THIS BOOK PRESENTS A VIEW OF SCHOOL-COMMUNITY RELATIONS BASED ON THE CONCEPT OF THE CHANGING SCHOOL IN THE CHANGING COMMUNITY. TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A DESIRABLE AND ADEQUATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY, FOUR ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES MUST BE OPERATIVE--(1) RECOGNITION THAT THE SCHOOL IS A PUBLIC ENTERPRISE, (2) UNDERSTANDING THAT THE…

TO EXAMINE THE ROLE AND FUNCTIONS OF TEACHERS AS SOCIAL PARTICIPANTS WITHIN THE SCHOOL AND IN THE COMMUNITY, QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY DATA WERE ANALYZED FROM A 62 PERCENT RESPONSE OF TEACHERS (508 OF 816 TOTAL) AND A 93 PERCENT RESPONSE OF NONTEACHERS (81 OF 87 TOTAL) IN THREE WESTERN OREGON COMMUNITIES. AS VIEWED BY TEACHERS, NORMATIVE EXPECTATIONS…

THIS IS A 5-YEAR REPORT OF THE VISION AND HEARING SCREENING PROGRAM CONDUCTED ON CHAMPAIGN COMMUNITY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN GRADES 1, 4, 7, AND 10. A REVIEW OF CURRENT PRACTICES AND RESEARCH IN HEARING SCREENING INCLUDES STUDIES ON TEACHER REFERRAL, GROUP AUDIOMETRY, LIMITED PURE TONE SWEEP, AND INDIVIDUAL SCREENING TESTS. THE TESTERS, EQUIPMENT,…

THIS REPORT (1) EVALUATES THE CLASS ENTERING IN SEPTEMBER 1964, AND ITS ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH THE SPRING OF 1967, AND (2) PRESENTS A CONDENSED SUBJECTIVE EVALUATION OF THE NEWARK PLAN, A SPECIAL COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR INNER CITY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. (THE PLAN HAS BEEN USED AS THE BASIS FOR TITLE I PROGRAMS IN OTHER NEWARK SCHOOLS).…

INCREASED PRESSURES FOR PROVIDING VARIOUS PUBLIC RECREATION PROGRAMS HAVE LED COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SEARCH FOR INCREASED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO MAINTAIN RECREATION SERVICES AT EXISTING LEVELS OR TO INITIATE NEW PROGRAMS. THIS BOOK IS A COLLECTION OF PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PLANNING AND FINANCING SCHOOL-COMMUNITY…

DEVELOPED FOR EDUCATORS WHO ARE CONCERNED WITH AND SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WORK STUDY PROGRAMS FOR SLOW LEARNERS (IQ 50 TO 80) AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL, THE GUIDE PRESENTS PROGRAM POLICIES AND PRACTICES CURRENT IN THE STATE OF OHIO. RATIONALE FOR THE OHIO PROGRAMS ARE STATED, AND 12 RELEVANT TERMS ARE DEFINED. CURRICULUM IMPLICATIONS FOR WORK…

THE AIMS OF THE MCKINLEY SCHOOL WERE TO INCREASE ACHIEVEMENT IN BASIC SKILLS, TO ENRICH AND ENLARGE THE EXPERIENTIAL BACKGROUND OF THE CHILDREN, TO ESTABLISH A CLOSER LIAISON BETWEEN THE SCHOOL, THE HOME, AND THE COMMUNITY, TO DISCOVER LATENT TALENT, AND TO DEVELOP POTENTIAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO RAISE EACH INDIVIDUAL'S SELF-IMAGE. THE TEACHERS'…

FEATURES OF THE PUBLIC RELATIONS PROGRAMS OF MEMBER SCHOOLS OF THE SPONSORING COUNCIL ARE EVALUATED AND COMPARED WITH THE STANDARDS OF EIGHT CURRENT TEXTS ON SCHOOL PUBLIC RELATIONS. THE SIX CATEGORIES DISTINGUISHED FOR EVALUATION INCLUDE (1) ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATIONS, (2) FACULTY AND STAFF ACTIVITIES, (3) PUPIL ACTIVITIES AND PUBLICATIONS, (4)…

Major decisions made by public institutions that resulted in the location of a permanent campus of the University of Illinois first within the Chicago area and then at a particular site are examined. The decision-making process is examined from economic, social, and political stances. The respective roles played in the process by the university,…

This report describes the third party evaluation of the State Fair Community College Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) program's third (and final) year. Forty-one tenth and eleventh grade students participated in the program and were matched for evaluation with similar nonparticipating control groups. Evaluation instruments included Career…

This publication features thirteen articles on community involvement. Several programs and individuals concerned with the role of the community in educational development and improvement are discussed. The main points made in all of the articles are: 1) research on community involvement appears limited, and 2) research "experts" are grass roots…

This paper describes an undergraduate training program for psychology students in the clinical, technical aspects of psychology. The program is designed to prepare students for work under the supervision of doctoral-level psychologists without having to obtain graduate degrees in clinical psychology. The program was developed in 1971 by Georgia…

An Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) exemplary project was conducted for three years in four high schools in Greenville County, South Carolina, and then evaluated for this final program report. Guidance and community components made up the program's major strengths. A third component (academic) proved nonessential. The guidance component…

The study investigated the relationship between school achievement level and community involvement and support. Data from literature on schools, citizen participation, and organizations were reviewed in conjunction with a survey of midwestern elementary school principals. The hypothesis was that schools experiencing high levels of community…

This booklet provides an overview of community education for those readers interested in developing a community education program. The content is contained in fifteen brief sections. The first section introduces the concept of community education. Section 2 presents a chart comparing the traditional school's use pattern to that of the community…