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Download full textMeiller, Larry R.; Broom, Glen M. – 1976
This systems theory study dealt with communication in community consensus building. Elected officials, community leaders, and a sample of citizens in three rural Wisconsin communities were interviewed about community problems. One community served as a control group; the other two communities received feedback reports based on the survey results.…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Problems, Community Relations, Community Study
McMurtry, Gene – Extension Service Review, 1971
Urges the development of community leaders whose performance can skillfully and sensitively deal with the needs of the community. (Author/JB)
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Leaders, Community Problems, Community Study
Draze, Dianne; Conroy, Sonsie, Ed. – 1988
This booklet presents a guide for primary students studying a community. Students are to become aware of the many aspects of their community which make it unique. A variety of educational experiences are included with ideas for group lessons, group projects, individual projects, learning centers, and worksheets. All activities are open-ended so…
Descriptors: Community, Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Problems
Nehnevajsa, Jiri – 1971
The Pittsburgh Goals Study about which this speech centers is SO 004 019. Issues identified by the leaders questioned which seem particularly crucial for the next five years in the development of Pittsburgh are: pollution control; public welfare system; drug problem; health services; low cost housing; rapid transit. Two more issues, Metropolitan…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Change, Community Cooperation, Community Leaders
Adams, Charles F.; Davison, Ronald G. – 1990
The rationale for conducting a community survey to obtain information on a specific problem or issue for local school board policy formation is illustrated in this case study. A survey mailed to 10 percent of all district households in a small midwestern city yielded a 31 percent response rate. Survey analysis was utilized by the school board to…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Community Attitudes, Community Planning, Community Problems
Western Center for Drug-Free Schools and Communities. – 1990
The Drug Impact Index provides a set of indicators designed to determine the extent of the local drug problem in a community. Each indicator includes a technical note on the data sources, a graph showing comparative statistics on that indicator for the Portland area and for the State of Oregon, and brief remarks on the implications of the data.…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Problems, Community Study, Community Surveys
Durkin, Mary C.; And Others – 1969
In this teacher's guide for grade 2, three common types of communities--farming, commuting, and urban--are presented for study. The curriculum's objectives, 11 key concepts taken up in grades 1-8, and a list of 20 behavioral objectives to be attained by the end of grade 2 are given. The year's program is organized into three units: (1) "Community…
Descriptors: Community, Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Cooperation
