Based on his analysis of 23 communities, the author suggests six guidelines for implementing sex education programs: use small community committees rather than large ones, conduct community surveys, make sure the programs discuss sexual abstinence, provide staff training, adopt written policies, and involve parents in the programs. (RW)

The active involvement of students and the community in planning a school site in Grand Rapids (Michigan) overcame initial opposition and resulted in the creation of a community center/park. (MLF)

Reports on a performance review of two New York City schools, one with high and one with low reading achievement scores. Recommends ways in which schools and communities can cooperate in improving inner-city schools and the education of Black children. (JLF)

Career development of elementary school students is aided through planned activities in the school and the community. Teachers, parents, and businesses provide career and self-awareness for students as well as opportunities for observation of and participation in work activities. (Author/CC)

The development of community-based alternatives to institutional care for juvenile offenders should be based on (1) a clear conceptualization of what "community-based" means, (2) intervention efforts that consider the context of the clients' social relationship networks; and (3) resolution of professional and territorial conflicts.…

Describes Community Access Channel Three of the Monroe County Public Library in Bloomington, Indiana, which has been cablecasting since 1975. Topics discussed include programs produced with local arts and cultural groups and the "Kids Alive" program produced by 8-to 15-year-olds. Also discussed are a requested program service, funding, staffing,…

Results of a behavioral-ecological analysis used to diagnose various community behaviors contributing to Chicano gang delinquency suggested a number of feasible community-based interventions for treatment and prevention. The study also accomplished a replication and extension of similar earlier work performed in a different environment with…

Describes several examples of urban parks and the renewal of city open spaces. Community groups interested in getting funding from government or private sources must cope with budget restrictions by making effective, innovative use of available money. Government agencies with funds allocated for urban improvements are mentioned. (AM)

South Carolina's technical education system (composed of 16 two-year technical colleges) has been a key factor in the state's economic development program through industry recruitment and training, industry and community involvement in program development, and continuing education programs. (LRA)

Describes a contracted community college vocational program in which a local business or industry provides 12 hours of instruction per week to the student in conjunction with a minimum of eight credit hours of related on-campus instruction. (LRA)

Presents comments of Dale Parnell, president of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC). Explores AACJC's role as a responsive tool for member institutions, and as an informed, persuasive voice directed toward industry, business, and government. Enumerates organizational objectives. Discusses future community college…

Matching adult desires for further education with available educational opportunities requires brokering services in the community. The development of the Regional Learning Service of Central New York in Syracuse, which has served as a prototype for the development of educational brokering services, is examined. (Author/JMD)

Describes the management of the International School in Hamburg, West Germany, which serves children from 42 countries, and the school's attempts to formulate a workable curriculum responsive to heterogeneous needs and frequent changes in the national composition of the student body. (SJL)

Through Dean's Grant funding, the College of Education at Illinois State University (Normal) initiated a reconceptualization of its four-semester elementary teacher preparation program named "CORE." This article describes the collaborative program planning effort. One of seven Dean's Grant programs for PL 94-142 training described in…

Explains zero base budgeting and describes its use at Chemeketa Community College (Oregon). Suggests that better management, improved communication, and more economical procedures can result if all staff members and representatives from the community are included in the budgetary process. Provides a sample calendar. (JG)