Describes the nature and scope of deliberate involvement of adults in formal and nonformal part-time learning activities in Ontario. (Author/AV)

Results of a questionnaire of administrators of community living arrangements programs for the developmentally disabled in Pennsylvania (N=116) found that some programs promoted relationships with neighbors, but others wished to keep the role of neighbors to a minimum. (Author/DB)

Argues for the establishment of a substantive, far-reaching educational development program for entrepreneurship, spanning elementary through postsecondary and continuing education. Program foci would be (1) entrepreneurship awareness and exploration and (2) responsiveness to the local small business community. (SK)

Discusses how school principals can achieve the delicate balance between administrative power and citizen activism while harnessing the power of citizen participation to improve schools. Outlines a concept of community education to encourage informed involvement in school affairs. (SK)

Implementing community education programs within the context of the regular school system can enhance communication between the school and the community and increase public support and involvement. (PGD)

Describes how students in Fort Wayne, Indiana, became involved in that community's efforts to recover from a flood. Explains how the tragedy provided great teaching moments for the schools, specifically the social studies classes. (FL)

Compared the effectiveness of presenting information on hazardous waste management alternatives during two one-day workshops (on-site visit and simulated slide visit) by using pretest, posttest, and follow-up attitude and comprehension questionnaires. Conclusions and recommendations are presented. (Author/BC)

An organized task force can create community awareness of the adolescent substance abuse epidemic sweeping across the nation. The purposes, objectives, structure and action-oriented committee activities of the task force are described. (Author/BL)

Provides citations and abstracts for ERIC documents dealing with community involvement in college planning and programing (AYC)

Describes Friendly Street, an Australian self-help community of writers existing outside schools that offers writers a chance to read or publish their written works. (HOD)

Offers descriptions of reading programs created for the elderly in community centers and retirement and nursing homes. (HOD)

Based on their involvement in the Albany County, Wyoming, Elementary Education Fair, the authors offer guidelines that include beginning with a brief proposal describing the education fair, forming a steering committee, organizing the week into special days with one afternoon as a grand finale, and encouraging community participation and…

The school, designed in a storefront on the main street of the town it would serve, blends educational philosophy with community involvement and difficult site problems. (Author/MLF)

The Mississippi Board of Education adopted the School/Community Involvement initiative in 2003 as a part of the Mississippi School Level Accountability Model Evaluation Instruments. This guide provides the components of those standards along with ideas and suggestions to assist parents, community members and school staff with the development or…

This document is comprised of the four 2003 issues of a publication providing a forum for scholarly reviews and discussion of developmental research and implications for social policies affecting children. Each issue focuses on a single topic as follows: (1)"Do You Believe in Magic?: What We Can Expect from Early Childhood Intervention Programs"…