It is proposed that resource task forces be developed to mobilize local California school district personnel toward more effective programs for Mexican American students. As conceived, each task force would provide in-service training for school district personnel, give classroom demonstrations, work with Mexican American communities, and assist…

Guidelines recommend the development of mutual cooperation between the board of education and its chief administrator, the district school superintendent. Particular attention is given to the role of the board of education in formulating district policy, establishing effective board-community relations, selecting and evaluating the superintendent,…

In determining the future development of career education in community colleges, the variables of community college size and geographic location, emphasis on vocational versus liberal arts education, and age levels of students must be considered. The young student needs career exploration, while the adult is broadening skills or lifestyle. Meeting…

This report of a conference on "Desegration without Turmoil" describes the community organization and public information efforts that preceded the implementation of government ordered school integration in cities where this transition was accomplished peacefully. It is the position of the participants in the conference that peaceful desegration in…

This report evaluates the performance of three private agencies on the school desegregation process in Boston. The Citywide Educational Coalition organized and stimulated parents to publish a newsletter. Freedom House provided the only fully equipped information center which specifically supported black parents, students and agencies by answering…

The goals held by Walter H. Johns, president of the University of Alberta during the 1960s, are inferred from his speeches of that period. A survey of the university's environment of that period and a sketch of the presidential role are provided. Following a synopsis of President Johns' general observations on the nature of the university,…

Community-based education is a concept of rapidly increasing interest and importance to community college educators, finding its way more and more frequently into literature and discussions, yet it is a concept more talked and written about than practiced. A basic reason for the gap between theory and practice is that few institutions have…

This inservice training module is designed to sensitize participants to the prevalence of role sterotyping and the manner in which sterotypes are perpetuated in our social institutions. It is intended for presentation to mixed groups of parents, educators, and community members. It may also be used by high school students. The module consists of…

Cooperative educational arrangements are utilized extensively by vocational educators as a practical approach to learning. Some of these arrangements are work-study, extended campus, clinical experience, internship, Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE), and entrepreneurship. The work-study arrangement provides economically needy students with…

The Education Corps was established in Atlanta, Georgia, to encourage increased community involvement in the public schools. Contacts with community churches were established, and the program was implemented mainly through the cooperation of these churches. Seminarians worked actively in the schools with children, engaging in enrichment…

This report examines the first year of operation of the 21 Regional Educational Attendance Areas (REAAs) that were established in rural Alaska by the passage of Alaska Senate Bill 35 in 1975. The report is divided into four sections. Section 1 presents background information and an overview of the study and of the events that led up to the passage…

The authors contend that in many school districts nothing has changed in school-community relations for generations and that most school districts simply do not know how to relate to the public in a way that the public can understand or accept. Ways to organize effective public relations are suggested, and many examples are given of both…

Public opinion sharing is being hindered in the present public school negotiation system in New York State. The present negotiation policies hinder and even prohibit public participation in the negotiation process. One hundred adults from Buffalo and thirteen surrounding communities were interviewed by phone and their attitudes toward school…

This report recommends three general categories of involvement in the development of educational programs for the aging and aged at Pensacola Junior College (Florida). (1) Pre-retirement Education: courses should include the psychology of aging, family structures, estate planning, federal laws that affect the elderly, employment opportunities, and…

This study examined a school district before and after its school board changed from appointed status to elected status to determine if there were significant differences in the board's handling of constituent demands. School board minutes were examined and demands were analyzed for a six-month period under the appointed school board, then…