THE SCHOOL SHOULD ASSUME GREATER RESPONSIBILITY AS AN AGENCY OF SOCIETY FOR CHILD WELFARE. WHEN THE CHILD'S WELFARE IS THREATENED BY NEIGHBORHOOD CIRCUMSTANCES, THE SCHOOL SHOULD INTERVENE. THE COMMUNITY SHOULD INVEST MORE MONEY IN EXISTING SCHOOL FACILITIES TO TRANSFORM THE SCHOOLS INTO YEAR-ROUND COMMUNITY CENTERS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING A POSITIVE…

TWO FORCES ARE COLLIDING IN THE LIFE OF THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY TODAY--HISTORIC SENTIMENT, NURTURED BY THE FACULTY, AND THE PRESSURES OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS TO WHICH ADMINISTRATORS HAVE HAD TO ACCOMODATE. ADULT EDUCATION IS AT THE POINT OF IMPACT AND THE BASIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ROLE OF THE UNIVERSITY NECESSARY TO MEET THE ISSUE HAVE NOT BEEN RAISED.…

This final report describes the activities, methodology, and outcomes of the dissemination phase of the Knowledge Interpretation Program for Citizenship Education of Research for Better Schools, Inc. (RBS). The report also outlines a number of issues associated with the planning and conduct of the RBS Program and addresses these issues from RBS'…

This handbook for parents defines and describes the process of citizen participation in educational decision making. After describing the history of citizen involvement, the booklet answers questions regarding why and how community members can become involved in policy formation. Problems in participatory decision making and strategies for…

This paper examines the attempts to rebuild downtown Detroit. Two models for redevelopment are examined: (1) the use of private sector investment as exemplified by the Renaissance Center Complex; and (2) the "solidary neighborhood" model, which involves the use of community labor and participation. The "Renaissance model" of…

Investments in Prevention is the report of a conference held in May, 1968, at Asilomar, California. The purposes of the conference were to identify and develop a framework for community action and education programs concerned with "young children at risk" and to develop alternative means for implementing comprehensive, prevention-oriented…

Presented are 15 articles on the experience of deafness, deaf education, the improvement of the delivery of rehabilitation services, or the deaf community. The first section on important life experiences and thinking from an existential viewpoint consists of five articles with the following titles: "A Truly Silent Majority'', "Just Like Real…

This paper describes a study designed to (1) identify valid items that school boards must consider to assure that lay participation is encouraged and controlled; and (2) determine to what extent these items were incorporated into the present school board policy manuals, and to what extent they were being used in the practices of school boards…

These collected papers and reports, many taken from the Professional Education Seminar at the University of Northern Iowa, concentrate on the failure of inner-city education. A number of essays attempt to analyze the role of teachers, administrators, and communities in the failure of inner-city education. Also, there are several field reports on…

During the Man in the North (MIN) conference on community development, held at Inuvik in 1970, one of the most important issues for the northern native people is the community center. The report is a study of a northern community center done by a team of 3 architects and their Inuit associate. The report discusses an approach to assure, in the…

General conclusions and recommendations resulting from a second in-depth evaluation of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program of the Cooperative Extension Service, conducted 1 April 1970 through 31 March 1971, are presented. Evaluation data were collected from Extension personnel associated with the program and from local and state…

This paper outlines a model for public information offices in community colleges based on the operations of the public information office at Lee College. Seven basic principles describe the model: (1) educate the public regarding the role and scope of the college within higher education; (2) encourage active participation in the life of the…

This annual report of the recently established Alaska Day Care Assistance Program describes the system of state subsidies instituted to encourage local government participation in the delivery of day care services. Established to aid low-income families in providing for adequate child care, the program is administered by the state Department of…

Stating that poor work attitudes and job behavior problems can be traced in part to a society that does not consider employability an educational goal, the author proposes that education be redirected toward employment and understanding of business economics. He contends that career education is basic education and lists ways in which business can…

Discusses how changes to a curriculum can be successfully implemented. Phase I begins with the development of a curriculum plan; Phase II involves modifications to meet the needs of a given community. Illustrative of support strategy, the successful CATIJ technique used in West Virginia to identify key functionaries and reveal the communications…