Cable Television operators must fulfill the new (1972) Federal Communications Commission's requirements that cable systems provide non-broadcast designated access channels for public, educational, government and other uses. Because of the varying requirements for each of the four categories of access channels, each is reviewed separately here. The…

Compiled in this final report is a review of a Title I Education Project related to community environmental education. As originally proposed, the program sought to bring together in a series of symposia community leaders in the areas of education, agriculture, industry, business and government from 17 counties in southeastern Nebraska. To…

Students who don't require financial aid but who qualify on the basis of academic merit have been receiving more of the scholarship money. And students who have too much money, inherited fortunes, have found some ways to be productive while contributing to social change in the community. (RK)

Racially mixed programs designed to encourage good relationships between black and white students as well as expand their cultural lives are described. (JD)

The need to think on a global basis and act at the local level are stressed. (MR)

American government policy has always encouraged non-Indian control and exploitation of American Indian land and other resources. Reservation mineral resources are extracted in a harmful rush by outside corporations. The Northern Cheyennes have set out to change this by trying to break the coal leases and permits which the government encouraged…

This study focuses on two small communities, the type of community civic actions they have experienced, whether there have been projects to improve their socioeconomic resources, and the context in which they have been carried out. The communities' programs, projects, and other citizen action during the past 10 years are studied. (Author)

This paper examines an ongoing community debate over a proposed FedEx distribution hub to be constructed at the local airport. The essay looks to theorists, including Patsy Healey, Richard Johannesen, Daniel Kemmis, James Klumpp, and Martha Nussbaum. These theorists provide a way to view the role of consensus, power, and norms of communication…

A successful charter school does more than educate and train children: it unites a community. That is the keynote of this bulletin, an edited version of remarks delivered at a luncheon by one of the founders of a charter school in Albany, New York. It describes the process of creating one particular charter school and the lessons learned from the…

College students are engaging in a form of destructive behavior known as binge drinking. The Harvard University College Alcohol Study defines binge drinking as consuming five or more drinks in a row for males and four or more drinks in a row for females. This Join Together packet provides tips, and resources to help professionals undertake…

Describes the outreach program of reading readiness for preschool children and their parents at Glassboro Public Library. (JB)

Describes the Community Resources Development program now operating in twelve West Virginia counties. (GB)

The reactions of workshop participants and the interpretations and impressions of the directors of the programs have provided foundations for developing a total community effort to solve the complex problems related to drugs. (Author)