This is a program of investigation into a community and differs from other composition courses where the research is done in the library. (RB)

Describes an applied community development course at a junior college, which involves a comprehensive social analysis of the community to determine leadership patterns, organizational structures, and community needs, and which involves students in the practical application of sociological theories and research methods. Provides a course outline.…

Recommends that students conduct ethnographic studies of language in their own communities. Emphasizes that the focus ought to be conventions of speaking and writing, as well as conventions that govern the conduct, the "texts," of a culture. (RAE)

This document contains eight newsletters prepared by the Minnesota Social History Project (MSHP), an experimental curriculum project in local social history. The newsletters offer classroom exercises, participant suggestions, and supportive essays designed for teachers working with the MSHP. The premise of the project is that "American history can…