Reports on a continuing study, initiated in 1977, of the experience of Vietnamese refugees who settled as fisherfolk in communities on the Gulf Coast, primarily in West Florida. Focuses particularly on the refugees' relationships to established local fishing interests. (Author/MK)

The Institute for Mediation and Conflict Resolution (IMCR) was established as a means of resolving community disputes by applying the mediation techniques used in labor-management conflicts. The major emphases of the IMCR are on ad-hoc mediation, the building of dispute settlement systems, and mediation and negotiation training. (JCD)

Proposes a framework for community sustainability that involves promotion of life-affirming interconnectedness, environmental learning that helps build the civic commons, and critical reflection and dialogue. (Contains 20 references.) (SK)

Rural intentional communities withdraw from mainstream urban space, rejecting its materialism and consumption. In creating their own places in the countryside, they produce new spaces of rurality. Constructions of rurality by intentional communities can be perceived as "out of place" by local populations. This article draws on a wider…

This article provides a community relations professional the rationale and background regarding the use of Universal Instructional Design in classrooms. It also provides community relations specialists with a communication plan for educating the public on Universal Instructional Design via a teaching and modeling approach. Results of a recent…

This case study contributes to a small but growing literature on African American educational leadership. Previous studies have shown that, building on a history of segregated schools for Black students staffed by Black teachers in which strong school-family-community relations were essential for the survival of their schools, Black principals…

The use of volunteers in many types of services and programs may expand in the foreseeable future and libraries should keep certain principles in mind in using them. (AB)

Megan's law enables law enforcement to notify communities when convicted sex offenders reside in their neighborhoods. Investigates community members', law enforcement officials', and law students' attitudes toward community notification and other child abuse prevention measures. The groups significantly differed in support of Megan's Law and…

Maintains that, in children's theater, it is the responsibility of an individual theater to engage and educate its community, enact policies detailing its moral and ethical standards, and let the community know (via brochures, displays, etc.) what type of children's theater it produces. (SR)

The educational environment, curriculum, and learners are interdependent. Students learn more effectively in intriguing environments that provide multiple sensory experiences, dynamic problems without singular answers, and contact with people outside school. Needs of teachers, students, and community shape school learning cultures. (Contains 10…

The concept of car sharing is gaining ground on college campuses in the US, where parking and congestion are among the most problematic issues for administrators. There is a growing group of institutions that are turning to car-sharing companies like Zipcar and Flexcar in an effort to save money, free up parking spaces, and improve community…