This study sought to investigate the impact of an English as a second language methodology course in which we asked pre-service teachers (PSTs) to visit the communities served by their field placement schools for their mentored teaching practices in a linguistic community walk project. We aimed to understand the impact of a linguistic community…

Effective social work practice with Aboriginal peoples and communities requires knowledge of operational communication skills and practice methods. In addition, there is also a need for practitioners to be aware of the history surrounding white engagement with Aboriginal communities and their cultures. Indeed, the Australian Association of Social…

This article provides a guide to the utilization of community resources in the teaching of law related subjects and proposes a ten day field trip for student examination of these resources. (DE)

The home economics department of the California State University at Long Beach recently developed a unique centralized field experience system coordinating community resources that could easily be adapted for use by other universities. (Author/BP)

Reports on one effort to help teachers utilize their local community resources in the educational programs of the local schools. From a list of over 400 participating business and industrial firms and individuals, teachers receive only those names for which they have immediate curricular need. (Author/WM)

Cooperation with industry can bring about good programs for out-of-school experiences when it meets the needs of the students. (GB)

Describes an alternative career education program for high school seniors where independent study contracts send students into the community to explore careers and seek information as volunteer workers. (DW)

Description of a project developed by the Program for Action by Citizens for Education (PACE) in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. (SP)

Despite strong support for the concept of partnership, 93% of local parks and recreation directors surveyed in northeastern Ohio did not have current links with colleges and universities. Systemic forces such as institutional inertia, lack of partnership-building information, and insufficient or unclear motivational factors may play pivotal roles…

The manual is designed to encourage school districts to use community resources to expand educational opportunities for gifted students. Suggestions for planning such community enrichment programs address locating and screening resources, developing community relationships, and integrating resources into the instructional program. Examples of ways…

The course described was planned to give students preparing to become community health nurses a sound basis for nursing practice as well as provide them with a systematic approach toward assessing the community, mobilizing existing health resources, cooperating with other professionals, and utilizing existing resources. (AJ)

The document presents an outline for a high school legal education program which emphasizes field experiences. The program is called the American Legal System Satellite Center, and is designed to provide students with experiential knowledge of the functions, procedures, and facets of law; to expose them to a wide range of law-related career…