What started as a field trip has grown into a two-year Bicentennial celebration, with more permanent changes likely to come. (Editor)

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Four goals of increasing community involvement which may be shared by communities and administrators are given. Four paths through which involvement may affect achievement are identified. Focus is on consequences of involving persons in decision-making. (Author/AM)

The tradition of adult education in a democratic society is presented to serve as a prelude to a discussion of the community forum concept, a concept whose primary value is its direct orientation to the concerns of community people. The six steps in the development of a community forum are outlined. (BP)

This article presents steps taken by Penn State's Interinstitutional Consortium for Indigenous Knowledge (ICIK) to engage communities and transform the academy. ICIK provides opportunities for faculty, staff, and students to network with others who share a vision of the academy as a place where multiple ways of knowing are valued and respected.…

The Ohio State University Medical Center, a large urban academic medical center, and Mary Rutan Hospital, a rural community hospital in Logan County, Ohio, have been linked through a series of scholarly engagements spanning more than thirty years. What emerges from a qualitative study of key informants with personal knowledge of this interaction…

As part of a course entitled "The Politics of Poverty," students at the University of Deleware worked in social work organizations for the poor. Analysis of the program's effectiveness as measured by an opinion survey of participating students is included. (DE)

"Community-based corrections" places an emphasis on integration of offenders into the community. Community colleges should develop programs to help offenders become useful citizens. A clearinghouse is needed for sharing experiences and curriculum materials related to correctional staff training and inmate education. (DC)

In order to obtain Ministry of Education funding and approval for new projects, Toronto planners and boards must co-operate and demonstrate that the requirements of the "Co-operative Study" form have been met. (Author/WM)

Discusses approaches to the participation of citizen groups, parents, and students in educational collective bargaining. (JG)

Some current teacher organization claims to an increased influence in the control of education policymaking are assessed in the light of Dahl's criteria for determining legitimate, democratic authority. The rival claims of alternative, non-professional groups are weighed against the teacher organization claims. (Author/WM)

For the school counselor, the implications of child abuse are very real. The counselor's special training and abilities may be called to action in three general areas---counseling and working with parents, counseling and working with the abused, and participating in the community mental health response. (Author)

All Community college faculty members should automatically have 20 percent of their time assigned to community service courses. This will bring community services into the mainstream of the educational program and will assure financial coverage of community service courses. The resulting slack in the regular curriculum should be filled by…

America's universities are facing unprecedented scrutiny and criticism. As pressure for institutional change has mounted, universities have taken steps to more effectively respond to the needs of their stakeholders. All of these activities are part of a broad movement to develop new and productive connections between the university and its…