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Alaska State-Operated Schools, Anchorage. – 1973
The specific concerns and recommendations that the people of rural Alaska made about their educational system are documented in this report. The major need areas indicated in the reports include bicultural curriculums and bilingual instruction, the relationship between the community and the school, local control and local planning, and the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Biculturalism, Bilingualism, Childhood Needs
Shill, James F. – 1968
The central purpose of this research was to provide vocational educators in general, and agricultural educators in particular, with insights into the occupational aspirations, expectations, and interests of rural male seniors. Specific objectives of the research were (1) to compare occupational aspirations, expectations, and interests of seniors…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Career Choice, Citations (References), Community Influence
McKellar, Peter – 1976
In producing programs and establishing policy criteria for the institutional church in rural Canada, planners must deal with community groups or types in order to maximize the transferability of programs and policies. This paper discusses a two-dimensional typology (social context and social position) based on the belief that there is a real…
Descriptors: Church Programs, Classification, Community, Community Characteristics
Farmer, Ernest – School Business Affairs, 1984
Challenges facing school transportation programs include pressure from community groups for extended service, austerity imposed by conservative county commissions, increasing driver militancy, declining district purchasing power, rapid turnover of drivers, and growing disciplinary problems aboard buses. (MCG)
Descriptors: Community Influence, Discipline Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Fiscal Capacity
Walberg, Herbert J.; Haertel, Geneva D. – Evaluation in Education: An International Review Series, 1984
This review concerns the influences of the community on learning. These influences are numerous and complex, and include family, culture, and local customs. This review analyzes representative cross-sections of the literature within three domains: community constructs, the program literature, and the research literature. (BW)
Descriptors: Community Influence, Community Role, Cultural Influences, Family Influence
Gelin, Michaela N.; Zumbo, Bruno D. – 2003
This study introduced and demonstrated a new methodology for item and test bias studies: moderated differential item functioning (DIF). This technique expands the DIF methodology to incorporate contextual and sociological variables as moderating effects of the DIF. The study explored differential domain functioning (DDF), so that the focus of…
Descriptors: Community Influence, Context Effect, Ecological Factors, Educational Sociology
Christle, Christine A.; Jolivette, Kristine; Nelson, C. Michael – 2000
This brief paper summarizes the current literature concerning youth aggression and violence especially risk, resilience, and prevention. It summarizes risk factors for aggression and violence including child characteristics (e.g., hyperactivity, risk-taking, emotional disturbance), home conditions (e.g., harsh and ineffective parental discipline,…
Descriptors: Aggression, At Risk Persons, Behavior Disorders, Community Influence
Arora, Alka – 2001
This report summarizes findings from a study concerned with Arizona school safety. The survey component highlights safety-related policy information across 300 schools; the interview component highlights school-safety perceptions of 64 staff across 16 schools. Various policies and programs that respond to internal and external threats to school…
Descriptors: Bullying, Community Influence, Conflict Resolution, Crime

Dembo, Richard; And Others – Journal of Drug Education, 1982
Examined the support for, and consequences of, youths' drug involvement in neighborhoods having different degrees of toughness and drug use. Surveyed junior high school students (N=1,045) about their drug use. Found an interactive relationship between neighborhood setting and supports and consequences of drug involvement. (JAC)
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Influence, Delinquency Prevention, Drug Abuse

Gillespie, Ardyth Harris – Journal of Nutrition Education, 1981
Presents a model for studying and developing school nutrition education programs and better understanding potential influences on children's current nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. Focuses on three environments (home and family, school, community) and the change process as influenced by nutrition education programs. (Author/DC)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Influence, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education

Harper, William – Quest, 1980
In order for graduate programs to be considered genuine, four conditions need to be met: academic quality, time to fiddle, a baggy idea of truth, and a sense of community. (JN)
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Community Influence, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking

Bers, Trudy Haffron – Journal of Politics, 1980
Focuses on two aspects of governance and policy: the electoral process by which community college trustees are selected and the responsiveness of colleges to their communities as manifested by their programs. Available from Journal of Politics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Board Candidates, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Community Influence

Peshkin, Alan – Curriculum Inquiry, 1977
Information collected through firsthand observations, interviews, and questionnaires from such sources as administrators, teachers, students, board members, and other community members is the base of a study of the relationship between school and community in a rural setting. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Influence, Community Role, Educational Objectives

Roberts, Dennis C. – New Directions for Student Services, 1993
Looks at the historical roots of the student affairs profession for insight about the value of community. Examines different conceptualizations, institutional evidence, and artifacts of community. Describes ways in which community can be fostered within the college environment through the use of diversity, faculty, and professional work. (RJM)
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, College Environment, Community Characteristics, Community Influence

Covert, James R. – Canadian Journal of Education, 1993
The role of the local community in setting moral standards for the public schools and professional standards for Canadian teachers is studied by reviewing some court cases. It is suggested that public school teachers may best protect their human rights by asserting professional status through collective bargaining and peer review. (SLD)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Collective Bargaining, Community Influence, Court Litigation