Although progress has been made in the past decade in dealing with social and economic problems, there are still problems that need to be addressed. These include the need to revitalize decayed urban areas, and to develop human resources in these areas. This paper suggests that a comprehensive community education approach may be part of the answer, promoting citizen involvement and local leadership at the community level. It is suggested that community education be extended to nontraditional community based educational organizations and agencies and that a diligent effort should be made to establish firm linkages affecting processes and programs. The present provisions for community education are also seen as weak. A major point of this paper is that community education should promote citizen participation and local leadership, and should be carefully and purposely planned in terms of short and long term objectives. (Author/AM)