Describes a comprehensive plan whereby citizens can become involved actively in the affairs of their community through district advisory councils, citywide advisory committees for special areas of concern, and a citywide citizens assembly. (Author/DN)

Discusses the importance of process evaluation in planning and improving community education programs. Offers a model for process evaluation and provides an example of how that model might be applied to a hypothetical community education program. (JG)

Presents a community visioning model that represents an attempt to provide a proactive, future-oriented planning model. The process includes developing shared purposes, detailing a broad-based vision, organizing it into themes, and developing a broader vision for each theme. (JOW)