A modus vivendi must be reached between citizen demands for educational reform and administrators' reluctance to relinquish their decision making prerogatives. (CK)

The primary objectives of the study were to determine the relationships of various social and personal factors to adjustment, to identitify the attitudes, values and motivations which either facilitate or retard adjustment. The finding will provide guidelines for planning adult education programmes for revitalising the rural people in these war…

It is no longer possible for the white power structure to control Negro schools. Black communities are demanding, with increasing insistence, control of their local schools, and since most white parents refuse to send their children to integrated schools, it is only just that they relinguish their control over those schools. (CK)

This is the third in a series of articles based upon the program of the Social Responsibilities Round Table at the ALA Conference in Atlantic City, June 24. (MF)

Describes an earth science program conducted from an airplane for 8th grade students of Carmel Middle School, Carmel, California. The steps involved in getting the program started, the classroom work and the preparatory field trips, as well as the airborne lesson itself, are described. (LC)

Drawing on their own experiences, the authors suggest starting a program for gifted children by developing community support, choosing an appropriate type of program, assessing staff perceptions of the need for the program, identifying gifted students, developing a curriculum, involving the faculty, securing funding, and choosing the evaluation…

Describes the effects of elementary curriculum materials using instant photography developed for the Polaroid Education Project. The materials most effectively reached students who do not respond to verbal materials. Students and teachers shared authority in interpreting student photographs. Photography activities increased parent interest and…

Describes experiment called Bonjour Seattle designed to build interest in a foreign people through a citywide program of cultural and commercial events. Program built bridges between education, business and government, between an ethnic group and a community, and between the Pacific Northwest and France. (Author/BK)

Discusses a network created for the purpose of making global perspectives an integral and recognized element of the curriculum. Support groups include teachers, administrators, the board of education, and community residents. (KC)

Improvement of a school's discipline program can begin with the opinion inventories published by the National Study of School Evaluation. Once teachers, students, and parents have assessed strengths and weaknesses, an appropriate plan can be chosen. This article outlines five approaches. (WD)

Relates the experience of the Bettendorf (Iowa) school system in seeking widespread community involvement in planning for drastic budget cuts. The participants' ranking of school programs is included. (WD)

A community involvement success story about an advisory committee that began its work almost one year before the purchase of the school site. (Author)

A positive attitude toward the development of a local educational program, actively incorporating community involvement, can pave the way to high morale and academic success and provoke an optimistic outlook on education's future. (Author/PGD)