This report is part of a series of resource publications designed to provide planners with explicit information for planning, funding, and operating programs. It identifies early start-up considerations and presents alternatives for program design and administration of urban conservation and service corps programs. Many of the principles and…

Presents 39 questions concerning urban design educational programs to be discussed at a workshop. The questions represent five groups: schools with programs, schools wanting to establish programs, practitioners, students, and the AIA committee on urban planning and design. (MA)

Identifies the potential roles of art teachers, urban planners, and community groups in education programs that enable students to understand the built environment. Proposes a new branch of art education that stresses knowledge of the social and political context in which built environments are formed. Stresses the shaping of student…

The National 4-H Urban Program Development Committee's Plan for Action outlines some of the primary concerns of the urban 4-H program. It discusses the need for 4-H in urban areas and the particular relevance of sound program design and delivery in helping urban youth, especially those from low-income families, to find ways to improve their…

West Chester University (Pennsylvania) set up a project designed to meet the seemingly diverse yet very similar needs of teacher education students and inner city children. Prospective teachers must begin to value and effectively serve more diverse populations, and the relationship between campus and the real world needs to be strengthened.…