A 5-year project which focuses upon the processes necessary for initiation and implementation of a cross-cultural nursery school is at its midpoint in operation, with project nurseries having been established and presently operating in the San Francisco area. The family dwellings from which children are drawn consist of approximately equally…

This resource guide is designed to help educators in elementary and secondary schools involve their communities in planning and carrying out goal setting for their districts' schools. Section 1 provides an introduction to community involvement in educational goal setting: the rationale for it, some common concerns of professional educators, and…

This speech was presented at the 1976 American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation national convention by the principal of an Iowa high school. It discusses the development and effectiveness of the Jefferson High School Booster Club which was developed by an interested parent and has been quite successful. The club has assisted…

Reviewed are the history and public relations, financial and service roles of lay "Friends of the Library" groups. Programs and techniques useful in the pursuit of these roles are suggested. Guidelines for a constitution, fee schedule, and administrative structure plus a bibliography give potential friends organizations help in…

When undertaking the tasks of change and planning in a rural area, educational management must consider the interrelated variables of what, why, when, how, where, who, and how well re: any given change. The goals and objectives (what and why) in a rural system are greatly influenced by the community's climate of opinion, economic condition,…

This guide, describing community involvement through citizen advisory committees, is a summary of the literature on such committees. Its main concern is district committees created by school boards. Citations in the bibliography contain all points of view on committees and present many alternatives on most of the topics covered in the guide.…

The envrionmental education project, "A Problem Approach," was designed to involve University faculty and community leaders in a number of goals. They attempted to produce a series of audio-taped slide presentations designed to develop a working level of environmental literacy in the project participants and in those people who…

Volume II of the Midterm Report for the Fort Lincoln New Town (FLNT) education system is devoted to staffing and administration. The descriptions of these components of the First Facility are extremely detailed. The "Open Plan" for the FLNT education system consists of seven separate plans, three of which are described in this volume: (1)…

This paper is the final report of the Mission Hill-Parker Hill conference on their schools, health care, and community. The background, procedures and assumptions of this study are presented. The schools in Mission Hill-Parker Hill are discussed, including sites for new schools, middle schools, community participation, and cooperation among city…

A description is presented of an intensive day and night effort involving the community, architects, and educators in the design of an urban school facility. Following a description of the background and setting of Dunbar High School, which is located in a Baltimore ghetto, the charette procedures used in formulating a schoolhouse design are…

As part of the Harlandale Independent School District career education program, a resource speaker's guide was compiled to aid the teachers in the discussion of a particular profession. All the businesses listed can be arranged according to work clusters, work areas, and contact persons. The guide breaks down the information into three columns:…

This report presents the background of the development of two questionnaires designed to gather information which would aid in evaluating family and community aspects of day care. The first questionnaire schedule is designed to be administered to parents of children presently enrolled in centers, and the second schedule is for parents of children…

A feasibility study conducted to examine the proposition of a new community college in the North San Fernando Valley is reported. Following a summary, recommendations, and introduction, findings are discussed as related to the following: Demography, Questionnaire Results, Advisory Committees, Community Participation, Current Enrollment,…

The goal of the Manpower Educational Services Project at the University of Houston was, in the short run, to explore using a university's capability and position in the community to contribute to the understanding and functioning of manpower programs in its geographic area. In the long run, it was hoped that a permanent center could be established…

Forms used for data collection in the Cornell-OEO Project fall into the categories of recruitment and selection, family assistant training, in-service training, supervisory records of family assistants, service-family contacts and visits, reports on visits to Cornell-OEO Project, work with groups outside the project, and analysis forms.…