Examines perspectives on the role of college presidents in shaping public policy. Reports on a national survey of presidents regarding civic engagement, which highlights diverse strategies of engagement (examples include writing editorials and political candidate endorsements), along with common barriers (such as time dedicated to fund raising).…

Asks how intellectual development is tied to social setting. Considers this question from three perspectives: republican, cognitive developmental, and historical-materialists. Concludes that each recognizes that thinking is a product of social conditions. Discusses the importance for social studies education in terms of content and…

Describes initiatives of the Community Relations Service, a Justice Department agency, to mediate disputes involving the following areas: (1) minority community reaction to authorities' handling of drug and street gang activity; (2) racial conflict in higher education; (3) acts of racial hate or violence; (4) voting districts and redistricting;…

Based on work by Howard Gardner and James Comer, this article discusses the importance of creating and maintaining community-based relationships as part of community-based education. Students go beyond basic core academics and develop values and the freedom to uncover and resolve community problems or concerns. (MLH)

Draws on the current debate about the cultural construction of rurality and on interviews with 64 women in the village of East Harptree, Avon, England, to show how women's perceptions of the rural idyll were embedded in their lifestyles, identities, role as mothers, patterns of behavior, values, and relationships. Contains 31 references. (SV)

Public-school foundations are generally not expected to provide a substantial portion of their school district's budget. The most successful school foundations use fund raising to build bridges between schools and the community-particularly with nonparents and organizations with no direct connections with schools. Their support is indispensable.…

Education is complex, slow, and demands teamwork. This is what educators need to be able to explain and what the public needs to understand. This is not getting across in the headlines. It is the author's experience that we have at least three categories of wrong ideas and half truths circulating around education: assumptions that mislead,…

By examining data from interviews with students in the Upward Bound program (a federally sponsored program that provides academic support to students at risk who are preparing for college entrance), this study seeks to strengthen an understanding of the role of trust among urban youth at risk in the educational organizations that serve them. This…

This paper reports on the restructuring efforts and activities undertaken in Virginia Beach from 1991 to 1994. The district has begun a massive effort to downsize, reorganize, and restructure the organization to focus on shared decision making and student performance. A special effort has been made to build coalitions among employees, with the…

In the interest of offering universities new avenues for teaching students methods of video production, this paper presents a number of ideas for allowing students to practice their production skills out in the community. Following an introduction, the paper lists six types of community based productions suitable for students: (1) performance…

Designed to offer guidelines, ideas and help to those who provide library service to young adults, this manual includes information about the provision of young adult (YA) services in six sections. The first section, which addresses planning and administration, includes a definition of a young adult and a checklist for determining community needs…

The Telephone Program which was initially implemented at College of the Canyons ran from February 16, 1977 to June 24, 1977. The Counseling Department coordinated and implemented the program using a volunteer student coordinator and student workers. The program was developed in order to accomplish four objectives: (1) recruit new students from all…

These four issues of the third volume of "Trustee Quarterly" present 25 articles dealing with community college finance, administration and mission. Specific topics covered by one of more of the articles include: (1) selecting a college president; (2) accountability in college finance; (3) the political role of the community college trustee; (4)…

According to this paper, in private schools where parents make up the corporation and board of trustees, both administrators and trustees face particular problems and considerations. The paper attempts to deal with those problems, with an emphasis on the development of cooperative working relations among students, teachers, administrators,…

This report is a first effort of the Missouri Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to determine the current dimensions of race relations in rural areas of Missouri. Callaway County and its county seat, Fulton, are described, and poblems faced by blacks in the schools and in obtaining housing and employment are explored, the…