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Narr, Christine – 1977
The final report of a 3-year child abuse project (PFL-Panel for Family Living) cites progress in goal areas and includes papers presented at regional and local seminars. Provided are reports on the following topics: child abuse in non-white communities in Pierce County (Washington); PFL client characteristics and service provision; a parent…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Community Role
Evans, Joyce – 1980
Problems facing bilingual preschoolers with handicaps are addressed and 18 model programs are identified through brief summaries. Programs represent home based as well as center based approaches, English as a Second Language models, and both mainstreamed and special class settings. Program summaries obtained through written questionnaires and…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Education, Community Role, Demonstration Programs
RIESSMAN, FRANK – 1962
THE MAJOR THEMES THAT DESRIBED LOW-INCOME CULTURE WERE--SECURITY OVER STATUS, PRAGMATISM AND ANTI-INTELLECTUALISM, ALIENATION ATTITUDE, COOPERATION, PERSON-CENTERED ATTITUDE, PHYSICALISM, TRADITIONALISM, EXCITEMENT, NONJOINING ATTITUDE, AND STABLE, FEMALE BASED EXTENDED FAMILY. THE LEARNING STYLES OF THE LOW-INCOME GROUP WERE PHYSICAL AND VISUAL,…
Descriptors: Anti Intellectualism, Community Role, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged
Clement, Dorothy C.; Livesay, J. Michael – 1980
This paper traces the development of input from the black community of Bradford, North Carolina, in the decision-making, administration, and resource allocation of the local school district. The approaches taken by blacks and by the traditional interests in the district to express their respective ideas during this development are analyzed and…
Descriptors: Blacks, Community Influence, Community Involvement, Community Role
Alaska State Commission on Postsecondary Education, Juneau. – 1978
In order to govern the proliferation of community colleges and extension centers in Alaska, guiding principles for their creation and expansion were established. The first section of the report deals with the procedures a community's request for new or additional facilities should follow. It clarifies the role of those officials involved in…
Descriptors: Campus Planning, College Planning, Community Colleges, Community Role
Fierro, Leonard; And Others – 1976
Two steps in meeting the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 are discussed: the formation and role of a Title VI Lau Steerinq Committee, and the involvement of the community in program implementation. Three models for the selection of steering committee members are presented, and suggested decision-making processes are…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Committees, Community Involvement, Community Role
SHEDD, MARK R. – 1967
WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF A RECOMMENDATION FOR DECENTRALIZATION, THIS SPEECH DESCRIBES P.S. 192M IN HARLEM, WHICH IS ADMINISTERED BY AN INDEPENDENT PRINCIPAL WHO IS THE KEY FIGURE IN DETERMINING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION HIS STUDENTS RECEIVE. HOWEVER, A PRINCIPAL USUALLY DOES NOT HAVE THIS FREEDOM AND IS SOMETIMES LIMITED BY THE "BUREAUCRATIC…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role, Bureaucracy
Georgia Univ., Athens. – 1967
This 1967 symposium on the arts, sponsored by the Georgia Center for Continuing Education and the Institute of Community and Area Development, included speeches and panel discussions involving artists, educators, and community and government leaders from Georgia and elsewhere. The keynote address on the transformation of American culture was…
Descriptors: Art Education, Arts Centers, Community Programs, Community Role
Hopkins, Mary A.; Brock, Robert J. – 1977
Described in the discussion draft is a performance based criterion referenced curriculum for teaching vocational skills to trainable mentally retarded (TMR) students which was developed jointly by the University of Wisconsin at Stout and the Menomonie Public School Administration. Explained in the introduction are three evaluation inventories in…
Descriptors: Community Role, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Daily Living Skills
Hollander, Harriet E., Ed.; And Others – 1974
The proceedings of the conference "Women: Their Future in the University and in the Community" are provided. Speakers discussed a variety of concerns that affect all women. In education, the following topics were addressed: the status of affirmative action plans, the establishment of women's studies programs, and the impact of Title IX…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Community Role, Community Services, Conference Reports
Watkins, Debra A.; Anderson, Beverly L. – 1975
The authors describe (1) methods for evaluation of a strategy for community involvement in educational problem-solving being developed by a regional laboratory, and (2) initial results obtained in several schools and communities in western states. Critical elements of the strategy include outside change agents and representative school-community…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Involvement, Community Role
Cater, Douglass, Ed.; Nyhan, Michael J., Ed. – 1975
Five essays were delivered at a conference which addressed the issues of federal financial support for public broadcasting and what constitutes appropriate programing for public television stations. The essays discussed the following issues specifically: (1) the role of public broadcasting, (2) commercial versus noncommercial programing, (3)…
Descriptors: Audiences, Broadcast Industry, Censorship, Commercial Television
Chretien, Jean – 1969
The statement presented by Jean Chretien, Minister of Indian Affairs of Canada, to the Twenty-eighth Parliament declares that government policies must lead to full, free, and nondiscriminatory participation of the Indians in Canadian society. It is noted that, in the past, Indians in isolated communities and in the cities have suffered from…
Descriptors: Administration, American Indians, Community Role, Culture
Oldham, Neild B. – 1973
This report is designed to provide know-how, coping skills, and understanding to school personnel interested in learning about and/or setting up citizen advisory councils in their districts. The report describes the anatomy of a typical advisory committee, suggests how to get one started, what committees do and should not do, and how committees…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Advisory Committees, Citizen Participation, Citizens Councils
Copenhaver, Beverly J.; And Others – 1972
In 1970, the California State Bar obtained funds from the California Council on Criminal Justice and initiated the Law in a Free Society project. The goal of the six-year project was to develop educational programs for elementary and secondary students, teachers, supervisors, administrators, and community members in an attempt to improve the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Adult Education, Civics, Community Role
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