This is a record of testimony of the Petitioners for the Community School Board District 30 against the Board of Education of the City of New York. The Community School Board is seeking intervention concerning compliance with the court's decree on the civil rights case of Aspira of New York, Inc. vs. the Board of Education of the City of New York.…

The author speculates on the results of a change in perceptions of "community," currently seen as the territory of the taxpayer, with his right to set rules through his representative, the board of trustees. The board members, usually conservative businessmen, do not truly represent the community, but they hire the administrators and, through…

The Committee on Children's Television (CCT) since 1971 has been working with San Francisco Bay Area commercial television stations to make the stations aware of their responsibility towards children. CCT proposes to increase its effectiveness in this work in four inter-related ways: (1) family education--a program to provide the community with…

A New York two-year college concentrates on involving its community in its educational program. (Author)

New design concepts for creative play structures provide challenging experiences for children, yet are still safe enough to be acceptable. Many of these creative playgrounds are made possible by parent and community volunteers. (Author/MLF)

Describes the development of a model playground by the Adams County, Colorado, Head Start Program, giving particular attention to local contributions, physical features of equipment and playground, and ways children use the playground for motor, dramatic, social, and constructive play. (RH)

This article explores various ways to recruit and keep volunteers for park and recreation departments. (RC)

This article describes the volunteer programs of several large companies. (RC)

The article addresses a number of questions about involving staff and community in change: Who? How Much? How? and Why? Several cautions are offered. (BD)

The Morgan Community School, located a mile from the White House in Washington, D.C., offers an example of both the successes and limitations of neighborhood control as a potential tool for improving public education. (Author/JA)

The experiences are related of two guests from South America visiting Crothersville, Indiana to study and learn about agriculture and the FFA in the United States. (EA)

Motor vehicles and commercialism have generated serious problems within the national park system. A Conservation Foundation suggests new directions in management for the National Park Service. (Editors)

Three community studies were catalysts for researchers and residents to generate discussions on: (1) strategies and ethics of community research; (2) problems of ethics, including considerations for a code and comments on community involvement; and (3) recommendations for establishing a technical research consultation service'' in the Society for…

Numerical documentation is available with regard to dropout reduction, decrease in absences, and increase in interest and involvement. (Author)

Article is the story of the Highlander Folk School, founded over forty years ago, and tells how it lends support to an alternative interpretation of our educational tradition. (Editor)