The purpose of this dissertation was to identify and analyze the social and political factors that affected two school closing decisions in the Cincinnati Public Schools and to develop recommendations for improving the process of making school closing decisions in the future. The procedure for conducting the study involved the preparation of case…

The purpose of this dissertation was to describe processes involved in the development of the East Side Educational Park-Independence High School, East Side Union High School District, San Jose California. Impetus for development of the Educational Park came from the need to develop a system of quality education that would, at the same time,…

This dissertation is based on the author's role as "community consultant" to the Educational Planning Center, Boston Public Schools for three school planning projects: a 5,000 pupil city-wide campus high school in Madison Park, Roxbury; dispersed-site schools for the South End; an elementary school integrated with a new school for the…

The Community-Based Program (CBP) Model was developed to achieve several major goals: 1) to provide learning experiences to children that are functional for them at the time, 2) to emphasize family and community participation and development, 3) to emphasize broad service delivery to the family (as opposed to educational service to one child), and…

In order to develop institutional goals for Spartanburg Technical College by a participatory process which would involve the various constitutencies of the college, two workshops were conducted. The primary purposes of the first workshop were to allow the participants to become familiar with the participatory process of goals development and to…

Focusing on introducing a participatory public television system which would actively serve the specific needs and interests of the community by directly involving the citizens in the station's decision-making process, the experiment examined the relationship of Cattaraugus County, a rural depressed county, to the new public television station…

Over the past two decades, an increasing number of American children are left in self-care after school each day. Parents of these latchkey children often turn to the library as a safe place for their children to go. The purpose of this study was to determine whether public libraries have responded since 1990 to the call put forward by concerned…

In 1988, the East Baton Rouge (Louisiana) Parish School System implemented an education reform plan to reduce mandatory busing by offering a controlled choice plan allowing educational options. Two years later, parent and community involvement in schools has improved and white enrollment has increased. To understand why a few schools have had…

The study is directed to the entry crisis faced by the elderly in moving to institutions for the aged. The Skaalen Sunset Home for the Aging, a 273-bed nursing home located in Stoughton, Wisconsin, was selected as the research site. Initially, a group interview was conducted with members of the Skaalen residents' council of 13 elderly to discuss…

The thesis, which presents an analysis of three Wisconsin citizen participation programs relating to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-500), has identified the adult education role in teaching and applying skills, promoting growth in governmental understanding, assisting in public planning and…

Primarily a study in the anthropology of education, the paper examines: (1) an institution charged with the task of cultural transmission, (2) the immediate sociocultural context of the school, and (3) some major sociocultural phenomena and processes both within the school and the community. This 1970 cultural transition study investigates the…

A case study was conducted in order to explore the working relationships between the administrative staff of Belleville Area College (BAC) in Illinois and the members of its 21 vocational-technical advisory committees. Case study methods included interviews with administrators, supervisors of curriculum areas, and coordinators; attendance at…

Tremont Consolidated Grammar School (Maine) has changed little in the past 50 years. The wisdom of Paulo Freire and other educators shows that student empowerment, critical thinking, and parent involvement are necessary for true education, particularly for oppressed people. An ecological approach to education involves the family, the community,…

In order to determine views held by and toward out of school rural youth in terms of educational and occupational aspirations, alternatives to rice farming, migration propensity, and community participation, a survey was conducted during July, 1977, in Sir-bua, a rice-farming village in northeast Thailand. Utilizing an interview guide and an…

Three basic questions form the focus for this inquiry into the educational decision making process. First, can community groups which are or have been involved in educational issues be identified within local school districts and can they be classified for further inquiry? Secondly, do these groups have influence in educational decisions which are…