Author first outlines what constitutes community action" and then suggests three broad categories into which most examples of such action may be placed. (Editor/MB)

Methods for developing ecological awareness and for aiding in pollution prevention programs are described. (FF)

The recent history of an agricultural region of Central Kenya relates the details of the foundation of cooperatives. The social case of the study describes the desire of the inhabitants of part of the region to have a nursery school and the problems that came up among the inhabitants and the construction and planning of the school. (RR)

Politics and political action will remain the fundamental business of community education in terms of working with people toward the development of collaboration and interdependence. (Author/MLF)

Notes that community youth development is a challenging approach to youth work that focuses on the incorporation of new values at the practice, management, and community levels. Explores the implementation of a community youth development approach within the context of learning organization theory, and describes experiences of three youth-focused…

The CICERO (Community Initiatives in Citizenship Education Regionally Organised) combines a British Workers Education Association project with European Social Fund support. It focuses on citizenship education, social inclusion, and trans-Europe issues. (SK)

Environmental justice provides a linking theme with which community development workers and environmental activists can build cross-sectoral coalitions. Examples of Australian environmental problems illustrate constraints that must be overcome. Building vertical and horizontal links between and within nongovernmental organizations is one solution.…

Discusses the importance of sustainable living and action and touches on the role of the church in environmental education and action at the community level. (LZ)

The Iowa Community Betterment (ICB) program provides support to communities attempting to maximize their own resources and create development. In two ICB projects, Edgewood citizens developed badly needed affordable housing and built a golf course, and Greene residents boosted tourism by building a paddlewheel riverboat and supporting local…

This invited special issue of "Early Education and Development" presents research related to the Early Development Instrument (EDI; Janus & Offord, 2007), a community tool to assess children's school readiness at a population level. In this editorial introduction, we first sketch out recent trends in school readiness research that call for a…

Context: Health disparities between rural and urban communities are well documented. There are many suggested causes and many proposed solutions but no one-size-fits-all answer. The most successful community interventions have been introduced by communities themselves. However, before communities invest in such interventions, each group must…

Researchers from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University prepared a case study of CODES (Community Outreach and Development Efforts Save). CODES is a coalition of 35 people and organizations in northern Manhattan committed to promoting safe streets, parks and schools. The case study analyzed the factors that prompted CODES'…

Part of the monthly Saturday Review supplement, "Education in America, sponsored by the Charles F. Kettering Foundation.

The New Jersey Tenant Action Handbook can be used as a training manual for community action workers, as a reference book for housing employees and volunteers, and as a guide for tenants living in low-income areas. It tells what the law in New Jersey can make an apartment house landlord or a tenant do, which housing problems can be solved by tenant…

Presented is the master plan for environmental education developed by the state of Michigan. The plan provides the framework, guidelines, and processes for coordinating and evaluating all environmental communication, education, and information activities in Michigan. It is both comprehensive and long-range, covering all geographic areas and social…