This Montgomery County, Virginia, program won a national award from Keep America Beautiful, Inc., in 1969 Keep Virginia Beautiful Sweepstakes Award." (EB)

Examines the role of the media in establishing a sense of community in the urban milieu and in providing for the individual citizen a new sense of power in being able to effect change." (Author/AA)

Suggestions on how the school and the community can improve drug education programs. (JW)

In an attempt to describe "the good community," Warren examines community development on the bases of primary group relationships, autonomy, viability, power distribution, participation, degree of commitment, degree of heterogeneity, extent of neighborhood control, and the extent of conflict. (NL)

Outlines steps that must be taken for a school to implement a Walkabout experiential learning program in a community. (IRT)

A study of AmeriCorps programs in four western states found the federally funded corporation is accomplishing its objective to operate in a nonpartisan, politically neutral manner. AmeriCorps participation significantly increased community involvement, with no differences by gender, race, or political orientation. (Contains 81 references.) (JOW)

Proposes strategies for development of participatory processes and systems that take into account reality of daily life in barrio for Chicano elderly. Recommends statistical data should be enriched by qualitative information for decision-making purposes: calm rationality of people discussing the problems of others should be balanced by fire of…

Discusses the distinctions between volunteerism and service and expresses concern about the use of "service" as an umbrella for all forms of civic participation. (JOW)

Community involvement in music making is a time-honored tradition that is experiencing a joyful resurgence. The word "community" can mean both an area of geography as well as a group of people coming together with a sense of purpose. In creating a community chorus, a key to its success is to place more emphasis on the second aspect. Go beyond…

This longitudinal study of 320 US schools explored the importance of the principal to the development of programs of school, family, and community partnerships. Schools rated the degree of support from the principal for school-wide efforts of family and community involvement and provided data on principal turnover. Analyses also explored other…

Even though several attempts have been made by the government of Ghana towards its goal of eradicating child labour, poverty, and marginalisation in educational outcomes for all children, the condition of disadvantaged children remain terribly devastating compared with those of more advantaged children. This article discusses the extent to which…

Differences between old-timers and newcomers and their effects on community social dimensions have been the object of much research. These studies have shown how extensive in-migration of people with different socioeconomic backgrounds, values, and perspectives contribute to heightened social conflict in some communities. Popular media accounts…

The lack of national attention to preparing future faculty for their roles as citizen-scholars represents a significant missed opportunity. Whereas graduate student involvement in engaged teaching and research, such as service-learning or community-based research, likely has immediate benefits for retention and learning, this article focuses on…