This document provides a working definition of youth development based on existing theories and discussions, and crafts a strong case for strengthening the role of the non-school voluntary sector in promoting youth development. Part I of this three-part report focuses on this working definition of youth development, examining the need for such a…

The Youth Crisis Network (YCN) is an alliance of human service agencies and school systems located in northwestern Connecticut that share a mutual concern about suicidal youth and other youth in crisis. The YCN provides system networking, coordination, collaboration, and advocacy aimed at developing quality services for youth at risk and youth in…

This document uses data from 112 communities that have surveyed 9th- through 12th-grade students with "Search Institute Profiles of Student Life: Attitudes & Behaviors" to examine the way youth experience their community's strengths and how these factors contribute to youth development. A section on study highlights identifies six key findings:…

A critical national problem facing the United States is the steady decline in voting of the citizenry. Surveys of the 44 largest public school systems from across the country and of 100 corporations from the Fortune 500 group as well as individual interviews and roundtable discussions with teachers, executives, members of Congress, local and state…

The final report of a program offering community-based mentorships for secondary level gifted and talented students contains information on 11 model projects located in the West, Midwest, and Northeast. Offered is a rationale for the use of mentors to provide instruction and role models for gifted students. Criteria for selection of the model…

This report examines the status of school desegregation in the St. Louis, Missouri, public schools as of February 1981, and weighs the problems associated with court ordered versus voluntary desegregation. It is proposed that the city of St. Louis might still avoid a lengthy court battle over desegregation if the following steps are followed to…

Bilingual program development is thoroughly surveyed in this manual. Community involvement in program development is discussed, and suggestions for collecting socio-cultural data appropriate to community role are set forth. Various options for choosing a program at the elementary and secondary levels are presented. Program content is treated in…

IF YOUNGSTERS ARE TO BE HELPED AND TO BE OFFERED EQUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY, THE TAGS, MISUNDERSTANDINGS AND MYTHS WHICH HAVE BLOCKED PAST PATHS TO PROGRESS MUST BE DISCARDED AND AVOIDED. THE TERM, "CULTURAL DEPRIVATION" CARRIES WITH IT A CONTRADICTION IN MEANINGS. IT SUGGESTS, VERY INCORRECTLY, THAT A CULTURE CAN OF ITSELF BE…

THE "SOCIALIZATION COMMUNITY" WAS DEFINED AS THE PROGRAM FOR REARING, EDUCATING, AND ASSIMILATING THE YOUNG INTO A COMMUNITY. PROFESSIONAL LEADERS AND PROGRAM DIRECTORS FROM A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY AGENT CITIES, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE "SOCIALIZATION COMMUNITY," WERE INTERVIEWED. A LACK OF COMMUNICATION OR COORDINATION WAS FOUND…

Project IMPACT, a joint effort by public and private schools in Grand Forks (ND) to provide services to gifted elementary students, is described. Four project objectives are identified: to combine educational resources of public and private schools; to provide workshops and resources for teachers; to identify teachers suitable for teaching…

This report describes an institute for community college faculty, student personnel specialists, administrators and students which would aid individual campuses in meeting current community educational needs and prepare a stratagem to deal with any particular problem uncovered by their analysis. A description of the institute, objectives and…

The need for community involvement in a teacher training program is stressed in this monograph. The paper is divided into three sections. The first section discusses the historical view of community involvement in decision-making matters pertaining to education and the growing trend toward a concept of many levels of citizen participation in…

What individuals do during their leisure time in an age-segregated community is often determined by what is provided. Planners of leisure services play a direct role in determining what people do during their leisure time. (JD)

Harvard scientists were planning DNA experiments which required special facilities. A citizen panel was formed to look into the adequacy of federal safety guidelines for the community. Describes the review process and discusses the concept of a citizen court to resolve such technical controversies. (GA)

This article traces the progress of the junior college from the dissatisfaction of a university president with the status of higher education in this country to the establishment of an institution separate and apart from the university. (JD)