A high frequency of unmet medical needs and a breakdown in family structure among low-income preschool children were discovered among ten youngsters enrolled in a demonstration day care project. This paper reports on how a child care center attempted to meet the developmental needs of such children. (Editor)

To help a community toward self-help, adult high school students were trained to work with families selected for having problem children in schools or being under stress. The training was based on a communication model. Evaluation of project and community-wide measures applicable for future efforts are discussed. (Author)

Address to Canadian Guidance and Counseling Conference, Edmonton, 1969. (CJ)

Over 300 New Jersey municipalities have appointed environmental commissions to maintain an inventory of local natural resources and advise the community on environmental matters. The Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions was formed to facilitate communication between commissions, government agencies, and other members of the…

Offers suggestions for science teaching related to the following community resources: butcher shops, bakeries, grocery stores, dairies, drugstores, music shops, health professionals, construction trades, weather forecasts, zoos, pet shops, farms and ranches, rocks and minerals, and others. (SK)

Describes a course emphasizing biology, technology, and human values as they pertain to human reproduction for undergraduate nonscience majors. Utilizes community resources as a supplement to library resources for student papers. (Author/MA)

Explains how community legal resource persons (police officers, lawyers, law students, court employees, legislators, etc.) can contribute to high school students' understanding of the legal system. Suggestions include that the resource person's visit relate to material the class is studying and that the teacher and resource person communicate…

Programs to help people cope with critical life events should first help them identify what information is needed and then teach them the necessary skills. Unfamiliarity with potential information sources is the greatest barrier between the individual and the source of information. (JAC)

Presents a rationale for introducing multiethnic studies into elementary and secondary social studies classrooms and explains how community resources can help students understand themselves and others. Learning activities based on the televised version of Alex Haley's "Roots" are suggested. (Author/DB)

Suggests ways to involve working parents with the early childhood education programs in which their children are enrolled. (MS)

Describes the activities of the Monroe County Library System's Urban Information Center. (PF)

The leisure activities of those living in a planned community with many recreational options available tend to be self- and family-oriented rather than deeply involved with the community itself. (JD)

Music education in the schools should be geared to "all" children, not only to those who eventually choose music as a vocation. Discusses ways music can be useful and effective in other chosen careers, the job market for music graduates, and the job requirements that students must consider and music teachers must prepare them for in seeking music…