Considers how schools can work with organizations, businesses, and families to involve community volunteers in developing educational policy and fiscal resources and in providing classroom teaching activities. (MP)

Surveyed rural-elementary school teachers in British Columbia to ascertain their perceptions of school-community relations and how this concept could/should be taught and/or strengthened in university preservice programs. (AH)

Explains the origins of the "Foxfire" project and suggests ways teachers of gifted students can create similar projects. (FL)

Describes ways in which the General Advisory Council for Vocational Education in Petersburg, Virginia helped the system's comprehensive vocational education program cope with reduced funding. (SK)

Presents some considerations that can serve as a frame of reference for the planning of career education programs and activities. Describes the following models: service provider, service delivery, partnership, community coordination, integration, and community development. (SK)

Shares the experiences of Cuyahoga Community College in using organizational network analysis as a strategic planning tool. Lists the basic steps involved in strategic planning. Contrasts strategic, long- and short-range planning. Discusses environmental screening, organizational networks, and joint ventures strengthening the college's role in…

Looks at arguments for and against school consolidation which fall within the concerns of economic efficiency and size. Suggests a need to consider the effects of consolidation on the communities served by the schools. (AH)

In Sycamore, Illinois, preparing students for work in the agriculture-dominated economy is a natural part of education. The quality of the vocational program is determined by the level of involvement of those outside the agriculture department and in the community. (SK)

The Seattle (Washington) School District operates a single, centrally located athletic playing field for 10 secondary schools. Rental fees charged to community groups and other schools have generated substantial revenue. Providing a valuable service to the community has paid off in goodwill toward the school system. (Author/MLF)

Secondary school students in Pine River, Minnesota, need enough common knowledge to compete with graduates of other schools, but educators must keep in mind--as they move toward a more uniform curriculum--that each community is unique. (Author/RW)

Offers school administrators eight suggestions for increasing the amount and quality of newspaper coverage, including writing a regular newspaper column, discussing educational coverage with the managing editor, inviting education reporters to observe school activities, using the district staff's writing talents, and holding news conferences.…

The extra-school role that teachers play in the community at large is often neglected in research on the school-community relationship. An isolated region of the Philippines is an example of a context in which teachers are likely to assume a general leadership role. (MSE)

To meet the future's challenges, recommends that community colleges: improve the entry-exit-reentry process, individualize instruction, make open admissions meaningful by combining literacy and occupational education, grant credit for experiential learning, serve as educational brokers, collaborate with community agencies, strengthen student…

Following a brief overview of the development of the concepts of "efficiency" and "effectiveness," this article relates the concepts to minimum cost and customer satisfaction and states that administrators should discuss with the community the limitations and constraints under which schools operate. (Author/MLF)

Explains the news values that journalists use. Shows English teachers and administrators how they can apply this knowledge of news media to improve public relations between the school and the community. (RL)