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Youngerman, Stephenson S., Jr. – 1972
This report presents a model for participation by the community, teachers, and administrators in the decisionmaking process. The report tells how the Boise, Idaho, school district used a systems approach to set up a decentralized decisionmaking system. The duties of various persons in the system (with emphasis on the importance of the role of the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Boards of Education, Community Involvement
Meyers, James; And Others – 1976
The concept of public marketing presents a strategy for the systems approach to community development that would facilitate the community decision making process via improved communication. Basic aspects of the social marketing process include: (1) product policy; (2) channels of distribution; (3) pricing (perceived price vs quality and quantity…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Development, Community Involvement, Decision Making
Wheelock, Gerald C.; And Others – 1979
In August of 1978 the Southern Rural Development Center (SRDC) published an annotated bibliography on Education Needs Projection and Rural Development; this synthesis paper follows that bibliography and is intended to relate some of the useful applications derived from the survey of the literature. Five papers are included in the synthesis. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, Communications, Community Involvement
College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME. – 1994
The College of the Atlantic (COA) developed a broad-based, interdisciplinary curriculum in ecological policy and community planning and decision-making that incorporates two primary computer-based tools: ARC/INFO Geographic Information System (GIS) and STELLA, a systems-dynamics modeling tool. Students learn how to use and apply these tools…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Planning, Computer Software, Cooperative Programs
Lusthaus, Evelyn W.; And Others – 1975
As the problems encountered by big city school systems have increased, the educational establishment has come under sharp attack in some part because professional educators have unilaterally made far reaching decisions, insulated from public scrutiny. In order to voice opposition to these decisions, some community members have begun to form new…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Community Organizations
Butler, Lorna Michael; Coppedge, Robert O. – 1986
A guide for community leaders, extension staff, and community or rural development practitioners outlines the evolution of a regional training model for community-based problem solving in rural areas experiencing economic decline. The paper discusses the model's underlying concepts and implementation process and includes descriptions of four…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Change, Community Development, Community Involvement