Shared leadership among members of a home, school, and community partnership is an idealistic goal that sounds good in theory but can be very difficult to achieve. Based on a review of the literature on issues in collaboration and applied research conducted by the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, this paper examines the importance of…

This report focuses on service and service-learning in high schools. The report compares data from 1984 research with information from two studies of service and service-learning completed in 1997. The data suggest that community service and service-learning in 1984 was available in slightly more than one-quarter of all high schools (primarily to…

The partnership described focuses on a severe problem with environmental pollution at Akwesasne, the Mohawk reservation situated along the St. Lawrence River, at the juncture of New York, Quebec, and Ontario. Industries are located along the river and its tributaries and in past years have discharged PCBs (and other toxins) into the waterways in…

The Community Education Program has created a series of publications detailing successful local community education programs that have dealt with specific problem areas such as citizen participation, child abuse, and programs for dropouts. This document presents the Upper Arlington, Ohio community education program that addressed use of excess…

This planning guide can serve as the basis for innovative Law Day observances all over the United States. The guide offers suggestions for programs for schools and people in the community, as well as creative ways to reach the media. It also presents resources and ideas for conveying how the United States Constitution restrains unlawful arrests,…

The conviction that democratic government rests on an informed electorate was the basis for establishing a free public-school system and State universities. The swift changes in our social and economic life and the complex nature of modern problems require educational facilities beyond the usual programs for children and youth. The agencies of…

Author stressed that there is no blueprint for educational administration. Each administration should be custom made according to a board's unique needs. (Editor/RK)

In Gainesville, Florida, Project CIRCLE (Cooperatively Involved Resources for Children in Low Income Environments), a model preschool center, developed an inservice training program for early childhood teachers in the school system, and involved parents and community consultants in the education of preschoolers. (CS)

Describes a community program in which volunteers, from nine-year-old girl scouts to eighty-year-old retired citizens, assist in preparing materials for the local school's science classes. (JR)

Sets forth some basic assumptions which are tied into past educational programs and research, touches on some sensitive theoretical notions regarding training programs, and presents recommendations on directions and goals for educating blacks in cities. (Author/JM)

Describes a program of educational improvement wherein the community and teacher interacted to save precious time in the classroom and enhanced the relationship of parents and educators. (RK)

Describes the establishment of two middle schools in Alachua County, Florida, and the processes involved thus far, as an abbreviated case study in middle school development. (Author)

Article by the Regional Development Section, United Nations, deals with the relationship between community development and government, at the national and local levels. Includes a section on the manner in which community development and broad policies of social institutional reform are interrelated, using land reform as a case in point. (Author/DR)

Paper presented at the TESOL Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 1971. (VM)