More districts realize that communicating in a clear and engaging way with stakeholders about everything from the district's overall education vision to scholastic and extracurricular success stories can go a long way toward enlisting broad community support. And although face-to-face communications are still important, technology provides a…

General guidelines to develop community support of children's programs are presented within a conceptual framework. General design features include planning, development, and implementation. Specific tasks are identified and a planning guide is provided. (Author/DB)

The author discusses why an advisory vocational committee (AVC) is a necessary tool within the Ontario (Canada) school system and within the community. Also examines the importance of establishing an ongoing channel of communication among AVCs within provinces to the Canadian Vocational Association. (CT)

BASED ON A NATIONAL RANDOM PROBABILITY SAMPLE OF 180 SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH 150 OR MORE PUPILS, DRAWN BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, FOUR CRITERION VARIABLES WERE DEFINED AS INDICES OF SCHOOL-COMMUNITY RELATIONS--(1) UNDERSTANDING, THE DEGREE TO WHICH INFORMED OBSERVERS SIMILARLY PERCEIVE SCHOOL-COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS, (2) QUIESCENCE, THE DEGREE TO…

FOUR TECHNICAL STUDIES OF A NINE-YEAR RESEARCH PROJECT ARE CONDENSED TO OUTLINE PRIMARY FACTORS IN THE FIELD OF SCHOOL-COMMUNITY RELATIONS, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ENLISTMENT OF PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS. EACH SUMMARY REPORT INCLUDES--(1) A SHORT INTRODUCTION DESCRIBING THE PURPOSE OF THE PARTICULAR STUDY, THE THEORETICAL…

The results of a seminar in which representatives from Australia, New Zealand, and eight Asian countries discussed interdisciplinary research in education are presented. Types of interdisciplinary research were identified, and the conditions necessary for its development were examined. The recent impetus toward interdisciplinary research has…

The papers gathered here are designed to provide a foundation of background information for those charged with the responsibility of formulating school district goals regarding cable television (CATV) and of obtaining the necessary cooperation from the local CATV franchise operators to reach these goals. The position of the National Education…

This paper addresses the issue of community relations through a presentation given by the four members of the school board and administration of a medium-sized school district in Salem, Oregon. Community relations is defined as two-way communications between a school district and the public. Public feedback is necessary for improvement of…