Universities and community telecenters have somewhat parallel missions in society. These include the generation, storage and diffusion of knowledge and information. Yet, in most developing countries where telecenters strive to be demand-driven, universities are seldom perceived as relevant to telecenters sustainability. Focusing especially on…

This guidebook is designed to provide teachers, schools, parents, and other community leaders with the needed ideas, strategies, and resources to combine service learning and character education in meaningful educational activities for children and young people. The booklet contains seven short sections that provide an overview of character…

Community colleges--with their link between culture and community--are natural places for citizen involvement in the American Bicentennial celebration. Activities already undertaken by some junior colleges include the recording of local histories, workshops for teachers, art shows, readers' theaters, and folk science lectures. (Author/NHM)

This report on a 4-month survey was made to assist in the academic planning for the urban (Buffalo) campus of Erie Community College. The Office of Institute Research reviewed current literature and (by interview, questionnaire, and group discussion) sought opinions from educators, businessmen, community leaders, and students. It collected data on…

One of the most difficult school-community relation problems relates to the principal's involvement with the teachers and parents of the area. Poor communication and limited time are chief contributors to the problem and improvement requires a firm plan of operation. Here are eight ideas that can be utilized in developing a program of effective…

Describes the partnership between the Dallas Independent School District and local citizens that came about because of an editorial that advised that education must become an obsession to reduce student pregnancy, drug abuse, and dropouts. Discusses factors that have contributed to the success of the program. (JOW)

A school district's efforts to implement selected aspects of research on effective schools as part of a five-year plan for instructional improvement are summarized. The selection of goals, and development and implementation of school-level plans are described. Advantages and disadvantages of the school-level approach are discussed. (MT)

Across the country, groups of people who often haven't worked together previously are combining their talents and resources to improve outcomes for children and youth. They often form groups called collaboratives. This packet provides some guidance for what makes such collaborative efforts successful and what gets in the way. It is designed as an…

Service learning has been defined as the integration of service with academic growth. It is a method through which young people learn and develop through active participation in thoughtfully organized service experiences. Service learning programs are individualized and unique, and to duplicate one program or to expect the same effects from one…

Some of the persisting community relations problems of school districts probably can be attributed in part to the failure of school people to recognize that laymen are neither able to understand nor willing to accept what they consider to be strange goings-on in the schools'' simply because these are endorsed by educators. (Author)

Discusses the community-based approach used in the Corning-Elmira, NY, area to address the concerns of career education and the problems caused by economics and changes in employment patterns. (JOW)

Presents a theoretical model of internal-external communications and an example of an implementation procedure based on that model. (Author/IRT)

Community involvement should be dynamically and persistently cultivated: it can enhance the learning of the student and is crucial to the continuing support of the public schools. Suggests seven planning phases that might be helpful toward developing effective community involvement. (Author/RK)

Discusses development of community mentoring structures to increase the educational and vocational success of students. Explains the three essential features of successful mentoring: (1) comprehensive, ongoing representation; (2) training; and (3) coordinated service provision. (DB)