This handbook was designed for principals, parents, and teachers concerning home-school communication and parent volunteer programs. Contents of the booklet include a section on developing parent leadership in the school through a Parent Advisory Council. Another section deals with educating and communicating with parents and offers suggestions…

Organizational intersections are temporary systems formed when organizational members become interdependent with members in other organizations. The effectiveness of organizational intersections was an important issue for those participating in the Documentation and Technical Assistance in Urban Schools (DTA) Project. Consultants who participated…

Written as a practical manual for human service providers at the local level, this guide discusses the interpersonal nature of coordination, gives historical background on the problems of program coordination at the federal level, and provides a detailed checklist for implementing coordination efforts among local agencies. Proposed techniques are…