Liberal arts colleges, with an emphasis on development of the whole person and on freedom of the mind and spirit, provide a significant link with the traditions of democracy. (Author/KE)

Discusses the "social distance,""community involvement," and "balance theory" approaches to the community and gives examples of a range of community linkages that the school can use to shrink or expand social distance. (Author/IRT)

Community involvement in the schools is one way of meeting the need children have to be with more adults. Some ideas and guidelines to help principals promote greater community involvement in their schools are presented here. (Author/IRT)

The two challenges to postsecondary technical education are: to make technical education a viable guiding force in the career education concept, and the need for technical education to assist in the development and training of manpower essential for future technical growth. (Author/JB)

It is the intent of this paper to demonstrate the role of a short-term (approximiately 4-14 hours), populace-based education/training approach in the preparation of rural communities and/or regions anticipating energy development-related impact. The approach is presented in comparison with other models and is defined and outlined through the…

Speeches and resource materials from the 1979 Teacher Corps "Community Council Chairpersons' Workshop" in Atlanta have been compiled in this sourcebook. Four major speeches, including one by then Teacher Corps Associate Director Robert Ardike, provide the rationale for community involvement in Corps projects, discuss the history and…

The document stresses that planning is essential to introduce arts programs into the schools and provides suggestions for the planning process. Elements of a good planning process include clearly stated goals and objectives, efficient use of existing resources, a survey of local conditions, involvement of influential school officials and community…

This is a bilingual guide to parental involvement and participation in bilingual education programs funded under Title VII and other Federal acts. The guide also outlines activities through which parents and the community may become involved in education. Various levels of participation are discussed along with impediments to participation. The…

Items in this bibliography were taken from the 1976-78 "Current Index to Journals in Education,""Resources in Education," and the "Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature." The original articles and documents were examined and the best ones selected and annotated for inclusion in the bibliography. The entries are…

The book presents theoretical considerations and practical recommendations concerned with school planning for gifted children who might not be identified nor have an opportunity to develop their mental capacities because of external influences such as cultural diversity, socioeconomic status, or geographic isolation. Six different approaches to…

Developed to assist libraries in serving the public, the booklet presents 32 simple, inexpensive projects designed to develop a more permanent communication between the Hispanic American community and the library. Each idea stresses community involvement and feedback, while taking into consideration the needs of the library itself. The objectives,…