Discusses the benefits of experiential learning. Offers suggestions for setting up experiential programs on campus, including a system for awarding credit, community placements, faculty supervision, and a system of coordination. (RC)

Describes Nebraska's Central Technical Community College Area (CTCCA), which serves 25 urban and rural counties. Discusses cooperative arrangements with community agencies and the development of instructional delivery systems for remote populations. Reviews course offerings, the advantages of individualized instruction, the CTCCA's Permanent…

An effort to integrate neighborhood technical assistance and student field training through a student workshop is described. Students in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana provided technical assistance to the South Austin Realty Association, a leading neighborhood organization in…

Highlights Edison Community College's Gallery of Fine Art activities. Focuses on funding secured through the Rotary Club for security, special lighting, gallery fixtures, and sound equipment. Points out results of public and community involvement to benefit students, volunteers, and the institution. Notes additional private endowments, gifts, and…

Described is a public legal education program at the University of Windsor (Canada) that aims to educate the layperson in Canadian law and procedure. Objectives, program elements, and ancillary activities are outlined briefly. Available from The Carswell Co., Ltd., 2330 Midland Ave., Agincourt, Ontario M1S 1P7 Canada. (MSE)

Professional education, community education, and cultural education will be the main areas of potential growth for the British Open University's continuing education program in the 1980s. The program will need local student support, self-financing, and low student fees through financial subsidy. (MSE)

The article describes the educational philosophy and practice of the Hutterian Society of Brothers in Rifton, NY. The Society is a religious community which has assumed responsibility for educating its children from birth through eighth grade. Educational objectives and values of the Society are identified. (Author/DB)

Projects in which university students of Spanish develop their language skills by serving as tutors to Spanish-speaking students in elementary and junior high schools are described. The university students develop and teach mini-courses in Spanish in their disciplines and offer health, nutrition, and consumer information courses to the community.…

Outlines an eight-step plan for developing the full potential of part-time faculty. Plan components include effective recruitment, well-written contracts, increased remuneration, affirmative action, mainstreaming, evaluation of instructional effectiveness, use of part-time faculty as links with the community and part-time faculty development. (JP)

An experiential learning questionnaire was administered to students in eight experience-based career education programs to determine the characteristics of both good and poor learning experiences in the community. Implications of the study for college staff responsible for designing or improving community-based experiential programs are discussed.…

A college or university is a member of a community. Whether it withers or grows depends on its relationships within that community. Institutions can strengthen community ties by organizing advisory councils, conducting economic impact surveys, involving alumni and retired faculty, and encouraging athletic booster clubs. (Author/MLW)

Because of repeated conflicts between immigrant and local Filipinos in Hawaii's schools, the Kabataan project was implemented to create an ongoing dialogue between the academic and Filipino communities. This project description, part of a theme issue on community education, includes a summary of the input by Filipino parents. (SJL)

The present research project was undertaken to assess the opinions and perceptions of students, parents and community representatives of a typical secondary school career guidance program. The response indicated a wide distribution of opinion on certain aspects and a marked consensus on other facets of the career guidance program. Results are…

The authors present a comprehensive program relating paraprofessionals to the total educational process as partners in the learning team. The article discusses the rationale, needs assessment procedure, techniques for selection and utilization, role examination, performance evaluation, and improvement procedures. References are also given. (Author)

Information collected through firsthand observations, interviews, and questionnaires from such sources as administrators, teachers, students, board members, and other community members is the base of a study of the relationship between school and community in a rural setting. (Author/MLF)