Urban education needs can be met if principals accept leadership responsibility and promote school community involvement. (MF)

Universities can best serve the nation by returning to its role as guardian of the values and spirit and moral energy of a people - NOT by trying to solve society's problems. (Editor)

A course entitled Geography in an Urban World" at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada, is described. Objectives and rationale are given as well as the content: history, cultural, economic, political, environmental, transportation, and future aspects of cities. (NH)

Universities can contribute to restoration of quality of our cities by offering high level interdisciplinary team study projects in urban problems. (IR)

Reports on a study that examined the literacy behavior of 132 elderly Blacks in a large city environment with a high concentration of undereducated adults. Found that the group developed the necessary literacy skills to meet the demands of their social environment. (JOW)

Different approaches for including urban studies in elementary and secondary school curriculum are discussed. Program development in Hertfordshire, England that describes problems and issues associated with environmental education and interdisciplinary approaches are included. (DC)

A working coalition between environmentalists and the civil rights movement offers opportunities for cooperation in issues of pollution control, energy conservation, and sound economic development. (RE)

Statistics are presented on the state-of-the-art of municipal park and recreation services. (JD)

Discusses the National Science Foundation's Urban Systemic Initiative. Argues that educational policies and recommendations for educational reform in the absence of restructuring our social commitments to address oppression and poverty will be of little benefit to the many children who live under such circumstances. (JRH)

Describes the author's reactions to Denny Taylor and Catherine Dorsey-Gaines' book "Growing Up Literate: Learning from Inner-City Families" which attempts to alter the popular perception that poor, inner-city children grow up in homes bereft of any sense of family and devoid of significant models of literate behavior. (RS)