Ocean Hill-Brownsville represents a paradigmatic attempt, within the reformist tradition of urban movements, to work within the educational system, adjusting it to new circumstances and needs. (JM)

The article deals with the efforts of nine different countries to overcome the problems of job obsolescence due to automation and the education and training of youth to fit the needs of the times. (EK)

Reviews the findings of a study that asked educators and librarians about the extent and nature of censorship in their areas. Provides strategies for dealing with challenges to certain books. (FL)

Perceived community function (PCF) provides a model for assessing the role of environmental attributes in individual well-being. Subjects over 60 viewed health and nutritional programs as maintenance functions, while turning to senior centers for both maintenance and recreation. Delivery systems must consider the different expectations of…

As Floyd Hunter's study on community organization and leadership shows, social and economic policy and decision-making power are monopolized by a small sector which does not include minority groups. America's attitudes, values, behavior, and educational philosophy must be changed if social equality and cultural pluralism are to become a reality.…

Suggests that many educational changes have potentially significant implications for the extent and direction of political socialization fostered by the schools. Discusses some of the alternative impacts these changes may have on the politicization occurring in the community, and suggests that this situation presents unique research opportunities.…

Presents information on the participation of children in effecting change in their lives and their communities in The Concerned for Working Children rural project in Karnataka, India. Discusses the concept of a children's trade union and the nature of community participation in empowering children to lead self-reliant lives. (AIM)

The spider's web is presented as a model for Indigenous education and community transformation, grounded in Okanagan philosophy. Children are at the center and benefit from the influence of extended family and community. The model's relevance for language revitalization, cultural maintenance, and educational planning and assessment is discussed.…

Incites inquiry as to how modern American literature reflects on the problem of identity. Spotlights the contribution to modern American writing by Wallace Thurman's "Harlem" fiction. Endeavors to link a racial imperative to a sexual imperative by means of a current theoretical discourse surrounding notions of city and community life.…

Describes what is involved in the Congressional policy-making process, and describes the Capitol Hill community. Discusses the human element that is inherent in understanding and representing constituencies and in attempting to translate the constituents' concerns into policy. Considers what role psychologists might play in this policy-making…

Argues that for early intervention programs to become part of national, state, and community efforts to assist families in early education, they must represent the cooperation and joint planning of constituencies involved, including the research, policy, consumer, and practice communities. Describes an early education demonstration program that is…

Considers the role of social welfare and public assistance policies in the promotion of African American family life. Examines race, sex, and age demographics as predictors of poverty in the United States. Reviews the history of social programming and public family assistance, including intervention assumptions and demographic characteristics that…

Discusses modern and postmodern views of "community" and the identity of the artist. Addresses two perceived possible outcomes of the spread of cyberspace virtual reality: a new, populist, democratic world, and a world of isolated individuals connected only through machine-based virtual reality. Notes the growth of a nostalgic reaction. (DSK)