In spring 1991, Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) administered a community survey to residents of its service region--Charlottesville and the surrounding counties. The purpose of the survey was to determine how much citizens knew about PVCC and its services; how satisfied they were with these services; and what additional services they…

This report reviews the origins of the Human Corps concept, discusses the Human Corps activities of the University of California and the California State University over the past year (1991), and offers two recommendations concerning future reporting requirements related to this program. The recommendations are: (1) the University of California…

This manual is designed to assist paraprofessionals and teachers in forming a strong instructional team dedicated to helping Chapter 1 students succeed in the regular school program. Paraprofessionals often arrive in Chapter 1 classrooms with little or inadequate training. In addition, Chapter 1 and regular classroom teachers working with teacher…

This document reports the findings of a survey on parent involvement programs in public schools in Chicago (Illinois). The following major parent involvement indicators were found to promote high achievement despite high rates of poverty and student mobility: (1) a high level of communication between parents and school; (2) parent support of the…

The factors that contributed to changes in policy and practice regarding corporal punishment in Scotland's public education system are explored in this paper. An overview of the context and issues traces the links between practitioners and researchers that facilitated acceptance of previously unacceptable constraints, focusing on the role of…

This volume of essays sets out to consider the contributions that higher education and industry, understood in the widest sense, could make to improving the quality of students' learning and to increasing its relevance to the needs of employment. The essays fall into four parts, the first of which is on how the relationship between industry and…

A principal is often judged on his ability to resolve problems at the school level without appealing to superintendents and board members. Techniques for accomplishing this task include (1) clear and specific position descriptions for employees, (2) printed handbooks for employees and students, (3) fairness and consistency, (4) positive and…

A wide variety of internal and external communication methods used by the Piqua City School District (Ohio) are described. A philosophy statement is followed by descriptions of the roles of the board of education, the community, the teachers, the superintendent, and the media in an effective communications program. Among the 41 external…

Basic and practical information on how to do opinion surveys and how to apply the information gathered for use in student recruitment, public relations, and other advancement programs is presented. In addition, 12 sample questionnaires are included that have helped colleges and universities measure the opinions of alumni, students, faculty/staff,…

Possible educational goals for a college to be developed by Rock Church in Virginia Beach were defined, based in part on an analysis of views of pertinent interest groups about what the college should be. In addition, priorities among these goals were established, and questions and steps to prepare for a college were identified. Among the 246…

THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: The purpose of this program is to develop good citizenship, responsibility, and public confidence. All students are given 3"x5" cards with a brief explanation of the program written on top. Basically, the description states that we are challenging students to spread the good name of…

Penn State York has a history of collaboration with the York community. The campus became involved in two university-community collaborative efforts to identify and take action to resolve living and learning needs of children and teachers in York County. This article presents stories of two initiatives, and the lessons that emerged from reflection…

This article focuses on providing a convincing argument for incorporating social entrepreneurship into the business professor's classroom. The outreach provided by social entrepreneurship enhances learning and promotes university-community relations. Service-learning engagement activities, in the form of social entrepreneurship, create a three-way…

Profound changes taking place in communities and in universities are bringing researchers and community members new opportunities for joint research endeavors and new problems that must be resolved. In such partnerships, questions about shared decision making--about the ethics of collaboration--arise at every stage: Who decides which problems are…

An overview is provided of the nontraditional, direct involvement of community colleges in economic development activities. While a review of the literature and a discussion of the factors leading to community colleges' participation in economic development are included, the primary focus of the monograph is on seven models of nontraditional…