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Peer reviewedWertz, Dan C.; Bigley, Thomas C., Jr. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1985
An organized task force can create community awareness of the adolescent substance abuse epidemic sweeping across the nation. The purposes, objectives, structure and action-oriented committee activities of the task force are described. (Author/BL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Involvement, Community Role, Drug Abuse
Peer reviewedNettles, Saundra Murray – Education and Urban Society, 1991
Community involvement protects students from the adverse impact of school failure in several ways that are particularly important for African Americans. Issues of program design, informal community involvement, and community contributions to school outcomes merit further study. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Black Community, Black Students
