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Goldenberg, I. Ira – 1971
This case study of New Haven's Residential Youth Center (RYC) dramatizes the need for an alliance between social activists and the clinician in the arena of community action. A neighborhood-based, self-helf center oriented for "hard-core" inner-city youths, the RYC was funded in 1966 as an experimental and demonstration program by U.S.…
Descriptors: Community Action, Economic Factors, Economically Disadvantaged, Inner City
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense and Educational Fund, New York, NY. – 1971
This document is part of a kit entitled Title I in your community, which has been redesigned to include new information about Title I and to disseminate the experiences of parent groups who have been working on Title I problems. This kit includes sample forms which can be used by parent and community groups to monitor the use of Title I funds. The…
Descriptors: Community Action, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Administration
Wielk, Carol A. – 1969
Ocean Hill-Brownsville was one of the three projects established by the New York City Board of Education to experiment with the reality of community participation. In time, much of the early optimism of community planners was dampened. The Board of Education's procrastination and its unwillingness to develop guidelines prior to the initiation of…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Attitudes, Community Action, Community Attitudes
Zeller, Frederick A.; Miller, Robert W. – 1968
Dealing with an analysis and evaluation of community action programs (provided for by the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964) in Appalachia, this report presents 3 conditions for program success: (1) adequate community action leadership at the local level; (2) power holders at the community, county, or "local" level who are sympathetic, or…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Action, Community Characteristics, Community Services
Public Health Service (DHEW), Washington, DC. Bureau of Community Environmental Management. – 1970
This document presents information about aspects of the lead pollution problem that relate to children, suggests a community action program for controlling lead hazards, estimates the staff and other costs involved in developing such a program, and tells how to synthesize the program components for maximum effectiveness. The seven parts of the…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Community Action, Community Education, Community Programs
Columbia Univ., New York, NY. Bureau of Applied Social Research. – 1966
The Office of Economic Opportunity has commissioned a number of research organizations to undertake detailed studies of specific Community Action Agencies (CAAs) in conjunction with evaluation studies of the effectiveness of the programs run by these CAAs. A major difficulty in this type of research is that the variables selected for study and the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Action, Community Characteristics, Community Organizations
Mills, Nicolaus – 1971
This essay focuses on the politics of public education for the disadvantaged. Specifically, an attempt is made to describe the conditions under which the disadvantaged have sought to change the public schools by adopting one of two political strategies--integration or community control. The discussion of the first strategy, integration, includes…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Control, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth
Missouri Univ., St. Louis. Extension Div. – 1971
A cooperative presentation of the University of Missouri, St. Louis, Extension Division and the Missouri Department of Community Affairs, this project was designed as a reference for discussion groups of all types, to give perspective and direction in the search for an understanding of the complex situations which contribute to the crisis in…
Descriptors: Black Community, Community Action, Community Change, Economic Factors

Cruz, Lupe – 1976
This is a comprehensive guide for a bilingual community liaison with educational institutions. Questions discussed include the reasons for, the role of, and recommended steps for, a community liaison. A calendar of events is provided by the Bay Area Bilingual Education League and the Bilingual Alternatives for Secondary Teachers and Aides, two…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community Action, Community Coordination, Community Involvement
Rowe, Donald R.; Spees, H. P. – Migration World, 1987
The Fresno County Refugee Health Volunteer Project enables individuals, families, and community groups to meet their health care needs. In spite of various problems, valuable progress has been made since 1984. The program is a model approach to health care which builds on the strength and skills of the community. (VM)
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Health Services, Cultural Differences, Decentralization
Shuttleworth, Dale – Education Canada, 1987
In 1979, the Learning Enrichment Foundation was established with assistance from the York Board of Education, as a not-for-profit community development corporation devoted to the promotion of multicultural arts enrichment, the provision of child care services, and mounting employment-training schemes, particularly for youth. The group's…
Descriptors: Arts Centers, Community Action, Community Involvement, Cultural Awareness
Tierney, Michael T. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1983
Details the history of Big Laurel, West Virginia from 1918-1941, 1941-1965, and 1965-1983, noting the effects on education of events in all three periods. Describes the opening, closing, consolidation, and reopening of community schools, and the construction, development, philosophy, and curriculum of the new Big Laurel School. (SB)
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Attitudes, Community Education, Community Involvement
Perez, Ricardo J. – 2001
Located along the U.S. Mexico border, colonias are unincorporated areas with no building codes, city taxes, or infrastructure. Most colonia residents live in poverty. Involving rural colonia residents from Hildago County, Texas, in a concerted effort to solve their problems became a central focus for a task force of educational and social…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Centers, Community Education, Community Services
Civic Participation. Tierra de Oportunidad Module 15. LAES: Latino Adult Education Services Project.
Kissam, Ed; Dorsey, Holda – 1997
This module, which may be used as the basis for a workshop or as a special topic unit in adult basic education or English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) courses, discusses how and why to get involved in political and community life in the United States. Topics covered include the following: local political involvement, writing letters, reading the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Citizen Participation
Epstein, Joyce L.; Sanders, Mavis G.; Simon, Beth S.; Salinas, Karen Clark; Jansorn, Natalie Rodriguez; Van Voorhis, Frances L. – 2002
Despite strong agreement on the importance of parent involvement, most schools, districts, and states still need help in developing comprehensive programs of school, family, and community partnerships. This revised handbook translates lessons learned over 20 years of research and fieldwork into practical solutions for program development. The book…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Involvement, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education