This book examines the place of the arts in the schools and how to establish that place. The document makes the case for the role of the visual arts, music, dance, drama, architecture, and aesthetics in educating boys and girls while simultaneously using the arts as a vehicle for school renewal. A special focus of the book is the rational for, and…

This paper depicts the origins, operation, and success of the Community Mediation Service established at the University of Hawaii, Manoa in 1979. During the 1970s, a national impetus for change arose out of stresses in the justice system including clogged courts, expensive and lengthy litigation, distrust of lawyers, and dissatisfaction of both…

This supplement summarizes the National Commission on Excellence in Education's final report "A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform" and offers guidelines for citizens interested in forming their own commission on excellence. Resource organizations and publications for local commissions are listed. Theses and recommendations of…

Reprinted from "National Conference on Corporate Urban Programs, National Industrial Conference Board, New York, New York.

MANY OF THE REFERENCES ARE CONCERNED WITH THE THEORETICAL SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEMS. OTHERS ARE DESCRIPTIONS OF ACTION PROGRAMS WHICH HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN RECENT YEARS IN MANY CITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. MANY REFERENCES INCLUDE STUDIES OF CAUSATIVE FORCES WHICH HAVE HELPED TO CREATE THE CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED. A RECURRING THREAD IN THE…

CACEP MEANS "CONTINUING ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM." THE PROJECT IS HELPING THOUSANDS OF NEGRO STUDENTS OF ST. PETERSBURG TO CLOSE THE EDUCATIONAL GAP. THE STUDENTS SPEND MORE TIME IN SCHOOL AND IN AFTER SCHOOL AND SATURDAY SESSIONS UNDER THE COMPETENT INSTRUCTION OF TEACHERS AND VOLUNTEERS. REMEDIAL WORK IS GIVEN IN NEARLY…

DURING THE SUMMER OF 1963 A CONCERTED EFFORT WAS MADE TO CURB THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL DROPOUTS AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF THOSE WHO RETURN TO SCHOOL. THE PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES OF THE CAMPAIGN, WHICH COVERED ONLY TWO SUMMER MONTHS, MIGHT BE CLASSIFIED AS PROMOTIONAL, COUNSELING, REMEDIAL, PREVENTIVE, AND EXPERIMENTAL. METHODS OF IDENTIFYING AND…

THE AUTHOR DEALS WITH THE ROLE OF THE UNIVERSITY IN EDUCATING STUDENTS TO BE CITIZENS AND LEADERS IN OUR URBANIZED SOCIETY. HE SEES URBANIZATION AS BEING DIFFERENT FROM, THOUGH RELATED TO, INDUSTRIALIZATION, AND HE SEES DISTINCT DIFFERENCES IN THE SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL RESPONSES NEEDED TO DEAL WITH THEM. WHILE INDUSTRIALIZATION, THE MAIN FOCUS OF…

This handbook is a practical guide that can be used by an individual, group, or group leader in planning an active role in community development. Major topics covered are organizing the group; purpose and structure of your organization; how to identify the problem; planning an active program to solve a community problem; planning a large meeting…

IN THIS HANDBOOK PROCEDURES FOR THE DESIGNATION, RECOGNITION, AND STRUCTURE OF COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES UNDER SECTIONS 210 AND 211 OF THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ACT, AS AMENDED BY THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AMENDMENTS OF 1967 ARE OUTLINED. ADDITIONAL POLICIES REQUIRED BY THE 1967 AMENDMENTS WILL BE ISSUED IN THE FUTURE. DETAILED TIMETABLES FOR…

This California Video Resources Project (CVRP) newsletter includes information on the advantages and disadvantages of using video tape equipment in organizing community action. In addition to news briefs, information is given on the evaluation of video equipment. Several video tapes are reviewed. (DS)

Over 500 books, monographs, and periodical articles dealing with program evaluation are indexed in this bibliography. The references are presented in the form of a modified Key Word in Context (KWIC) System. This system selects the key words in all titles and presents them in an alphabetical listing which refers the user to another alphabetical…

For citizens who want to participate in practical action to make their communities better places for living, this guide considers numerous approaches for community involvement. It stresses not only comprehensive planning but also the importance of getting action started. A rough order of business is suggested. First, considered are the various…

The Conservation Foundation reported on the experience of a resource development specialist in the state of Massachusetts on the public's growing concern for environmental quality. After tracing the origins of the Massachusetts movement, the report draws upon a variety of specific state experiences to illustrate the commission's growing pains and…

Suggestions are made concerning actions which local Committees on Employment of the Handicapped can engage in to help bring about public acceptance of handicapped persons and, particularly, to encourage more employment of the handicapped. Focused upon are disabled veterans, disabled disadvantaged, severely physically handicapped, mentally…