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Niebuhr, Herman, Jr. – 1967
The basic issue of the university's role as a pluralistic enterprise with responsibilities to the academic and outside communities has been settled; only the terms of the social contract continue to be refined. A balance must be found among conflicting sets of pressures generated by the pace of change and the growing tendency to regard all events…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Problems, Educational Objectives, Higher Education
Vera, Elizabeth M. – 2000
To initiate a primary prevention program in a Midwestern urban community consisting primarily of Chicanos, needs were assessed by conducting focus group meetings with school administrators, teachers, parents, and children in a public school setting. In each student focus group, 8-10 children were selected from a seventh-grade classroom, an…
Descriptors: Aspiration, At Risk Persons, Community Involvement, Community Problems