The emotional, social, intellectual, and physical needs of young people from 10 to 15 years old are being increasingly recognized in the schools, but the activities of these students after school are just beginning to be considered in terms of their effects on adolescents' academic and personal growth. Early in 1985, the University of North…

The original article, from which the editor presents excerpts, appeared in the Spring 1968 number of the University, a Princeton quarterly.

ARTICLES FROM NEWSPAPERS IN ARKANSAS, DELAWARE, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, KENTUCKY, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, AND VIRGINIA ARE PRESENTED. THESE ARTICLES PROTEST AGAINST VIOLENCE IN THE SOUTH. THE MAJOR ARGUMENTS ARE THAT--UNITED STATES' NATIONAL ESTEEM AT HOME AND ABROAD IS BEING LESSENED. UNITED STATES LAW COURTS ARE…

This fully annotated bibliography of over 1,000 documents and journal articles is compiled to assist educators, community organizations, and citizens interested in community education, whether in theory or in practice, by identifying relevant resources in the field. Citations originate in three abstracting systems: documents described in ERIC's…

HERE IS DESCRIBED HYPOTHETICAL METROPOLIS UNIVERSITY OF 1980 WITH AN UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A CLIMATE FOR LIFELONG LEARNING AND WITH A COLLEGE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION DEVELOPED ALONG LINES OF THE FOUR PRIMARY ROLES OF ADULTS--WORKER, FAMILY MEMBER, CITIZEN, AND SELF-REALIZING INDIVIDUAL. FOUR INSTITUTES SERVE THE FOUR ROLES.…

This report summarizes the programs and processes used by Sixth and Eighth Cycle Teacher Corps projects at Emporia Kansas State College in the formulation of community-based education programs. Functions of the programs include the following: (a) to broaden the base of educational experiences for children, (b) to involve members of the community…

The efforts of the University of Nebraska to build a new educational program based on community service are described. NOVA combined traditional instruction with a year-long field experience for undergraduate students in Nebraska communities. Emphasis was on problems related to poverty. The planning phase of the project is reviewed, along with an…

The Community Video Workshop, a pilot project being undertaken by the Alternate Media Center of New York University's School of the Arts in cooperation with ATC and Berks TV Cable Company, was intended to make cable television facilities available to Berks County. This document consists of a collection of newspaper clippings, letters, memos, and…

Chicago's on-the-job training program, the largest in the country funded under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), is based on a business-government partnership through a nonprofit corporation called the Chicago Alliance of Business Manpower Services. Program organization and activities are described. (MF)

Through education, substantial gains in village development can be expected if national and local efforts can harness (1) the constructive forces of social, economic, and technological change, (2) individual and group incentives, and (3) applications of the community principle to the problems of the people. (SH)

Criticisms of interorganizational relations research (IOR) and theory are discussed, as well as the assertion that use of existing community perspectives would help to eliminate some of the criticisms. A series of propositions regarding conflict and cooperation are developed from an analysis of selected community and IOR literature. Available data…

Describes an effort to develop a cooperative network of university-based social scientists and representatives from various education-related organizations within a community for the purpose of exchanging their limited resources in effective and mutually productive ways. (JG)

The growth of the Dalton, Georgia, park and recreation system is attributable to a continuing spirit of harmony among elected officials, lay contributors, community groups, and professional recreation and park personnel. (SK)

Although interorganizational collaboration is becoming increasingly significant as a means of achieving organizational objectives, it is not an easy process to implement. Drawing on the work of authors with extensive experience, an accessible introduction to the theory and practice of creating collaborative advantage is presented in this volume.…