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Piontkovsky, Roman – 1973
The manual is a descriptive survey of the currently operational aspects of the community development work carried on by St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology in Windsor, Ontario. Separate chapters are devoted to each function within the program: the Vocational College Preparatory Programs; the Corrections Program for instruction of…
Descriptors: Career Development, Community Action, Community Development, Community Organizations
Founders Annex Public Service Project, Inc., Dedham, MA. – 1972
The current (1972) status of cable television (CATV) in Massachusetts is reviewed in this guide. The tone of the guide is oriented toward more citizen participation and public access to CATV operations throughout the state. The legal and technical CATV considerations are briefly discussed. Short illustrated chapters on the possibilities of local…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Citizen Participation, City Government, City Officials
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1971
Eight articles on adult basic education are presented. The articles adapted from 1971 workshop presentations are: Action Implications for ABE Directors by Alan Knox; ABE Budget Development, by Donald G. Butcher; Competent ABE Instructors, by William D. Dowling; Interview Techniques and Training, by Norman Kagan; Reading: The Basic in Adult Basic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Action, Disadvantaged
Lott, Jesse; Allen, Rodney F. – 1976
This booklet, a general guide to citizen eco-action, discusses a plan of action on community environmental problems. It offers factors to be considered in any community eco-action situation, but it is not a rigid set of rules. An overview identifies seven key ideas of environmental issues, including the universal participation of all humans in the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bibliographies, Change Strategies, Citizen Participation

Lenz, Thomas J. – Social Policy, 1988
Argues that Neighborhood Development Organization (NDO) staffs and volunteers have a faulty understanding of the political economies of poor urban communities, and have adopted a free market orientation. Recommends an alternative "organizing-driven" model of community development. (FMW)
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Community Action, Community Development, Economic Development

Richardson, D. Theophilus; Richardson, Zena A. C. – Canadian Journal of Native Education, 1986
Discusses changes in education of Indian children in Alberta and Canada resulting from mobilization of Indian parents against integration of Indian children into public school systems. Changes include Indian control of local schools and parent involvement in school policies. Points out benefits of parent participation to schools, parents, and…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Canada Natives, Change Agents, Community Action
Roberts, Garland Sewell – 2001
This thesis examines the history of school consolidation in Randolph County, West Virginia, which includes some of the most rural, mountainous land in the state. West Virginians have built schools, reorganized schools, and made numerous changes to structures over the last 250 years. Some changes had community support; others encountered stormy…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Action, Consolidated Schools, Educational History
Greenough, Richard, Ed.; Blaha, Karen, Ed. – 2001
Educators from the teacher, administrator, and school-board associations of the states of Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon joined with the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory to highlight the achievements of the public schools in preparing children and youth for a successful and fulfilling life, and to note the significant…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Community Action, Competency Based Education
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs, Walkerton. – 1996
This document presents a step-by-step approach to a community development process for addressing child care needs in rural Canada. Part 1 of the document introduces the need for child care in rural areas in Canada and describes challenges to meetings those needs. This section also presents the principles underlying community development and…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Action, Community Cooperation, Community Coordination
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 1999
The Hearing before the Committee on Education and the Workforce was held January 27, 1999. It contains opening statements by the chairman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, Ohio Senator Voinovich, Governor Ridge of the State of Pennsylvania, and the Committees' reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Appendices…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Cooperation, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
O'Phelan, Mary H.; Norman, Antony D.; Ecton, Gayle W. – 1999
The second-year implementation of Graduation 2010, a districtwide public-school initiative, had its beginnings in brain-based research and involvement from both school and community. The original plan for the program had eight strands: (1) Arts; (2) Music; (3) Foreign Language; (4) Reading/Language Development; (5) Thinking Skills; (6)…
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Cognitive Development, Community Action, Curriculum Development

Moore, Allen B.; And Others – Lifelong Learning: The Adult Years, 1979
Describes the energy conservation management communication network in the Northeast Georgia Area Planning and Development Commission, a ten-county regional planning agency. The authors state that the use of local citizens and community leaders in the energy conservation planning and program activities demonstrates adult education in action. (MF)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Citizen Participation, Community Action, Community Involvement
Carnes, Mark C. – Education Week, 1996
Describes how community members from Newburgh, New York, successfully battled against a school board proposal that called for expanding the town's high school to an enrollment of over 3,000 students. Rejects the notion that "bigger is better" and criticizes state funding formulas that create large schools by offering higher reimbursement…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Community Action, Community Influence, Consolidated Schools
Weber, Ron – Grassroots Development, 1990
Describes Catholic priest's founding and operation of Servol, grassroots community assistance and development center in Trinidad. Describes Servol's low-profile service-oriented approach to creating education and health services, programs, and facilities. Describes Servol's difficult transition from quixotic neighborhood project to national and…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Centers, Community Coordination, Community Development
Meyers, James M.; Pigg, Kenneth – Rural Sociologist, 1990
Discusses current problems for cooperative extension services, particularly regarding relevance and effectiveness of extension education programs. Suggests extension programs develop research-based knowledge to improve practices and technology for social and economic change. Describes alternative model of services beyond information dissemination.…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Needs, Community Services, Cooperative Programs