Abstracts of 12 documents in the ERIC system focus on the varieties of community schools. Topics covered include shared facilities, legal matters, and a discussion of the philosophical assumptions and attitudes underlying the community education movement. One document contains mainly Canadian entries, and two are literature reviews. (MLF)

This publication presents 22 annotated items from the ERIC collection on community schools. The literature reviewed covers such topics as development of a community education program, the role of the community school director, year-round community schools, financing community education, the community education curriculum, and community education…

This chapter in "The Best of the Best of ERIC" contains 15 annotations of documents and journal articles on community education, all of which are indexed on the ERIC system. Materials on the philosophy of community education, community school directors and coordinators, curriculum, evaluation, and other topics are annotated. (DS)

The bibliography on community schools contains 169 entries arranged alphabetically by author or source according to type of publication: books and special reports (90 entries), journal articles and conference proceedings (52 entries), dissertations and theses (24 entries), and annotated bibliographies (3 entries). Scattered entries were published…

By making educational opportunities available to all segments of society, the community school narrows the gap between "in school" experience and "real world" experience. This analysis of the research outlines the history and implementation of the community school concept and its relationship to that of community education. Ways to insure full…

This annotated bibliography includes summaries of 15 articles and reports dealing with the joint use of buildings and facilities by schools and other public or private organizations. An introductory section describes the historical origins and development of the joint occupancy concept and examines the various economic and philosophical arguments…

This index catalogs materials contained in the library of the Mid-Atlantic Center for Community Education at the University of Virginia. This library houses a professional reference collection of specialized publications, studies, reports, audiovisual materials, and other information related to the philosophy of community education and the…

This bibliography of 219 numbered entries is limited to Canadian works. However, section 4, "Bibliographies," will provide leads to useful information from the United States. Section 1, "Community Schools/Community Education," includes the more comprehensive works and material about particular Canadian community schools,…

The bibliography provides access to some of the latest research findings or developments in community education. Thirty-nine documents and 47 journal articles published between 1956 and 1973 (with the majority between 1969 and 1973) are cited. The citations and abstracts have appeared in "Research in Education" and in "Current Index…

This booklet is the sixth in a series that examines community school centers. This compendium of resources for planning community school centers contains information on published materials, organizations and associations, and a geographical listing of community school centers. The materials include recent literature on community school centers and…

The trend toward community use of school space is influenced by the financial wisdom of extending the use of large, centrally located, and well-equipped, public buildings. When more services can share the same facility, taxpayer savings are greater and community access is easier. Different approaches that communities and educators have taken to…

An update of the initial bibliography, published in 1976 and covering 1965-1975, this bibliography confines itself to school-and community-related items published in Australia, the United States, Great Britain, and Canada between 1975 and 1977. Categories, arranged systematically A-Z with each item listed alphabetically by author/title within each…

This bibliography is divided into eight subsections. The first section lists articles on community schools and schools without walls. The second encompasses the effects of alternative education. Student attitudes, academic achievement, and parental reaction are some of the variables assessed in the articles in this section. The third section is on…

This paper reviews the literature on the noneducational impacts of rural schools on their communities and provides an annotated bibliography of sources. Taken as a whole, the literature suggests that the school-community relationship is multifaceted. Community schools have positive economic impacts related to local employment, retail sales, and…

This annotated bibliography focuses on topics relevant to developing practical applications for community schools--that is, for schools committed to broad community education and involvement. The 192 titles selected have been grouped under 10 characteristics of the ideal community school: (1) community-related curriculum, (2) involvement of…