A class at the University of the Pacific is learning how loneliness can be turned into a positive experience; home economics students are learning how to manage a household and a budget in a housing project apartment; and a gourmet restaurant operated by students is open to the community. (Author/MLF)

The Northern Indian California Education Project, established in 1971, has pilot programs in 6 schools which reach out to 24 additional schools. The article lists project goals, the implementation of these goals, accomplishments, and available materials. (KM)

This multidisciplinary multi-period community-based environmental curriculum blends the academic traditions of the humanities and the sciences, namely: social sciences, language art skills, and the physical and life sciences. The centralizing theme of the program is directed toward defining environmentally related problems utilizing the community…

The purpose of the project was to identify common curricular needs among seven small contiguous midwestern school districts by means of parallel needs assessments conducted independently by each district. Operating under a state finance plan in which school spending is tied directly to student enrollment and faced with a decreasing number of…

The Milwaukee Public Schools, upon the completion of the second year of their environmental education project, report the evaluation of the eight component parts that make up the project. The components are: Teacher Leadership Workshop; Inservice Workshops; Curriculum Development Workshop; Open-End Grant Program; Field Trips Pilot Project; Student…

This document is both an interim evaluation report and application for the continued funding of the Milwaukee Public Schools' environmental education program. The project is a comprehensive environmental education program which has developed into the Master Plan for Environmental Education intended to prevade the K-12 curriculum. The evaluation…

The document was developed to help districts in the planning and carrying out of successful programs for disadvantaged pupils. It provides a rationale for curriculum development as it relates to the disadvantaged, directed to administrators, curriculum workers, and teachers. The three compensatory education priorities are reading, mathematics, and…

Successful bilingual programs depend on some understanding of the language situation involved, the possible strategies of bilingual education, the effects of these strategies, the assessment of community desires, the best ways to find and train teachers, the method of evaluating curriculum, the effect of learning styles, and the possibilities of…

The specific objective of this applied research project was to evaluate practical formulas for community-guided education in 5 native communities in the Canadian North. The projects, launched at the Man in the North Inuvik Conference (1970), involved the adults of these communities in the educational process as special education committees and…

Against a background of declining student performance and fragmented programs, the Oakland (California) Unified School District reorganized its reading programs and instructional support personnel. This included reorganization of the central office, new positions, and a new department of curriculum and instruction. An instructional strategy…

Guidelines for starting a public school adult education program are presented and discuss the collection of basic data on community characteristics, community involvement, program administration and funding, curriculum, teacher hiring, program-school relationship, enrollment, policies, and community advisory board. (LH)

This article, which was inspired by results obtained from the use of neighborhood resources as an integral part of children's school learning experiences, presents an approach to social studies for preschool and primary children. (RH)

Argues that girls must be assisted in relating their education to serious, long-term careers; boys must be helped to prepare for the changed roles that men will have in the future. Ways to help include career awareness, classroom environment, parental and community involvement, and curriculum development. (CT)

The implications for health education of 10 years of surveys about public reaction toward teacher preparation, curriculum development and teacher student relationships are summarized. Recommendations based on survey results are offered. (JMF)

Five sets of suggestions are given: (1) phases the community must go through in changing to metrics; (2) tips for schools; (3) guidelines for teachers; (4) activities for elementary schools; and (5) activities for secondary schools. (MK)