Education North project, begun in 1978, is a strategy designed to change the nature of school-community relationships in selected northern Alberta communities by improving the quality of school experience of children and young people. The implementation of the project is described. (ERB)

Discusses potential benefits of service-learning in aging--to students, university, and community. Examines opportunities for service-learning using examples from the current Intergenerational Service-Learning Project of the National Council on Aging. The complexity of initiating and gaining acceptance of service-learning in aging projects is…

Describes a rehabilitation counselor training program, the Independent Living Project, that attempts to meet the needs of a community agency while simultaneously providing students with a paid work experience, direct client contact, and an opportunity to integrate the knowledge and skills learned in counselor education programs. (Author/RC)

Explores political pressures in continuing education, including the growing college and university administrative interest in sharing funds from continuing education courses with other faculty programs; disagreement among faculty as to their role in extension teaching; and outside professional, public, labor, and consumer political constituencies.…

Using National Opinion Research Center Social Survey data, predictors of stance on sex education were identified as: attitude toward premarital sex; attitude toward race integration of schools; and the interaction of farm/small town origins, being supervised at work, and having a low educational level. (Author/JAC)

Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) are the most pervasive, destructive, and costly communicable disease problems facing America's youth. The need for and appropriateness of school-based STD education, some elements of high-quality STD education, and strategies for dealing constructively with controversy are discussed. (JN)

Effective collaboration between educational systems and the broader community for the formation and support of education-work policies requires shared commitment, shared responsibility, and shared authority. Three community models exist, and each, with its various advantages, is explored. (Author/JMD)

Community education is concerned with the development of the individual and the development of the community to improve the quality of life. Community colleges act as catalysts by coordinating citizen and agency participation and community resources to improve educational opportunities for all. (SK)

This article discusses some of the social/political issues that are raised in relation to declining school enrollment and school consolidation. Alternatives to the closing of schools in the face of declining enrollment are discussed. (Author/EB)

Analyzed in this paper are strategies used by urban universities to meet their community public service commitments. (Author/EB)

Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California at Berkeley, which conducts preservice and in-service teacher training programs and develops curriculums in science and mathematics, is devoting increasing attention to the role of science centers in informal education. Examples of the Hall's research projects in many different fields are…

Describes a partnership project between a school and the local community that aimed at transforming the school campus into a beautiful multipurpose area that serves the entire community. Provides students with an in-depth integrated study of plants and gardening and increases awareness of ecological conservation and environmental interactions.…

Argues that without the usual advantages of donor loyalty and institutional prestige, urban universities can make a case for support based on their regional and statewide impact and on the quality, cost effectiveness, and value of academic programs and research. Discusses why people give to urban universities; describes how Portland State…

Comments on the two preceding articles that examined Chicago's complex school reform efforts. The articles present differing views, with one emphasizing democratic and social issues related to reform and the other highlighting the organization of business leaders into a political force. They also raise questions about power, social movements, and…

Traces the two authors' personal histories as administrators and school activists and offers advice to others interested in navigating the waters of educational reform during these conservative times. (SR)