FOUR TECHNICAL STUDIES OF A NINE-YEAR RESEARCH PROJECT ARE CONDENSED TO OUTLINE PRIMARY FACTORS IN THE FIELD OF SCHOOL-COMMUNITY RELATIONS, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ENLISTMENT OF PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS. EACH SUMMARY REPORT INCLUDES--(1) A SHORT INTRODUCTION DESCRIBING THE PURPOSE OF THE PARTICULAR STUDY, THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH THE STUDY WAS FORMULATED, AND THE METHODS USED TO COLLECT THE DATA, (2) A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FINDINGS FROM THE STUDY, AND (3) IMPLICATIONS OF THE STUDY FOR THE CONDUCT AND FURTHER STUDY OF SCHOOL-COMMUNITY RELATIONS. THE STUDIES FOCUS ON (1) INFORMAL COMMUNICATION ABOUT SCHOOLS, (2) THE AGENTS AND AGENCIES THAT MEDIATE THE FLOW OF INFORMATION BETWEEN CITIZENS AND SCHOOLS, (3) THE STRUCTURAL ASPECTS OF SCHOOL-COMMUNITY RELATIONS, AND (4) THE PROCESS OF SCHOOL-COMMUNITY RELATIONS. THIS IS PART V OF A SERIES. RELATED DOCUMENTS INCLUDE EA 001 091, EA 001 092, EA 001 093, AND EA 001 094. (JK)