Discriminates between "community architecture" and conventional approaches to architecture. Focuses on community architecture as it relates to the participation of users in their environment, the establishment of partnerships between specialists from different fields, and the evolutionary development of people's environmental needs. (TW)

A committee has been formed in response to the belief that education and park and recreation agencies can coexist peacefully. (SK)

This report is the result of the First Annual Forum of the National Institute for Science Education (NISE) held in Rosslyn, Virginia, on March 18-19, 1997. The purposes of the forum were to make relevant professional audiences aware of NISE work and, just as importantly, to gain those audiences' perspectives on and participation in NISE work.…

Despite the reports of violence in schools, the vast majority of America's schools are safe places. Nevertheless, students, teachers, and parents have real fears about school crime and violence problems. This report is a guide to combat these fears and problems. The report presents an updated description of the nature and extent of crime and…

Describes the efforts of two small, private institutions that have committed themselves to an innovative and sensitive plan for renewal which benefits the colleges and is designed to meet community needs. (Author/JN)

Long Beach California Public School System (77 schools) favors a school-community advisory council to establish rapport between advocates of radical change and uncritical proponents of the status quo. (DS)

Seven colleges are finding innovative ways of attracting people to the campus and bringing the campus to the people. (Ed.)

At an ecologically oriented campus an ordinary fly swatter and a leaf vacuum cleaner were used to battle pollution. (IR)

To help a community toward self-help, adult high school students were trained to work with families selected for having problem children in schools or being under stress. The training was based on a communication model. Evaluation of project and community-wide measures applicable for future efforts are discussed. (Author)

Cites ERIC documents describing the community education and development programs of two-year colleges. Documents cover building a neighborhood coalition, an approach to marketing vocational programs, community education and development, and educational alternatives. (DMM)

Physical educators must foster community involvement as an ongoing process and be committed to providing physical education to all students. Ways to involve communities and to strengthen community support for physical education programs are discussed. (CJ)

The Saint Louis Urban Consumers' Education Project involves community resource persons in the preparation and teaching of consumerism in fifth-grade classrooms. A demonstration program supported by the Office of Consumer Education, the project has improved attendance, math and reading scores, and school-community relations. (SK)