contexts in family interaction. There have been two broadly contrasting approaches to the problems of urbanization and family change in Africa: (1)…

The purpose of this bibliography has been to develop an operational resource to persons wanting to become effective community change agents. It is used in conjunction with the community-training activities of the University of Cincinnati's Community Human Resources Training (CHART) Program, described in the introduction to the bibliography. The…

Fifty vocational educators, including directors of Research Coordinating Units, participated in a 1-week institute designed to identify ways to revitalize vocational education in metropolitan areas. The participants heard and reacted to presentations by five nationally recognized individuals which emphasized change process and educational…

The Weber Mental Health Center consultation program to schools is described. The conditions under which children might be directly treated at the center are enumerated, but the essential thrust of the program is to train teachers, administrators, and parents the principles and application of learning theory to the management of children's…

A program at Pennsylvania State University is described, wherein American Indian trainees with special knowledges and skills necessary to changing institutions are encouraged to use these skills and knowledges in an effort to change federal, State, and local public and private institutions. Changing institutions to become responsive to clients is…

This study defines the role of the extension youth program aide in the food and nutrition education program as perceived by himself (herself), other paraprofessionals, and professional staff members of the Washington State Cooperative Extension Service. Data were collected from six groups through the use of a mail questionnaire. The six groups…

The technical working group meeting on alternative structures and methods in teacher education met to: 1) examine case studies prepared on alternative structures and methods in teacher education and other relevant materials; 2) prepare models of alternative structures and methods in teacher training; and 3) make suggestions on field-testing of…

One of 15 core modules in a 22-module series designed to train vocational education curriculum specialists (VECS), this guide is intended for use by both instructor and student in a variety of education environments, including independent study, team teaching, seminars, and workshops, as well as in more conventional classroom settings. The guide…

Reports on a study comparing high school students who received instruction in environmental issues during a six-day residential environmental education workshop, with students receiving instruction in both environmental issues and action strategies. Results indicated students receiving just issue awareness instruction failed to increase their…

Describes background, goals, methods, and preliminary findings of the PACE-ACE study, which analyzed how California middle schools and high schools have changed in response to state and local pressures for reform. Discusses how those changes occurred. (PS)