This field study of a small midwestern town undergoing development suggests that external resources (such as state and federal aid) do not necessarily diminish local decision making if the community has shared values, conflict resolution mechanisms, local issues, and healthy social networks. (SK)

This study explores which work practice and learning worker characteristics relate to different kinds of informal learning. Informal learning is viewed as an integrated process consisting of an interaction process between learning workers and interaction partners and an internal psychological process, leading to an outcome. A sample of 279 police…

Voluntary associations can powerfully contribute to the learning and development of young people and operate in ways that both rely on and extend social capital. In this paper these associations are called "primary supports" because they focus on promoting the learning and development of all young people and because of the presence and ongoing…

Using humor and examples from real-life experience, the book provides advice and information in question-and-answer form for women regarding all aspects of work life in higher education. Chapters cover: graduate school as a rite of passage, and discussions of the demands of graduate study and the commitments required; strategies for finding and…

This issue of the "Early Childhood Bulletin" describes some of the ways in which parents are learning to speak out on behalf of young children and their families being served through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part H early intervention programs. The document consists of four sections in which parents share…

This symposium focused on art education management and saw the first steps taken to build communication networks with professional colleagues in educational leadership positions throughout Arizona. The booklet provides the addresses of the keynote speaker and other invited guests. Speakers include: (1) Thomas A. Hatfield, author and executive…

This symposium focused on art education management and the continuing efforts to build communication networks with professional colleagues in educational leadership positions throughout Arizona. The booklet provides the addresses of the keynote speaker and other invited guests. Opening remarks are made by: Chris Bavasi, Mayor of Flagstaff, AZ;…

This symposium focused on art education management and continuing efforts to strengthen communications with professional colleagues in educational leadership positions throughout Arizona. The booklet provides the addresses of the keynote speaker and other invited guests. Welcoming remarks were made by Edward Groenhout, Dean of Fine Arts at…

Analyzes 116 Navajo senior class students attending Chinle High School on their perceptions of difficulties in migrating from the reservation and adjusting to urban life, Examines four variables related to basic survival skills for successful urban living: mobility, communication, social networking, and money management. (ERB)

Includes descriptions of successful careers in language teaching as told by the professionals themselves and offers suggestions for career adjustment. These include: find role models; get advice; do a self-survey; fantasize about your career; discuss your situation with professional colleagues; network with others at midpoint in their careers to…

Debunks common myths about rurality and rural Australia. Calls for a change in perspective, putting person and place at the center of learning. Local involvement is key to the proposed Centre for Rural Communities, which would promote community sustainability through networking and training. Describes the Rural Women's Programme in Victoria and a…

A network-analytic framework for understanding minority socialization illuminates institutional and ideological forces that hinder access to social capital and institutional support for minority children. Successful socialization goes beyond learning to decode the system: it entails learning to manage life in multiple worlds. (SK)

Traces the interrelations between neighborhood sociocultural factors and adolescents' networks, leisure preferences, and school behavior. The overall conclusion is that both the background variables and most of the network indices correlate with the outcome variables. Results show that time spent with peers indulging in passive leisure consumption…

A new theory of geographical analysis--sociospatial knowledge networks--provides a framework for understanding the social and spatial locations of a community's health knowledge and beliefs. This theory is guiding an ethnographic study of health beliefs, knowledge, and knowledge networks in a diverse rural community at high risk for type-2…

Discusses the historiography of women's education as it relates to the need for marginal groups to becomed involved in networking structures. Offers three frameworks (networking, religion, and money), illustrating ways to make gender more central to educational history. Argues that there is much work to be done in identifying a useful framework…