Prescribes engaging the public in the actual pains and rewards of reading and writing as a way of battling the public schools' negative image. (JL)

Suggests methods to attract parents and others to schools for school activities. Discusses extending invitations; implementing a community resource file; staging exhibits; holding parent conferences, back-to-school nights, career days, and parent-principal interchanges; using school buildings for community functions; recruiting community…

Defines "community development" as the creation of an enlightened, involved, learning citizenry. Concludes that its beneficiaries include participants who learn social and political skills; the community which has its problems solved and troubles ameliorated or diverted; and the facilitating institution, which grows through new alliances and…

The second in a series of three, this article reviews some major educational priorities currently being pursued by development agencies, and examines some of the ambivalent perceptions about agency activities in recipient nations. Improved programs in teacher training in developing countries are recommended. Ten references are listed. (MER)

Studies of the relationship between employment and crime indicate that the stigma of a criminal record and the lack of preprison employment experience affect Black and White ex-offenders differently. Findings suggest racial discrimination and institutional racism are intervening factors in the failure of crime prevention strategies, particularly…

Describes the community-based research project of the Regional Land Ownership Task Force in West Virginia: training of citizen researchers, dissemination of findings, community education, and strategy for radical social change. (SK)

Suggests the need for more emphasis upon popular participation as a means of rural development. Proposes alliances between governments and people's organizations to cooperate in research, education and training, and mobilization. Describes contributions of international organizations toward this goal. (SK)

Discusses the role of the museum as a community resource in humanities education for the public schools. Describes several teacher workshops involving use of the museum to enrich the classroom's current humanities curriculum. (DS)

Describes purpose and activities of a California Task force, Coping with Interdependence Program (CWIP). The program is directed toward getting schools to adopt global education curricula. A 26-item list outlines recommendations of the task force. Plans for community outreach and nationalizing and internationalizing CWIP are presented. (KC)

Colleges and universities must have healthy relationships with their neighbors. Concentrated efforts are necessary to establish and maintain local residents' and officials' support. Experiences at the University of Pittsburgh and at the University of California at Santa Cruz are discussed. (Author/MLW)

The author suggests that schools facing the challenge of declining enrollment and reduced budgets should seek community and student input on educational priorities and should review their programs to find more flexible options. (SJL)

University teaching hospitals face increasing competition from community hospitals, expanding regulation of health care, consumerism, and a declining urban population base. New marketing strategies are seen as ways in which teaching hospitals can achieve better relationships with institutions, practitioners, and surrounding communities and…

An illustration of a community at work, this documentary shows how work experience can be made relevant to career and educational goals. Reflects the feelings of staff and program operators about how effective manpower and educational agency linkages have been in fostering coordination and collaboration between the two institutions. (CT)

Describes a program in which community organizations (such as the Lions Club) adopted 20 Ohio schools for six weeks to teach primary grade children the importance of eye care and safety. Materials used in the program (developed by the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness) are outlined. (PHR)

Interprets Saul Alinsky's contribution to community development through three themes: community cohesiveness as one goal of community organization; political participation and goal of broadening community participation in city-wide decision making; and the use of nonviolent conflict in unifying diverse local interests and effectively bargaining…