The creation of a leisure atmosphere within a broader interpretation of art can only occur when artists and recreation personnel join forces to work with some understanding of the value of the art experience and the methods by which art expressions may be encouraged at the community level of involvement. (DS)

Arkansas, 50th of the states in education according to most national standards, is moving community education from a program to a process to accommodate change. (Author/MLF)

Recreational programs in New Hampshire that are fiscally conservative and rely heavily upon citizen cooperation and ingenuity are described. (JD)

Synergizing the community means the process of complete utilization of the potential human and material energy in the community for the common good. Community education provides evidence for the premises of synergistics. (Author/IRT)

Integration into a society made for and by men, in which all his activities are meaningful, is animation's ultimate goal. "Animation", the title of the Council for Cultural Cooperation's socio-cultural development project, is described along with the policy necessary to implement it. This includes the role of the animateur, who would…

Description of a career awareness program which interfaces with a junior high school English curriculum. (STS)

Describes the Nursing Home Community Council Project which was developed to improve the quality of resident life through organized community involvement. Reports issues in organizing nursing homes, the group-to-group approach, and providing advocacy in the context of service. (Author/ABB)

Describes an exhibit which identified a community based aesthetic and the presentation of that aesthetic in a gallery setting (Bowling Green, Ohio). A questionnaire was used to help report the exhibition's objective. Findings suggest many approaches to both content and methodologies can be effectively used in the field of art education.…

This paper investigates the process of how actions of community groups are initiated and carried out. It also identifies key characteristics of participation in community action projects. Social actions in two communities in North Carolina are studied from a 10-year period. (Author/CT)

Four nonmetropolitan communities were selected for an experimental program designed to train local citizens in general procedures of economic impact research. A handbook easily used by lay persons was developed, but a broad base of citizen involvement in research could not be developed. (Author/SK)

The local education fund (LEF) movement started in the early 1980s, when public schools were struggling with changing demographics and a need for greater community commitment to public education. Small, independent, community-based organizations were established to bridge the gap between schools and communities. More recently, the Public Education…

The Making Connections initiative, which works to build strong families and strong neighborhoods in 22 cities, promotes an explicit communication policy to get the kind of support and involvement that can make a difference. This guide defines the principles and components of effective communication and shows how communicating can be a critical…

Wyoming is the least populous of the 50 states--less than half a million people share a territory of 95,000 square miles, which translates to about one person for every five square miles. Given this geographic reality, the challenges that all national service programs face in recruiting volunteers, building community involvement, and sustaining…