College coordinators of community service programs should not be labeled administrators" since that term implies a person whose primary concern is to maintain the institution. (RN)

Describes the role of a supermarket home economist. (SB)

This overview of community colleges discusses their uniqueness in terms of their rapid growth, diverse faculty, variety of educational programs, and community service. (RN)

Great Decisions, a project of the Foreign Policy Association, is an annual, nationwide program involving local citizens in discussions of national foreign policy. (MS)

The expansion of community college community services within established priorities of involvement can benefit both institutional and professional goals. (NF)

The authors attempt to establish what a project is in the vocabulary of the monograph under consideration. An example of a project, the Crisis Center, serves to define the terms community project and community participation. (Author)

Tests the value of establishing a library video reference service via cable television. (MF)

Dallas County Community College District, seven years old and the largest district in Texas, responds to its fast-moving metropolitan area by anticipating needs of employers, offering programs for underprivileged youth and combining top-notch professionals with excellent facilities. (MN)

The authors discuss limitations of research techniques and raise questions about some of the results of a study designed to train nonprofessionals for community mental health project leadership. (BY)

Discussion of the public library's need to provide personal and crisis information to teenagers highlights ways to meet their needs, e.g., gaining credibility, promoting services; outreach activities, e.g., booktalking, information resource files; cooperative activities with community services and agencies; and teenagers as a natural resource.…

Cites five strategic management factors accounting for the achievements in serving adult and community needs at three community colleges: presidential and board support; the organizational status given to community service programs; performance of change agent roles; diversity of needs assessment and community involvement methods; and favorable…

Considers how schools can work with organizations, businesses, and families to involve community volunteers in developing educational policy and fiscal resources and in providing classroom teaching activities. (MP)