This study examines an experimental program for teaching French, starting in grades two, three, and four, in two Canadian elementary schools. The program was established during the 1968-69 academic year. There are three major sections in the report: (1) a description of the pilot program carried out in Allenby and Bedford Park Public Schools, (2)…

Some practical suggestions for a business-like approach to community mental health, particularly transitional residences. (Editor)

With the growing recognition that public perception of education is an essential component of soliciting support, this guide is intended to help public-school principals refine their approaches to communication, marketing, public affairs, and public relations. It instructs principals on looking at public engagement, on building public support, on…

This workbook is part of a series devoted to all areas of charter-school development. Fifth in the series, this volume focuses on community relations and how school founders can handle public relations, market their school, and deal with controversy. The text is divided into three sections. Section one examines why schools should engage in public…

Seventeen guidelines spell out major considerations for thinking about, planning, and implementing a middle school. The authors offer them as the basis for school and community discussions. (Editor)

Local school superintendents -- one representing a large and affluent district and one from a smaller, more rural district -- present their views on full State funding of school construction in Maryland. (Author/JN)

The examination of a city in Texas provided data for the support of the thesis that an increase in vertical ties contributes to the development of a pluralistic power structure within a community; the traditional power relations and supporting normative patterns within the isolated minority community serve to inhibit competitive political…

Six school board members discuss the most crucial community relations problems facing their school system and what their school boards can and should do about them. (MF)

Based on a presentation delivered to the Washington Association of Foreign Language Teachers, March 19, 1971. (DS)

Argues that facility in a foreign language contributes to the nation's military capability in command, intelligence, operations, logistics, survival skills and in community and official relations. After reviewing relevant historical episodes, suggests that an effort should be made to improve U.S. military personnel language skills. (MES)

The goal of this development program is to combine greater community orientation with traditional concerns of academic geography. Describes objectives and activities designed to increase community awareness of, and opportunities to apply, geographic knowledge and methods. (Author/CK)

Reports on the first national conference of REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library Services to the Spanish Speaking. Discusses REFORMA's activist history and describes conference programs geared toward promoting cultural awareness to help libraries build relationships with Hispanic and Latino communities. Attendees shared concerns…

Explores how an image of the countryside as an idealized place in which to grow up is constructed, mobilized, and contested by rural English parents in accounts of their children's lives. Interview excerpts focus on children's opportunities for freedom and carefree outdoor play in country villages, contrasting fears for children's safety, and…