This report is part of a research study on citizen participation in educational decision making. Data are drawn from: (1) interviews with school administrators, school board members, teachers' union representatives, members of the media, political figures involved in educational issues, officers and members of citizens' organizations, state…

One of 52 theoretical papers on school crime and its relation to poverty, this chapter is an attempt to adopt a social network model to describe linkages between the school and socialization organizations within a community, and, from this view of the social structure, to develop strategies that will promote more arrangements that are better able…

This bibliography contains annotations of 11 documents and journal articles covering various aspects of school public relations, including how to start a PR program, how to improve information dissemination and information gathering, the PR aspects of school violence, the role of the school business manager in PR, school publications, the PR…

Intended as a guide for cooperative extension personnel, the purpose of this paper is to suggest how to develop community education programs and how extension personnel can establish working relationships with ongoing community education programs. The author outlines an action model for community education development that consists of 13 steps,…

Evaluation may provide a mechanism by which educators involved in a literacy program may become self-aware, self-monitoring, and self-critical. The major section of this publication examines eight questions related to evaluation: (1) Why evaluate? (2) Who is the evaluation for? (3) What questions should the evaluation address? (4) What resources…

This publication presents a comprehensive education plan for the Lanier County (Georgia) Public Schools that was developed between August 1974 and February 1975 by a school-community task force. The comprehensive plan consists of ten components, each planned and presented in a logical sequence. The first major stage of the plan, which defines the…

In order to discover what kinds of programs and services were being provided for female students and community members, a survey was designed and mailed to the deans of students of all public community colleges in the United States during the fall of 1974. The data presented here represent responses from 577 institutions (88 percent). The survey…

In June 1975, a rural Massachusetts school board developed a comprehensive six-page questionnaire and mailed it to all community residents 17 years of age and older. The questionnaire solicited demographic data, as well as respondents' opinions on a wide range of school-related topics. Besides being administered to the community, the questionnaire…

This document is a comparison of three reports on secondary education prepared by the following: (1) the California State Department of Education's Commission for Reform of Intermediate and Secondary Education (RISE), 1975; (2) the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), Task Force on Secondary Schools in a Changing Society,…

Informal notes are presented from conference discussions by 18 newly appointed chairmen, three highly successful resource people who could draw on their own experiences as department heads, and several additional special discussion leaders. Topics of interest to the department chairmen were covered, including the chairman's pivotal role, dealing…

Today, the urban university is becoming the principal force in higher education. Although new to the American scene, it is educating thousands of students while also answering some of the community's basic needs. The growth of the urban university has been and will continue to be rapid and tremendous. For the purpose of this study, a simple…

This paper describes the use of student teacher interns who lived and taught on a Hopi Indian reservation. People in the Hopi community housed these teachers and cooperated with them in the classroom and in formulating educational material that would be relevant to their local culture. One Teacher Corps team developed a whole Hopi unit in social…

The evaluation report addresses a two-year effort of an originally planned three-year project designed to plan, pilot test, and implement a K-14 career education program into the North Kingstown, Rhode Island public schools. During the two years of the project, administrative and community support diminished until funding for the third and final…

Acceptance or rejection of school policy hinges on the role played by formal and informal groups within the community power structure. Kimbrough's research suggests that formal groups are subordinate to the informal power structure in establishing policy, though formal groups make important contributions to decision-making. Some researchers…

This handbook outlines a logical path of activity for utilizing volunteers in schools. The planning phase determines the type and amount of work that could be accomplished by volunteers. The preparation phase involves the processes, procedures, and materials necessary before working with volunteers. The implementation phase discusses volunteer…