To understand the kind of education that Black young people are receiving, it is necessary to examine schooling in the context of racism and economic exploitation within the larger society. Because economic and business interests in education are so enormous, Black community control of education is particularly difficult. (Author/GC)

Most subjects were satisfied with the environment provided by home and community. Mobility, health and social interaction were generally satisfactory. Intervention efforts should use an interdisciplinary approach that remains sensitive to the informal helping networks of small towns. (JAC)

The park and recreation department of Kettering, Ohio has begun to promote volunteerism both as a way to involve citizens and as an effective way to make money. Benefits include positive attitudes toward programs, cost reductions, and the availability of persons with special, unique skills. (JN)

A brief history of the school-community relations movement in this century and a description of some major community development/social change forces are provided to set the stage for analyzing and predicting major directions for school and community relations in the 1980s. (Author/SJL)

Although the administrator and board of education are primarily responsible for teacher employment in small school districts, the community can provide additional recruitment incentives and should accept some responsibility for a quality education program. Recruitment and maintenance of teachers must become a joint venture between community and…

Uses an interactionist perspective to show community's influence in the well-being of people. Develops thesis that sustenance adequacy and community are social conditions encouraging emergence of the self-actualization motive. Presents hypotheses concerning contributions of various community types to social well-being and suggests community…

An account is given of a highly successful sports, health, and recreation exhibit run by Rutgers University (New Jersey) in a public shopping mall. Organization and entertainment were the keynotes of the success. (LH)

Describes a successful event at a San Francisco shopping mall where young children were read to and parents became acquainted with the importance of reading to preschool children and beginning readers. (DD)

Project STREAM (Special Training in Remedial Education Activities for Mainstreaming), a program providing regular elementary teachers with skills to individualize programs for handicapped children in their regular classrooms, is described. (PHR)

Describes the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges' National Issues Forum on "Energy and the Way We Live." Provides a calendar of events and topics for February, March, and April, 1980. (AYC)

Ways that a school facility administrator can help to rebuild public confidence in the school system. (Author/MLF)

Reports on three successful attempts by college history teachers to reach beyond the classroom by using radio, newspapers, and television. Programs involved pooling resources by a number of colleges, using local facilities, and appealing to local interests. (Author/CK)

Describes the development of social studies and the need to establish its place in the educational curriculum. (RK)

Overviews the history of federal Indian educational policy, examines existing legislation, presents a legal theory for bicultural education, and discusses one Indian community's experience with participation in education, that of the Minnesota Chippewa in Cass Lake, Minnesota, on the Leech Lake Reservation. (Author/JM)