Discusses work-education programs for special needs students, individualized education programs for handicapped learners, teacher-coordinator skills, and different types of work-education programs for special needs students as part of the regular related class. (MF)

Racial bias in instructional materials is still a monumental and pervasive problem which can and must be dealt with. Here is a description of what one local group did to help correct the problem. (Author/RK)

Accuses community colleges of not fully accepting their role in solving community problems and community development, and of tackling only those "low-risk" problems which will not involve them in conflict or criticism. Examines possible relationships between a community, its college, and local industry in solving "high-risk" problems. (TP)

Describes the Allegany County Local History Program at Allegany Community College, which serves as coordinating center for collection, preservation, and promotion of local heritage. The program consists of four projects: family history, oral history, union list of local history collections, and continued development of local history collections at…

This paper describes an approach utilized by Margaret Dumas Mental Health Center to produce an effective preventive mental health program with the school incorporating the concept of clear communication and consultation between the school and mental health personnel. (Author)

Analyzes the impact of radically democratised school boards upon the traditional role conceptions of headteachers in one large urban educational district in England. The study was based on interviews with headteachers, administrators, teachers, parents, students, auxiliary staff, and the general public. (Author/AV)

Despite passionate local protests, an increasing number of small schools are either closing or are threatened with closure. Author suggests that any group of parents, teachers and others in a community who want to keep their local school going should be given a fair share of public funds in order to do so. (Editor/RK)

The Southeastern Michigan League of Community Colleges (SEMLCC) developed a system that would provide placement services for graduates by collecting local job market data and that would help the colleges evaluate curriculum against the needs of the business community. Development and operation of the computer-based service are described. (BM)

The author discusses administrative issues involved in implementing a program in moral education and in gaining acceptance for it from school officials and the public. (MJB)

University managers of academic outreach need outstanding skills in communication, persuasion, and negotiation to win and maintain active faculty/administrator support for outreach activities. Failure to generate such support will make it impossible for outreach managers to deliver on the promise of the outreach concept. (Editor/LBH)

Schools can play an important role in preventing psychological maltreatment of children in the home and community. They can monitor the mental health of students, provide a psychologically positive climate, and act as therapeutic/rehabilitative agents. School-based programming for prevention and intervention is illustrated using case studies. (JAZ)

Recent years have seen dramatic changes in society's attitudes toward drinking, prompting college administrators to look with new urgency at the use of alcohol on campus. Dram shops laws and recent verdicts holding hosts responsible for their guests are forcing colleges to consider their own liability. (MLW)

Explains a program designed to get students involved in encouraging local pet owners to license their animals. Discusses the possibilities this program offers in teaching citizenship. Includes five teaching activities intended for use in elementary language arts and social studies lessons. (TW)

Explains a teaching activity designed to help students develop an appreciation of the role of animal control officers in the community and the importance of licensing their pets. Includes playing instructions, reproducible game cards and a game board, and a supportive statement from the director of a state humane society. (TW)

Describes Seward County Community College's Refugee Services Program, designed to meet the language instruction and job training needs of a large new community of Southeast Asian refugees; to provide community service agencies with translators and interpreters; and to increase crosscultural understanding among the white population. (DMM)