Discusses guidance programs in rural schools, suggesting basic functions of guidance programs, such as career development and resources, communication with community, educational planning and assessment, counseling, and follow-up. (AH)

Summarizes the provisions of the Job Training Partnership Act: implications for vocational teachers and administrators, the role of the Private Industry Council in the local service delivery areas, the process of selecting agencies to deliver training, the governors' role, and opportunities for public/private collaboration. (SK)

Discusses problems encountered by new superintendents in small schools and provides insights on how to deal with them. (AH)

Reviews books which emphasize the modicum of influence exercised by the public on educational policy. Data were obtained on community-school interaction in 17 communities. Control of educational policy was demonstrated to be in the hands of administrators, with tacit consent of the public. (Author/DB)

The concept of Adventure Playgrounds, adult-supervised spaces with raw materials which children can use to design their own play areas, is explained. California Adventure Playgrounds at Huntington Beach and Irvine are described. Costs, equipment requirements, and the need for community participation are discussed. (PP)

Describes the objectives, organizational structure, and proposed activities of the National Task Force on Political Action, a grassroots network organized by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and designed to recruit citizen participation in providing voter education and promoting voter registration. (MJL)

Events leading up to the closing of several schools in Livonia (Michigan) are related, including the roles of the Parent Teacher Association and a local advisory committee. A smooth transition was achieved through cooperative planning. (FG)

The kibbutz is presented as an example of a constructive microcommunity in which a special relationship exists with education. A model, to serve as a basis for analyzing the kibbutz school, has three main categories: (1) school provides services for the whole community; (2) school is assisted by the community; and (3) community has expectations…

Reviews the relationship between higher education and the community, proposing an alternative mission for urban community colleges. Recommends the training and involvement of community professionals as linkage agents, independent contractors/enablers, community consultants, change agents, and adult educators. Outlines problem areas in rapidly…

Describes a strategy for a community development program that was to identify and connect needs and services through coordinated networks of organized citizens, businesses, agency staff, and local government. Reports that the strategy resulted in such programs as a county information service, a family life center, an interagency council, and a…

Given the entrenchment of professional dominance and the decrease in lay influence, the establishment of School Site Councils in California will probably not radically alter the structure of educational governance. The author suggests that if professional power continues to grow unchecked, it will pose a threat to democratic principles. (Author/WD)

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)

Guidelines are offered to help school districts obtain the same level of community involvement as was reached in Tucson (Arizona) by the schools' committee on district facilities utilization. (MLF)

The Nevada sex education law states that a Sex Education Advisory Committee must be appointed to advise the school board concerning the content of and materials to be used in the course of instruction and the recommended ages of the pupils to whom the course is being offered. (JN)

Outlines the author's participation in several programs designed to effect change in educational institutions. Observations regarding school decentralization, community participation, and staff development programs are presented. (APM)