Safety education courses give high school students an advantage in getting jobs and preventing accidents; the University of Texas (Austin) offers a multi-cultural experience course for education students one year away from student teaching. (Author/MLF)

This article demonstrates how the university back office can enable ambitious implementation partnerships between institutions of higher education and community-based organizations. It examines the Individual Development Account Collaborative of Louisiana, a $4 million asset-building program operated by the National Center for the Urban Community…

A new form of scholarship, the scholarship of engagement, is emerging as a distinct set of practices within the general movement toward civic renewal in American higher education. This essay defines the core aspects of the scholarship of engagement and creates a taxonomy of five forms of engaged scholarship. Using a problem-driven, pluralistic…

Through the efforts of the Minnesota Division of Vocational-Technical Education, a much-needed fire truck was purchased and renovated by the Duluth Area Vocational-Technical Institute. (Author/MW)

The Commission Three report, one of a series of conference reports of the National Association for the Teaching of English (NATE), addresses the problems of teacher training, developing links with the community, and the kinds of instructional resources to use in teaching secondary language and literature. (RB)

This project was designed and implemented at San Diego State University to provide experiential education for speech communication students by serving community organizations that have an interest in developing, maintaining or improving a speakers' bureau. Stage one of the project utilized eight students to conduct research of two types: library…

This "Fastback" presents an overview of the problem of recruiting minorities into teaching from a national perspective and describes the collaborative project in Louisville, Kentucky, that addresses the problem. This project involves close cooperation between the community, the school district, the university, and the teaching profession. The…

This document summarizes a needs assessment study of Montana businesses conducted in 1988 to provide direction for future planning and development in the state's vocational programs. The document begins by giving a rationale for the study and describing the mailed survey instrument used. (Sixty-six usable instruments were returned from a sample of…

The School Crisis Network is an organization founded in Charlottesville, Virginia by a group of practitioners in the community, local mental health agencies, and school personnel to address the needs of local school systems during times of crisis. It represents a unique cooperative effort between mental health professions and the school system…

This document addresses the recommendation regarding community adult education information services in California's 1989 Strategic Plan for Adult Education. It presents an analysis of the state of the art, the nature of the California model, and four policy proposals to help guide its development. Chapter 1 offers a history and summary of the…

A Saturday morning youth program was developed by Gustavus Adolphus College (Minnesota) for the purpose of providing field expereinces for pre-student teaching elementary education majors. Children from the community attend enrichment classes in social studies and science, taught by teams of students from the college of education. One objective of…

Ways to improve the parent school relationship are suggested. Discussion of recommendations of "A Nation at Risk," the report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education, concerning computer use in schools, discipline, homework, and leadership and fiscal support is followed by a brief exploration of ways educators can enlist public…

This paper emphasizes the primary school's role in the community within the context of rural development. The situation in the two anglophone provinces of the United Republic of Cameroon serves to illustrate the development prospects of a closer cooperation between primary schools and the local population. Discussion focuses on the involvement of…