The author followed five primary (elementary) schools over three years as they responded to and began to recover from the 2010-2011 earthquakes in and around the city of Christchurch in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. The purpose was to capture the stories for the schools themselves, their communities, and for New Zealand's historical…

(Purpose) This study assessed the integration of community services and research through the livelihood needs assessment of a countryside in the Philippines particularly Sitio Malanas, Lettac Sur, Santol, La Union as basis of the actions in addressing the needs. Specifically, the livelihood situation and needs were determined and proposed actions…

An initial task in starting a program of community services is to plan to develop and prepare fo offer a program designed to achieve the purposes and goals of the college. The procedures used to analyze the expectations and needs may be as varied as the final programs, but there are certain basic considerations which are common to them all. These…

Brooks Farm is an independent Black farming community unique in the Mississippi Delta. A community case study shows that, despite declining population and resources, Brooks Farm has drawn on the strength of its traditional institutions (family, churches, civic groups) to sustain community life and to continue to provide services to the elderly,…

Discusses the potential benefits to a community of increased coordination between educational policy-makers and city government leaders, then examines some of the political factors that aided and hindered such cooperation in one city studied by the author. (JG)

Several extensive studies were carried out to determine deficiencies in community resources which hinder the elderly population in their desire to live independently. The first study delineated the perceived needs of the population and presented an overview of currently available resources. The needs found greatly exceeded the available resources.…

AN EXPERIMENT WAS CONDUCTED IN MOBILIZING COLLEGE STUDENTS FOR SUMMER ASSISTANCE IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY PROGRAMS. APPROXIMATELY 100 STUDENT VOLUNTEERS WERE CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE ON THE BASES OF THEIR STABILITY, MATURITY, ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE, AND DEDICATION. THEY WERE PLACED IN SIX AREAS WHERE COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY ACTION…

Relates how Pima Community College was selected to assess the health, education, and welfare needs of South Tucson, Arizona. Describes the use of an advisory committee; panels for health, education, and welfare; interviews with selected residents; and a survey of service agencies. Enumerates study findings and recommendations. (AYC)

The outline to conducting a community survey delineates the kinds of information and data about a community of significance to the adult educator--the history and community setting, the people, economic structure, and functional operations. Each topic is subdivided into what to study, sources of information, and implications for adult educators.…

To be effective the community college must meet community needs. Before these needs can be met, they must be systematically identified. Their identification, however, hinges on an appropriate definition of community. Prior to presenting methods for identifying community needs, the problems surrounding the defining of "community" are explored. The…

This study investigates the planned and unplanned events and processes of the social impact of a new town on the suburban county in which it is located. The dialectic of planned and unplanned impacts is analyzed in the institutional areas of government, services, education, transportation, housing, leisure and employment. (BT)

During the Man in the North (MIN) conference on community development, held at Inuvik in 1970, one of the most important issues for the northern native people is the community center. The report is a study of a northern community center done by a team of 3 architects and their Inuit associate. The report discusses an approach to assure, in the…

Includes five administrative phases'' and nine steps followed in conducting a community survey. (SP)

This study applied a systems-based theoretical framework for analyzing community functioning to investigate differences in the functioning of a black and white community and to determine whether apparent deficits in the black community may be attributed to institutional racism. Data consisted of an inventory of existing community resources and a…