Discusses implications of three recommendations concerning higher education and public health in a 1988 study, "The Future of Public Health." Recommendations address: (1) the mission of public health professionals; (2) the need for a well-informed public; and (3) the social determinants of health. Also discusses the university's role in providing…

Defines service learning. Identifies four components needed to organize a quality service learning experience: preparation; student involvement in meaningful integrated service learning experiences; student reflection; and evaluation and self-study of service learning projects. Lists ten organizations with expertise in service learning and…

Local communities have a lot to offer institutions of higher learning, however, figuring out how to work effectively is a difficult task. Collaboration requires campuses to revise the way they work with communities. Treating them more like family instead of guests would be an important step since it implies that communities and institutions are…

Interviews, teacher journals, achievement measures, and observations gathered data on an Ontario high school technology education program that integrated community-based projects. The community- and project-based approach resulted in experiential learning, student risk taking, and integration of theory and practice. (SK)

Argues that school media centers should be more than an archival site for traditional print resources but also an interactive system open to the Internet and multimedia-instruction technology. The components of an interactive, information-age school media center are examined. (GR)

Discusses what advocacy and public relations programs in physical education involve and why they are beneficial, explaining how an action plan for advocacy and public relations should be organized and describing how physical educators can organize and deliver a public relations media blitz in their local communities. (SM)

At Midway High School (Kansas) and other small schools of the Midwest and West, eight-man football is the biggest show in town, allowing participation by many students and rousing community support for the school. Supporters say the teams are essential to school and community identity. In Kansas, however, special state funding that keeps small…

A field experience involving community service learning was linked to multicultural education for preservice teachers. Results suggest that community service learning motivated, engaged, and gratified community leaders, tapping into local community associations. The spirit of shared control recognized the strength of a pluralistic…

Explores initiatives by the University of Newcastle in Australia to facilitate participation and success of people from disadvantaged backgrounds, including low socioeconomic-status families, indigenous Australians, people with disabilities, people from rural and isolated communities, women in non-traditional fields, and young and older people who…

Describes the efforts of Village Ventures, a company that manages early stage venture capital funds and invests in promising companies, to develop markets that are as rich in intellectual capital as the top 10 venture markets but substantially cheaper to live in. These are primarily college towns with a high potential for launching technology…

Science, Inclusion, and Growth in Norfolk (SIGN) is a Public Understanding of Science project that seeks to use the understanding of plant and soil science to demonstrate that people with severe learning difficulties can find the scientific method of inquiry a relevant and rewarding route to self-confidence and an understanding of the events that…

Provides strategies that athletic and physical education personnel can use in developing partnerships with community agencies or businesses, focusing on identifying and recruiting partners and maintaining partnerships (which involves understanding ways that the school can enhance the partnership and ways that the business can enhance the school).…

Describes the challenges and ultimate success of a partnership--the first of its kind--between San Jose State University and the city of San Jose to develop a joint library that was both innovative and economically sound. (EV)

Article focuses on the devastating consequences of poverty on the educational outcomes of school children and micro-, exo-, and mesosystems as their home, school, and community. An ecological systems perspective is offered to identify interventions and change the quality of interactions and processes among these systems in ways that improve…

Describes the "Implementing Urban Missions" grant program, sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges, and the eight recipients. Explores the historical context of the private college urban mission and common experiences across the institutions in fulfilling their urban missions. Provides overviews of the articles in the journal…