Talbott Springs Elementary School (Columbia, Maryland) has lots of open space and cheerful colors and growing pains. (Author)

A discussion of the use of videotape to provide a living newsletter'' for the rural and isolated areas of Appalachia. (Author/HB)

An earlier version of this paper was presented at the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association, New York, 1971. (FF)

Article by the Regional Development Section, United Nations, deals with the relationship between community development and government, at the national and local levels. Includes a section on the manner in which community development and broad policies of social institutional reform are interrelated, using land reform as a case in point. (Author/DR)

Examines the Maricopa Community College District's response to the technical training requirements of local high technology firms. Discusses changes in the technical curriculum, business-industry ties, and the activities and achievements of the district's advisory council of high technology and aerospace firms. Offers a checklist for creating an…

Reports results of a study of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement in Sri Lanka. Sarvodaya is a nonprofit, nongovernment community education-cum-development movement working in nearly 3,000 villages in Sri Lanka. "Sarvodaya" means universal awakening and "Shramadana" means sharing of one's time, energy, and thought for the good of…

The Bunumbu project was designed to improve the quality of the rural primary education system in Sierra Leone (Africa) through an improved teacher-education program. Primary school teachers, trained in community development skills, adult education, agricultural sciences, crafts, rural technology, and home economics serve in pilot schools in 20…

The work of universities in developing countries is reviewed. Closer links between the school and university systems are recommended with a view to improving teacher education, the creation of school curricula more relevant to current needs, and flexibility in relation to admission to postsecondary education. (Author/MLW)

Describes an arts and crafts program initiated at Hayden House, a low-income, racially integrated housing development in Phoenix, Arizona. The program, designed to promote pride and community cohesion, presented workshops and cultural events for both children and adults. This article is part of a theme issue on multicultural art. (SJL)

Presents a case study of the integration of a community survey and a community development seminar into a total community effort. Describes the results which included the initiation of new action programs in recreation and housing, the involvement of more citizens in leadership roles, and the development of communication networks. (LRA)

A Missouri study conducted to determine agricultural extension usage patterns found that heavy users of extension publications tended to be younger farmers, those with a relatively large amount of land, and pork producers. Extension meetings were a less frequent source of information than either publications or county extension office visits. (LRA)

Presents excerpts from interviews with Zella Jackson, Title I Coordinator in New York City's Community School District 5, Central Harlem. Offers a glimpse of one perspective on life in Harlem, particularly its educational environment. (RL)

Explanations for the inferior socioeconomic status of Blacks are examined and strategies for improving the status of Blacks are discussed. It is concluded that changes in the distribution of wealth will require changes in the structure of the economic system itself. (Author/MC)

Compares social reform strategies in Britain and America. Illustrates how programs in both countries had similar difficulties, including diffusion of research findings, clarification of objectives, and political manipulation of social research. (SK)

Three issues are addressed that bear on the integration of education and development within communities: the need for models, the power structure and how to use it, and values and ideologies to be applied in creating such community education and development programs. (MSE)