The broad aim of the Commission in the field of education is to persuade the policy makers to take into account the changed nature of the population in schools and to ensure that teachers, college lecturers and teacher-training students understand the changes in the composition of our society. (Author/JM)

Discusses results and costs of a program in which community School Aides visited district homes to better acquaint people with the entire school district operation and its educational offerings.

The Lemberg Center studied youth patrols in twelve cities during 1967 to discuss why and how they were formed, their part in restoring or maintaining order, and their effect on community relations. (JM)

Argues that obstacles exist in the Public Library Association (PLA) planning process that can be resolved by developing relationships between materials in the collection and PLA roles. Proposes changes to help reduce conflict in the PLA planning process and discusses process obstacles, relationships as the key providing better service, and…

Explores pluralism and the expanding community through a brief examination of the community-mural movement in the United States. It looks at the recent history of mural painting and discusses examples of community murals that deal cogently with multicultural themes. The implications to educational practice are also discussed. (GLR)

Discusses the future of libraries in rural areas, the role of the community, and possible effects of changing technology in telecommunications. Topics include a historical background, including the Rural Electrification Administration; networking technology; an example of a Rural Area Network in Colorado; and new roles for libraries and…

Surveys principals and school newspaper advisors nationally. Finds that principals scored higher than advisors on avoiding harm which could arise from student newspaper activities, and on advisors' duties, whereas they scored lower than advisors on students' rights and on legal knowledge. (SR)

Discussion of the need for library outreach programs for children focuses on the idea of partnering and building community relationships. Highlights include the need for a model change for library outreach; library images; staff changes; networking and marketing; communicating; and changing attitudes. (LRW)

Based on ethnographic, participatory research in two Salvadoran villages, this article analyzes how features of the sociocultural setting bred discord and mistrust among the participants in an adult literacy program and other community residents, thereby undermining the program's goal of equipping "campesinos" to work together to improve…

This article builds and explores the hypothesis that parent and community participation in school governance can have positive impacts on community development by fostering improvements in school performance and school-community relations and by acting as a catalyst for collective action around community-development issues. It does so through case…

This study used both quantitative and qualitative methods of content analysis to examine principal evaluation instruments, and state and professional standards for principals in school districts located in a Mid-Atlantic state in the United States. The purposes of this study were to (a) determine the degrees of emphasis that are placed on…

Networking communities and school districts is crucial for effectively sharing resources and delivering services in rural areas. The study of the organization of southern non-metropolitan counties for the delivery of services is part of a regional project called "Analysis of Structural and Organizational Change in Rural Counties of the…

Suggests that educational research may have to settle for the role of information purveyor rather than that of a catalyst for change because education is so much intertwined with the political processes which permeate our national life. (Author/AM)