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Copp, James H. – 1983
Communities with a flexible, open leadership structure may weather energy booms better than communities with old-guard leadership cliques, according to a study of community governance in two small Texas towns. Although similar in location, ethnic composition, population, access to transportation, economic base, and importance in the county,…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Control, Community Development
Abraham, Sameer Y., Ed.; Abraham, Nabeel, Ed. – 1983
This book is a collection of articles and research materials on Arab-Americans. Part one of the book provides an historical overview of Arab-Americans, their reasons for emigration from Greater Syria, and profiles of the two major religious groups, Muslims and Christians, in the United States Arab population. Authors of this section include Alixa…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Arabs, Bibliographies, Christianity
Koppel, Sheree P.; Isenhour, Karen D. – 1986
The Multiphased Need Assessment for Program Decisions (MAP) was designed to inform decision makers of a large urban school district concerning the need for early childhood programs in the community. The goals were to indicate the types of programs desired by the community; to bring together public school preschool experts; and to coordinate…
Descriptors: Community Study, Data Collection, Educational Planning, Evaluation Methods
Download full textNorth Carolina State Dept. of Public Education, Raleigh. – 1987
This integrated state curriculum guide was developed by North Carolina fourth grade teachers, principals, and supervisors during a workshop which explored methods of integrating curriculum objectives from multiple instructional areas by using the community as both a resource and a subject of study and by introducing the concept of webbing, an…
Descriptors: Community, Community Study, Grade 4, Holistic Approach
Scherer, Jacqueline; And Others – 1981
This is the third of a four-part study that explored the function of social networks in school community relationships in Pontiac, Michigan. The research consisted of utilizing any available data on Pontiac to supplement the researchers' in-depth analysis of community networks. This volume begins by discussing modifications in the original…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Community Study, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Pealer, Casius Henry, Jr. – 1977
This paper describes the systematic approach utilized in the development of a survey instrument for use in a community assessment survey. The purpose behind the development of the survey instrument was to enable the Office of Research and Development at Central Florida Community College (CFCC) to determine by means of telephone interviews the…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Attitudes, Community Colleges, Community Study
Bohler, Gloria Ann – Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, 1975
This article presents a short listing of historical sites in Indiana useful in commemorating the Bicentennial in the social studies curriculum. (JR)
Descriptors: Colonial History (United States), Community Study, Field Trips, Historic Sites
Danis, Ruth – 1981
Research on schoolboard and city council elections over a 60-year period in Santa Barbara, California, indicates that the community made roughly simultaneous changes in policy direction in both political areas. The study examines the effects of common ideologies or values on electoral issues and candidates as well as the role of elections as…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, City Government, Community Attitudes, Community Change
DeWath, Nancy V.; And Others – 1980
This analysis of an affluent, well educated, family community and its library by a professional consulting organization used statistical and budget data, public meetings, and surveys of citizens, library users, and staff to determine the library needs of the community and to develop a plan for improved library services. Questionnaires were…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Study, Formative Evaluation, Information Needs
Conners, Dennis A. – 1981
A study was undertaken to explore the power structure in a Southwestern community of 93,000 and to determine which elements in that power structure had the most influence in a local school bond referendum. The data for the study were collected using two techniques. First, a panel of knowledgeable community members identified 85 politically…
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Community Leaders, Community Study, Community Surveys
LEVINE, LOUIS S. – 1967
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES SEVERAL STEPS UNDERTAKEN BY A RESEARCH GROUP FROM SAN FRANCISCO STATE COLLEGE PRELIMINARY TO THE PROPOSED CREATION OF A RESEARCH CENTER FOR STUDIES OF DISADVANTAGED PRESCHOOL CHILDREN. THE PLANS ANTICIPATE FORMATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING CENTER FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Community Study, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Research
Washington State Board of Education, Olympia. – 1965
CONDITIONS SUPPORTING THE PROPOSED EXPANSION OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM IN WASHINGTON ARE OUTLINED IN THIS SURVEY OF STATE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS. THE HISTORY AND DYNAMIC GROWTH OF THE 2-YEAR COLLEGES ARE DESCRIBED. AT PRESENT, 17 PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND 10 VOCATIONAL CENTERS ARE ESTABLISHED BUT ENROLLMENT ESTIMATES AND INCREASING DEMAND FOR…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Development, Community Study, Educational Finance
KOSAKI, RICHARD H. – 1964
POPULATION GROWTH, ECONOMIC FACTORS, AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS PROVIDE JUSTIFICATION FOR A COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM AS THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEANS OF MEETING HAWAII'S NEEDS IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION. THE COORDINATED COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM WILL ATTEMPT TO MEET NEEDS ON A STATEWIDE RATHER THAN ON A LOCAL BASIS. ALTHOUGH FINANCED FROM STATE SOURCES AND…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Community Study, Educational Finance
Roth, Charles E.; Lockwood, Linda G. – 1979
Presented are over 100 environmental education activities which use the local community for a learning site and resource. These lessons are grouped under seven topical headings: (1) biological neighbors, (2) physical environs, (3) built environs, (4) social environs, (5) understanding ourselves, (6) influencing change, and (7) improvement and…
Descriptors: Community Problems, Community Study, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Brown, Stephen; Margolis, Arlene – 1980
Guidelines for the organization and operation of neighborhood development programs are provided, based on the experiences of a community coalition coordinated by Northern Essex Community College (NECC). This neighborhood development project attempted to provide staff support to local neighborhood associations, structure a coalition among the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Development, Community Study, Financial Support
