Nine separate articles in an illustrated booklet present opinions on the evolving relationship of schools and communities in the United States and abroad. Several ideals or models of community in the past and present are described. It is noted that the concept of community, while just coming into its own in education, still faces serious problems.…

Suggestions on how community resources can be organized and made available for both formal education activities and residents of a community are provided. Six categories of community resource learning experiences are examined, consisting of study strips, resource persons, community services, community resource maps, community surveys, and camping…