School-community collaborations are partnerships that can take different forms and serve many purposes. An overview of some partnership models is provided in this text. It shows how schools can play a central role in the revitalization of a community by serving as community centers and by fostering school-based enterprises. Ways in which students…

Many of the characteristics typically associated with an occupation that is considered a profession are not commonly associated with teaching. These characteristics include: a clearly defined, codified, and accessible knowledge base; a structured, coherent induction experience monitored by oustanding practitioners; control of training,…

Each year, the U.S. Department of Education recognizes public and private elementary and secondary schools that develop effective approaches to helping students resist or overcome use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs. This guide was designed to share the experiences and advice of practitioners from the 107 schools recognized by the Drug-Free…

This policy analysis paper describes the alternative actions available at the federal policymaking level to enhance youth employment using one institutional mechanism: vocational education. The first section on source and background of the youth employment problem provides a context within which to view the policy problem being addressed. The…

American society and its educators are faced with many challenges, particularly from the growing use of computers, which lead to the question of whether the American dream of a viable democracy with an equal chance for all can be revived. The individual, community, thought, and morality provide four standpoints from which to consider technological…

Suggests that a survey of ESL programs all across the country narrows the approach to the subject of the role of the Canadian schools in the development and education of non-English speaking immigrant children. (Author/AM)

Notes that unless a legitimatization or acceptance of organizational development within the role structure of school organization takes place, the chances of system-wide impact of applied behavioral technology on school organization will be limited. (AM)

Argues that teacher training is less rigorous than training for other professions and consequently beginning teachers experience more anxiety in trying to perform their various roles in the classroom. (CD)

Concludes that the logical outcome of a person-oriented curriculum position leads to a re-definition of the function of the school in the society. The schools are seen to be the only potentially controllable agency for humanization left in society. (Author/AM)

Educational institutions are noted to make a difference, especially for children born in poverty, due to their potential of dealing with issues no less significant than life and death. [Available from America, 106 West 56th Street, New York, New York 10019]. (Author/AM)

A discussion cites major findings of a survey of 597 bookkeeping employees in New York City, interviews with accounting supervisors in industry, and employee record forms. Curricular and instructional implications are also cited. (BP)

Current needs for education are greater than in the past, yet the largest sources of informal education are being closed out. For many children, the school has become the chief place where constructive learning experiences are available at a time when cost pressures threaten the existence of the traditional school. (Author/WM)

The educative community develops and mobilizes all resources, both human and physical, throughout the community in the development of human potential. The assumption that underpins the educative community is that all people are teachers and all are learners. (Author)

Article related the influence family background and socioeconomic level have on student achievement and the effectiveness schools have in changing that relationship. (RK)