School counselors may provide services as well as orchestrate and manage many elements of the guidance process, but the community which includes institutions, persons, processes, and other resources also has the potential to facilitate child development and the goals for school guidance and counseling. Various populations of children and youth…

The tradition of adult education in a democratic society is presented to serve as a prelude to a discussion of the community forum concept, a concept whose primary value is its direct orientation to the concerns of community people. The six steps in the development of a community forum are outlined. (BP)

Evolutionary changes in the structure of the American family have led to an increase in the estrangement between young people and adults in the United States. The role of day care services, peer groups, schools, the community, and the organization of work are discussed in terms of their contribution to this alienation as well as possible changes…

Some current teacher organization claims to an increased influence in the control of education policymaking are assessed in the light of Dahl's criteria for determining legitimate, democratic authority. The rival claims of alternative, non-professional groups are weighed against the teacher organization claims. (Author/WM)

The fourth of five volumes on the means by which Canadian communities can reduce the incidence of mental retardation, minimize existing impairment, and improve the quality of life of the mentally retarded, this booklet focuses on the prevention of mental handicap in adults and ways to accommodate and encourage community participation by the…

Increasingly involved in curricular concerns, boards of education can determine the educational goals of the community by using the Educational Goals Assessment (EGA) and thus set priorities when cutbacks are necessary. The EGA is composed of four questionnaires listing 275 learning goals describing knowledge, attitudes, or physical skills and…

This handbook was developed to encourage business/education partnerships throughout Indiana. The first section introduces the idea of business-education partnerships and provides some examples. It then outlines principles for a successful partnership, warns against possible pitfalls, and estimates partnership costs. In the second section, the role…

Optimistic, "computopian" scenarios of the new information age emphasize the possibility of radically reversing the central tendencies of industrialization through the implementation of computer technologies that increase the ability to recognize and accommodate the needs of individuals. Pessimistic, dystopian scenarios, in contrast,…

Many attempts have been made to explain how modern Japan has, with speed and minimal stress, become competitive with Western nations in terms of military strength and industrial productivity. One factor commonly mentioned is the "groupishness," the collective orientation,that is basic to Japanese society. Some research has suggested that…

The introduction to this Technical Committee Report describes the committee's procedures, provides an overview of long-term care, and enumerates assumptions and values identified by the committee as important factors in the formation of recommendations. Four major findings and seven key issues of the committee are also listed. Eight…

The field of mental health has had difficulty in developing an adequate conceptualization of racism as a mental health problem. Based on conventional classifications of mental illness, racism might be described as a functional disorder. The racist, however, appears quite normal except for a paranoid disorder in the area of racial relations. The…

The pamphlet is designed to help teachers, administrators, and parents understand the meanings, implications, and methods of censorship in public schools. Censorship is defined as "any limitation placed on a curricular choice for the wrong reasons." A test of the validity of a censorship case lies in the justifications offered for the…

This resource anthology consists of reprinted articles and documents dealing with the Chinese American experience. It is intended for use in secondary school classrooms and is divided into three sections: history, community, and stereotypes. The history of the Chinese in the U.S. is detailed in works describing immigration policies and labor laws,…

Condensed from "Saturday Review, Volume 51 (November 16, 1968), 97-98,101,117.