Environmental problems affect the entire community and/or region. With this in mind, a workshop in the Weirton, West Virginia and Steubenville, Ohio area was organized to make participants more aware of their environmental problems and to involve them in the decisions concerning future environmental quality. This document contains the detailed…

A large-scale movement toward sports clubs is evolving in colleges and universities in response to widespread professionalism in varsity sports, limited sports opportunities available to highly skilled student athletes, and most importantly, substantial increases in the desire for sports participation by students in general, as a supplement to…

This booklet describes the many ways in which the private sector can become involved in the national Right to Read effort by giving assistance: seminars sponsored by business and industries, on-the-job literacy classes, encouragement from recognized athletes, and the Book Ownership Program (aids the community by making books readily available at…

This paper supports the proposed legislation, but recommends that the bill (1) assure local autonomy for the programs and exclude state departments of education or welfare from operating responsibility, (2) include additional language mandating career development as an integral part of the staffing of all programs, and (3) encourage the…

For citizens who want to participate in practical action to make their communities better places for living, this guide considers numerous approaches for community involvement. It stresses not only comprehensive planning but also the importance of getting action started. A rough order of business is suggested. First, considered are the various…

The comprehensive city planning process for the 70s must be broad in (1) activity -- research, planning, and programing; (2) scale -- neighborhood, city, and region; and (3) scope -- human, physical, and economic. Planning should be a continuous process that recycles annually and involves both the government operating agencies and the entire…

This report was prepared to assist school administrators in analyzing and planning their districts' policies and programs in community relations. The contents are based on results of an analysis of information sources on school-community relations, community conflict, and group behavior as well as on a survey of school administrator needs. The…

This evaluation of the Urban Staff Development Laboratory Graduate Program consists of seven sections: a) background of the project, b) program description, c) presentation of program objectives and assessment of their accomplishment, d) achievement data on students enrolled in the program, e) psychological education as it relates to the…

Results are presented of a survey of 20 community radio organizations operating in Canada. For each of the 20 agencies, information is provided relating to: (1) the name and address of the organization; (2) the name and population of the community served; (3) the station's call letters, frequency, and power; (4) the date of the station's license;…

The purpose of this project is to encourage innovative teaching through support and reward systems; specifically, its objectives are the generation, implementation, and sharing of innovative curricular ideas and classroom procedures. Participants are teachers, students, parents, other school staff and the community. The following elements are…

Project LECA (Local Environment in III Century America) was designed by Hillsborough Community College as a 10-month series of seminars, forums, speeches, public debate, and other events on environmental concerns that affect the nation, state, and the Tampa Bay Area. In all, 2,380 persons have participated directly in the LECA programs held, which…

North Carolina has established programs and projects designed to meet the special educational needs of the children of migratory workers and has coordinated them with similar agencies. The State migrant program's priorities are regular school term and summer projects for interstate and intrastate migrants; staff development activities; a migrant…

This paper discusses a reorganization plan for the University of Vermont. Faculty, students, and community groups were asked to define educational and related competencies in a futures perspective within a community context and to define new organizational patterns to achieve new missions and functions. Seven recommended changes are discussed, and…

Runaways have become a concern to Congress, law enforcement agencies, courts, and parents. Since running away is a juvenile offense, it has serious legal consequences for the young people involved. This publication describes one community's successful effort to divert runaways from the juvenile justice system and to strengthen services to troubled…

This paper presents a progress report from a research program aimed at elucidating communication problems which arise among citizens and government agencies during the development of regional environmental policy. The eventual objective of the program is to develop a paradigm for evaluative research in communication that will provide for the…