Argues for more emphasis on school public relations. (Contains 14 references.)(PKP)

Describes how Washington & Jefferson College mended fences with its community while Northwestern University faces continued tensions. (EV)

Describes several low-cost practices school administrators use to communicate with parents and the community, such as using school board meetings as a mini-information forum, plugging into the power structure, asking for opinions, participating in a community newsletter, conducting audits of a school climate, encouraging your employees and…

From 1986 to 1988, the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory sought to identify and describe the characteristics of promising parent involvement programs in their five-state region. They found seven essential elements, including written policies, adequate administrative support, training, a partnership approach, two-way communication,…

Argues that literacy is always part of social relationships. Discusses school versus community literacy, and offers examples of social relationships of literacy. (SR)

Argues that, by not engaging the community in an exploration of the many ways the arts, including theater, can nurture personal and intellectual growth, teachers may have contributed to the failure to name the arts as a critical area of concern. (SR)

Describes the Working Conference process, an approach for involving a diverse group of people to discuss and then create action plans around critical school/community issues. Before the conference, participants are asked to prepare themselves and, during the conference, to use their knowledge, experience, and perspectives to collaborate on issues…

Asserts that the prevailing model of academic professionalism inhibits faculty members' engagement in their communities and restrains discovery of new knowledge. Proposes an alternative community-oriented model and suggests that reflective practice, epistemological inclusiveness, and redesigned incentives structures are needed to encourage the…

Many educators today are discussing new visions to transform their schools into communities. The idea is that schools should be communities of learners rather than organizations that turn out students as products (Furman and Starratt 2002; Sergiovanni 1994). But for schools to become communities of learners, a major upheaval in the way educators…

This article highlights the birth and current benefits of a partnership between Keene State College and Keene Public Library. It is a smaller one-on-one partnership that represents a rarer model than that of consortia and joint-use library partnerships. The authors offer additional ideas for partnering with local community groups in order to…

What distinguishes high schools that "beat the odds" for students from traditionally lower-performing groups from schools that struggle to improve the achievement and graduation rates of these student populations? What types of programs, practices, and processes support better than expected outcomes for students at risk of failure? How…

Across Australia and internationally, the vexed problem of staffing rural school remains a major issue affecting the educational outcomes of many rural students and their families. TERRAnova, (New Ground in Teacher Education for Rural and Regional Australia), is the name of a large Australian Research Council funded (2008-2010) project involving:…

This teacher research study examines the literary talk and classroom community that emerged during Book Club meetings, fishbowl discussions, and a Retrospective Reflection session which transpired in my fifth grade classroom over the course of two thematic units. Themes of cultural awareness and belonging served to help students flesh out social…

Students feel more connected to their school when they believe that the adults and other students at school not only care about how well they are learning, but also care about them as individuals. Young people who feel connected to school are more likely to succeed academically and make healthy choices. All school staff, including teachers,…

A community school is a place and a set of partnerships between the school and community resources. The community school strategy integrates academics, health and social services, youth and community development, and civic engagement to improve student learning and to develop stronger families and healthier communities. This report presents a…