Guidelines for environmental organizations who wish to establish student internships or use interns more effectively are presented, based on 1983-1984 interviews and surveys of environmental group representatives. While the focus is on internships for undergraduate and graduate students, environmental interns may be recent college graduates, high…

Staff development and classroom activities related to anti-racism are presented in this guide for Canadian teachers. The manual is divided into four chapters, plus an introduction and conclusion. Chapter 1 discusses the meaning of anti-racist education, and describes ways in which racism can affect the culture and society of a school. Each of the…

North York defines Special Needs Schools as those in communities characterized by a higher than average percentage of: children under 15 years of age, one parent families, women in the labor force, people whose mother tongue is not English, multiple family housing, or family mobility. In 1983, the Special Needs Evaluation Subcommittee collected…

This training model is designed to assist education personnel and interested citizens in the implementation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the attainment of sex equity in education. Workshop sessions are designed for administrators, Title IX coordinators, school board members, teachers, counselors, vocational education…

Questionnaires returned by 402 of a total of 672 teachers in one-teacher schools surveyed in spring 1984 provided data on these teachers and the students, schools, and communities they served. Findings indicated an estimated 800 one-teacher schools operating in 28 states, with the largest number 385, in Nebraska. Average enrollment was 11…

This report is based on the Community Relations Team of the Southern Regional Council's extensive study of desegregation and racial conflict in Hickory North Carolina's city schools. The views of recognized black and white leaders of the community are presented. Basically, the study indicates that initial desegregation took place in Hickory…

This collection of articles shows how different forms of education can be combined with the various youth services offered by public and private agencies. It outlines the administrative arrangements made in different cities in efforts to deliver counseling and related services to various populations such as pregnant teenagers, emotionally…

This self-contained instructional package defines a comprehensive job placement program as a coordinated series of activities involving school-community interaction, staff training and curriculum development resulting in youth being able to obtain and retain satisfying employment. The author and contributors focus their efforts on presenting case…

Because of the importance of the work of local school boards, each school board member must become thoroughly informed on school laws, rules and regulations, and the actual operation of the school district. He or she must also understand the role and responsibilities of school board members. First issued in 1958, this manual is intended primarily…

Society is beginning to recognize that the need for education extends beyond the range established for formal schooling. Education is a process that begins at birth and never ends, and is always a matter of individual capacities, interests, and needs. The schoolhouse concept, which limits education to that which can take place in a traditional…

A third-party evaluation was conducted of the first year of an experience-based career education project (EBCE) in Rhode Island. Three sources of evaluation information were used: evaluator observations, the Community Resource Questionnaire, and the Student Skills and Attitude Inventory. Because the actual project implementation was for just one…

Suggestions for improving community relationships necessary to the development of community colleges as a social and economic force are provided. The board of trustees' role in strengthening institutional programs, in considering the interests of the total community, and in solving school problems is reviewed. Citizen advisory committees are…

Identification, coordination, and development of community resources for career education projects are discussed in this guidebook. Topics discussed include the following: (1) the role of the community resource coordinator; (2) community resources (available people, materials, and services that are useful and valuable for educational purposes);…

Community colleges offering or contemplating offering television-based courses will be successful in promotional efforts if the fundamental, philosophical purpose is built upon a need for expanding current educational services to a population thus far unaffected by on-campus programs. Efforts in promoting television courses should be made so that…

To investigate the role that public information plays in vocational recruitment and to determine the effect of public information variables on vocational school enrollment and utilization was the purpose of the study. A public information survey conducted among selected school personnel produced data that could be compared between a representative…