Suggests five things to do and five not to do when closing schools, including encouraging community involvement, hiring professional consultants, establishing a citizen task force, creating an administrators' committee, publicizing reports and proposals, not claiming closures will save money, and not becoming overconfident. (RW)

There is a growing movement to demand reparations for Japanese incarcerated in American concentration camps during World War II. The movement is progressing at a period when those in power are reacting against programs that support Asian Americans. Americans must not ignore the issue as they did 40 years ago. (Author/MJL)

The career development process begins in early childhood and continues throughout life. Parents play a significant role in the career development of their children. It is expected that school officials would make the involvement of parents in school-based career education/career guidance programs a high priority. (Author)

Details essential elements of any rural development program, describes a seven-stage project development strategy which has proved successful in water management projects in Pakistan and Egypt, delineates the key concepts in each of the seven stages, and recommends integration of the client system into rural development programs. (Author)

In an attempt to infuse career education into the existing school program, teachers were given the opportunity to prepare a unit of career exploration and receive a small career education grant ($75-$100) in order to carry out the unit. Most career exploration units involved the community. (KC)

Elements of the individual education plan (IEP), developed to provide flexible and meaningful training for the handicapped child, are presented. Deals with awareness, exploration, evaluation, preparation, job development/job placement, employability skills, parents, community interests, and follow-up. An appropriate education strategy is also…

Argues that girls must be assisted in relating their education to serious, long-term careers; boys must be helped to prepare for the changed roles that men will have in the future. Ways to help include career awareness, classroom environment, parental and community involvement, and curriculum development. (CT)

Provides an overview of the trends and changes that are shaping the communities of the 80s and advances an argument that the public sector must involve citizens to cooperate, share, and collectively plan. (Author/MLF)

Outlines ten steps that could be incorporated into training efforts to help new board members learn the ins and outs of school business. (WD)

Argues against closing schools and presents a list of uses for the excess space caused by declining enrollments. The uses include offering space to the community, creating teacher training centers, creating senior citizen centers, and offering space to private enterprises that would participate in on-the-job training programs for students. (IRT)

The implications for health education of 10 years of surveys about public reaction toward teacher preparation, curriculum development and teacher student relationships are summarized. Recommendations based on survey results are offered. (JMF)

This article describes the establishment of a preschool resource center for rural families, some activities which have taken place, some problems which have been encountered, and some resource utilization data. Other topics discussed include materials, community involvement, and parent activities. (DB)

This article presents results of a study to determine the role of the public library in serving young children. Recommendations from early childhood educators were obtained, and data were utilized to develop guidelines for public libraries. (Author/DB)

A major form of stress often found in today's military service is that of boredom. Military recreation centers must provide a variety of challenging activities to meet the needs of bored military personnel. The challenge lies in motivating and stimulating military personnel to participate. (JN)

Suggests that educators must recognize the reality of antischool public opinion and, through the development of differentiated education and alternative schooling, seek to reinvolve the community with their schools. Condensed from "Principal," November 1980, pp 8-14. (SJL)