Many youth-serving organizations are engaging young people in youth organizing and/or in interventions to support specific identity development in response to a need for meaningful opportunities for older and diverse youth to be civically involved in their communities. This paper explores differences in developmental outcomes and supports and…

Describes a new student-centered, activity-oriented, open classroom approach to reading instruction with individualized instruction and continuous progress in reading skills as its major emphases. (Author/DN)

Includes five administrative phases'' and nine steps followed in conducting a community survey. (SP)

Discusses the emerging maturity of the American educational system and the problems it still has in developing a truly functional program, whereby each student may obtain an equal education as he learns the responsibilities of good citizenship. (RK)

A survey in an unincorporatedurban area compared the major community problems of concern to two groups: (a) randomly selected citizens, and (b) recognized community leaders. The results showed a large divergence of concerns as well as a striking number of citizens who felt themselves to be without spokesmen. (Author/JB)

Peace Corps experience and 3 years as director of the Teacher Corps are explained to provide background for the author's seven specific propositions essential to the success of Federally-supported programs for change. (MF)

This article provides suggestions on supervision for department chairman. Topics included are teacher evaluation, departmental conferences, individual conferences, and helping the new teacher. (GR)

Draws on Ralph Turner's emergent norm theory to examine the normative shift in attitudes and behaviors among Detroit's (Michigan) community leaders, from ideological and policy polarization between Blacks and Whites in the years immediately following the 1967 racial disorder crisis, to the non-ideological, pragmatist, accomodationist orientation…

Describes Delgado Community College's leadership training seminar, which helped 40 high school students identify their leadership styles, relate leadership style to current roles, improve their working relationship with school personnel, and develop team-building, organizational, and planning skills. Suggests guidelines for establishing similar…

The study of the relationship between satisfaction and spending preferences among 522 community leaders and 926 household residents in 8 rural Alabama counties indicated that generally higher levels of satisfaction were found among community residents; but, with some exceptions, leaders tended to prefer more spending on community services. (NQA)

Examines Gonzales' extensive rhetoric in his campaign to improve the life of Chicanos. Gonzales' rhetorical vision focused on the need for Chicanos to know and take pride in their heritage. Some of his harshest criticisms deal with the education of his people. (PD)

To determine how an Individually Guided Education (IGE) school structure may constrain teachers' work, four components of that structure were investigated in this ethnographic study of two five-person teaching teams: the curriculum; the team concept; the use of a team leader; and the open area design. (Author/SJL)

Describes the group leadership skills that a teacher needs to conduct a class meeting according to William Glasser's reality therapy model. (SJL)

Many counselors do not use groups in counseling because they lack applied skills or are discouraged by past failures. Practical suggestions for effective group leadership are discussed in the context of mutual sharing, discussion groups, educational groups, problem-solving groups, growth groups, and therapy groups. (Author/BEF)