Having neglected urban responsibilities for too long, institutions must now employ several strategies to mitigate problems and achieve a more livable and equitable society. (Editor/PG)

Describes program in East Orange, New Jersey, in which city planners are attempting to invite residents to discover the learning resources in the people, places and processes encountered daily. Includes a program for the entire public school system and another for high school vocational students. (SH)

The technological mode of thought is inappropriate to comprehend the forms of cultural life in all its richness and variety. Unless accountability measures are concerned with the immensely diverse schemes and patterns by which people give meaning to their lives, schooling will be based on an impoverishment of reality. (HMD)

Discusses some examples of adaptability of English universities in four areas: to the needs and demands of new students; to the need for a broader education to fix a complex economy, for research into world problems, and to improve relations with local communities. (Author/PG)

If the findings of educational research are to be more intuitively appealing, readily understood, and widely accepted, educational researchers should give better attention to the reduction of needless methodological complexity and to the improvement of conceptual clarity. (Editor)

In the process of restructuring higher education to meet the needs of particular populations of students, we have also engineered a restoration of meaning and thus created the materials necessary to construct an appropriate sense of community in higher education. (Author/PG)

This article is a case study of how a small community utilizes CATV for instructional purposes. The need for the system, the programing and the technical set-up are described. (Author)

Describes 10 steps for developing a successful career education advisory council. Steps include obtaining commitment from the school board, sincerity on the part of the superintendent, and a council willing to work. (Author/DN)

The author describes the conceptualization, planning, and construction of a creative playground at the Glendaal Elementary School in Scotia, New York. Imaginative use of second-hand materials (tires, railroad ties, wood spools, drainage pipes) and volunteer labor enabled costs of the project to be kept well under $300.00. Careful planning resulted…

Activities involved in coordinating community services for handicapped children in the Austin Early Childhood Special Education (AECSE) Program are reviewed. Needs are explained to be identified through records review and appraisal of the health screening programs. Establishing priorities and developing cooperation between parents, staff, and the…

This is an enthusiastic record of a mix for the arts which show-cased 'living art' practiced by representatives of a variety of racial groups, an opening curtain to a drama of social/art interaction in community survival. (Author/RK)

PROPED, the Brazilian acronym for Research and Education Program for Development prepares scientific and technical experts and is involved in applied research and service projects. One of PROPED's goals is to devise projects for community development. (Author/PG)