American Indian rejection of the assimilation process coupled with recent positive Office of Educational Opportunity (OEO) experiences have given birth to new Indian ideologies which encompass regeneration of the internal forces in the Indian community. Local control of education provides the key to regenerative action and total development,…

The cable television decision-making process in Cincinnati, Ohio between 1969 and 1974 was investigated in detail. Data were obtained primarily through a series of open-ended interviews with various decision-making praticipants, including members of a Task Force on Urban Cable Communications, members of the city council and municipal agencies,…

An alternative form of schooling in a metropolitan community is projected in scenario form, tracing the school-life activities of a fictional 1978 high school junior. The conceptual model is of an open community which allows the student to move freely about in the world of work, integrating academic learning with a variety of placement experiences…

Educational planners face a difficult task of providing quality education to large masses of urban students in the face of decreased revenues, soaring costs, shifting populations, and changing educational programs. Project Simu-School is intended to provide an action-oriented organizational and functional framework necessary for tackling the…

This report describes an administrator training program model in which a district-selected trainee and a practicing school administrator in an extern-intern approach work closely with the university and the local school system. Under this system, a trainee would enter a planned administrator training program at an approved institution of higher…

An overview of the problems of rural health delivery is presented in this booklet along with selected plans and models for delivery of services in certain rural areas of the nation. Health care is described in terms of the rural situation, insurance, rural health care systems, developing a model, and elements of the model. Thirteen models being…

Due to the excitement and enthusiasm shown by teachers, students, and community members participating in a summer school program, the Novato Unified School District, California, has compiled this sourcebook to guide others in developing a similar program. In 1969 and 1970 the school district established a multi-graded conservation education summer…

Intended as a simple, economical method of needs assessment, this model presents four primary tasks: goal definition, program assessment, needs identification, and decision-making. Each step is explained in detail and sample instruments, preplans, goals, and questionnaire items are given. The needs assessment concept is defined as a blending of…

The program described involves the city school district, the university, the local community, and the teachers association. (IRT)

Examines a series of hypotheses related to the "gap" between what a community desires of its schools and the school board's response to those desires. (Author/IRT)

Efforts to measure the quality of life in cities have emphasized comparisons among different places. This is useful for citizens and businesses but not for communities. The advice of local residents must be sought to develop community-oriented measures which define the quality of life in terms of the local context. (VM)

Over the last quarter of the 20th century, the counselor role moved substantially from one that focused primarily on remediation to one that focused on prevention. This chapter discusses the possible move toward a third role shift focusing on a developmental framework. The shift to this developmental focus rests on the premise that counselors need…

There is considerable literature to indicate that mentoring relationships support the healthy development of children and youth by reducing risky behaviors, and the number of mentoring programs has increased dramatically in recent years. This California Research Bureau report examines the research literature evaluating the effectiveness of…

A short history of the Community Free School, the relationship of scattered schools to the pedagogical model, a presentation of the substance of the study, and its results and conclusions. (DM)

Provides case studies or exemplary models of counselors who are able to draw on their professional skills to cope with the extra demands made on their time by administrators. Provides practical strategies for communicating to administrators the need for school counselors to counsel. (RC)