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Download full textMiller, Paul A. – 1969
The concept of education has been changing; "human development" is a more accurate description of what we do. Turbulences in society which have the greatest bearing on the future of continuing education include the failure of the United States in distributing social goods; changes in the nature of administration; modern communications which extend…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Problems, Community Programs, Conferences
COVELLO, LEONARD
HIGHLIGHTED IN THESE REMARKS ARE THE EXPERIENCES OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL, A COMMUNITY-CENTERED SCHOOL IN EAST HARLEM, FROM ITS BEGINNINGS IN 1934 TO THE PRESENT. AT THE OUTSET, A COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL WAS FORMED TO DEAL WITH PROBLEMS OF CITIZENSHIP, PARENT EDUCATION, RACE, AND JUVENILE AID, AND, AT ONE POINT IN THE SCHOOL'S HISTORY,…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Problems, Community Programs, Ethnic Groups
Morrison, Lionel – 1976
The aim of this study was to establish from blacks themselves (the term "blacks" is used throughout the report as a collective for Asians, West Indians and Africans) answers to the following questions: why they left their country of origin, why they settled where they did, what were their expectations, what were and are their chances for…
Descriptors: Blacks, Community Involvement, Community Problems, Community Programs
Tompkins, Rachel B.; And Others – 1976
This paper describes what has happened in Cleveland, Ohio, over the past 18 months as various community leaders and organizations have focused on a possible court order to desegregate the city schools. It focuses on the actions and reactions of various groups and the specific activities undertaken to prepare the community. The paper notes several…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Attitudes, Community Education, Community Involvement
Butler, Lorna Michael; Coppedge, Robert O. – 1986
A guide for community leaders, extension staff, and community or rural development practitioners outlines the evolution of a regional training model for community-based problem solving in rural areas experiencing economic decline. The paper discusses the model's underlying concepts and implementation process and includes descriptions of four…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Change, Community Development, Community Involvement
ACTION, Washington, DC. – 1972
This report endorses the concept of student volunteer programs and suggests that the high school and community organize their authority and resources to establish such programs. If both community needs and interested students exist, then the high school can coordinate individual projects into a coherent program to eliminate duplicated efforts, to…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Problems, Community Programs, Cooperative Programs
Durkin, Mary C.; And Others – 1969
In this teacher's guide for grade 2, three common types of communities--farming, commuting, and urban--are presented for study. The curriculum's objectives, 11 key concepts taken up in grades 1-8, and a list of 20 behavioral objectives to be attained by the end of grade 2 are given. The year's program is organized into three units: (1) "Community…
Descriptors: Community, Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Cooperation
