In response to criticisms directed at the public schools, numerous reforms have been designed to bring about change. Most of today's reform movements assume that the schools have the capacity and obligation to provide all of a young person's education. They also assume that all education takes place in the schools. Neither of these assumptions is…

This is an enthusiastic record of a mix for the arts which show-cased 'living art' practiced by representatives of a variety of racial groups, an opening curtain to a drama of social/art interaction in community survival. (Author/RK)

Liberal arts colleges, with an emphasis on development of the whole person and on freedom of the mind and spirit, provide a significant link with the traditions of democracy. (Author/KE)

Discusses the "social distance,""community involvement," and "balance theory" approaches to the community and gives examples of a range of community linkages that the school can use to shrink or expand social distance. (Author/IRT)

Community involvement in the schools is one way of meeting the need children have to be with more adults. Some ideas and guidelines to help principals promote greater community involvement in their schools are presented here. (Author/IRT)

The two challenges to postsecondary technical education are: to make technical education a viable guiding force in the career education concept, and the need for technical education to assist in the development and training of manpower essential for future technical growth. (Author/JB)

It is the intent of this paper to demonstrate the role of a short-term (approximiately 4-14 hours), populace-based education/training approach in the preparation of rural communities and/or regions anticipating energy development-related impact. The approach is presented in comparison with other models and is defined and outlined through the…

Speeches and resource materials from the 1979 Teacher Corps "Community Council Chairpersons' Workshop" in Atlanta have been compiled in this sourcebook. Four major speeches, including one by then Teacher Corps Associate Director Robert Ardike, provide the rationale for community involvement in Corps projects, discuss the history and…

The document stresses that planning is essential to introduce arts programs into the schools and provides suggestions for the planning process. Elements of a good planning process include clearly stated goals and objectives, efficient use of existing resources, a survey of local conditions, involvement of influential school officials and community…

This is a bilingual guide to parental involvement and participation in bilingual education programs funded under Title VII and other Federal acts. The guide also outlines activities through which parents and the community may become involved in education. Various levels of participation are discussed along with impediments to participation. The…