As older adult organizations stretch to meet the needs of a growing older adult client population, these Senior Citizen Centers, clubs and other programs are increasingly unable to understand and contol their internal as well as external environments. Organizational Development, a body of applied behavioral science techniques, can help older adult…

Describes a cooperative community education program encompassing 12 school districts and 18 communities in the Battle Creek, Michigan, metropolitan area. (Author/DN)

Schools are moving toward greater differentiation of instructional staffs through the use of paraprofessionals. A sophisticated differentiated instructional program requires the assistance of paraprofessionals. (Author)

More than 350 American cities have established people-to -people affiliations with over 400 cities in 54 other nations. (IR)

The author presents an idea for regional coordination of vocational training programs to reduce or eliminate duplication of effort. He suggests establishment of a center or clearinghouse to act as an interface agency among all vocational education program sponsors, employers, education seekers, and job seekers, and to coordinate their needs and…

Provides the personal narratives of three Rosebud Sioux tribal leaders: Geraldine Ancoren, a mother of 7 who has worked for the tribe in various departments for 16 years; Ned Metcalf, who organized several development projects for his extended family; and Duane Hollow Horn Bear, a Lakota Studies instructor at Sinte Gleska University and member of…

Used interviews to examine the awareness level of Nigerian mothers and local organizations of the need to develop sustainable community-based group care facilities for preschoolers in rural areas. Found that mothers' preferred child care method was day care/nursery schools. Forty percent of local organizations were willing to contribute towards…

Many educators and policy makers argue that science literacy and numeracy are vital skills for successfully participating in the economy of this century. But how do educators increase the levels of scientific literacy, let alone make science a subject for all students, when the subject matter itself has been keeping students away? In this article,…

This collection of 12 author-contributed papers examines the notion of "academic community" within and among institutions of higher education. Papers are grouped into four sections which examine the idea of academic community, community through academic inquiry, community through curriculum, and community through organization,…

This project focuses on non-formal and adult education for women in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, India. The objectives of the project were: (1) to provide non-formal education to girls and adult education to women in a coordinated manner; (2) to raise civic and social awareness of women; (3) to decentralize planning and implementation of programs…

Ways in which schools and communities collaborate to create a learning community are described in this fifth guidebook in a series of nine video conferences on school restructuring. Extended school and community roles include enrichment of the learning environment, coordination of a learning support network, and expansion of the community of…

The new Illinois Du Page Area Vocational Education Authority Center focuses on employability. Unique features are the learning delivery plans and the student-public educating techniques involving the community market service center. (EA)

Continuous recent Teacher Corps involvement with community-based education has led to a conceptual framework for implementing programs. This framework results in better delivery of services to the community through grass roots community development and the use of school facilities for providing programs. The major role of the community coordinator…

The annual report describes goals and objectives, implementation procedures, and results, evaluation, and recommendations of the Piedmont Virginia Community College project to improve vocational guidance and counseling for handicapped students. The project had the following goals: to provide an opportunity for key faculty, staff, counselors, and…

This paper focuses broadly on the needs and rights of Canadian children. It mentions problems ranging from juvenile suicide to delinquency to the grim cruelty of many institutional environments designed for children. It discusses the linkages between the question of juvenile containment and other social welfare arrangements, such as public…