A report on an active community access CATV channel served by VAC-7. (Author)

Presented an analysis of a multimedia production, Halfway to Somewhere, acted by ex-cons and designed to show their experiences within the Wisconsin penal system to the people of Wisconsin. (RK)

Based on address to the annual meeting of the American Council on Education (51st, Denver, Oct. 1968).

Universities are beset with many demands to join in social action. Some of these demands run counter to the traditional purposes of the university: the production and transmission of knowledge. Universities' responses range from isolation or withdrawal as recently espoused by Barzun in The American University to a call for direct social action…

This is a record of testimony of the Petitioners for the Community School Board District 30 against the Board of Education of the City of New York. The Community School Board is seeking intervention concerning compliance with the court's decree on the civil rights case of Aspira of New York, Inc. vs. the Board of Education of the City of New York.…

The author speculates on the results of a change in perceptions of "community," currently seen as the territory of the taxpayer, with his right to set rules through his representative, the board of trustees. The board members, usually conservative businessmen, do not truly represent the community, but they hire the administrators and, through…

The Committee on Children's Television (CCT) since 1971 has been working with San Francisco Bay Area commercial television stations to make the stations aware of their responsibility towards children. CCT proposes to increase its effectiveness in this work in four inter-related ways: (1) family education--a program to provide the community with…

A New York two-year college concentrates on involving its community in its educational program. (Author)

New design concepts for creative play structures provide challenging experiences for children, yet are still safe enough to be acceptable. Many of these creative playgrounds are made possible by parent and community volunteers. (Author/MLF)

Describes the development of a model playground by the Adams County, Colorado, Head Start Program, giving particular attention to local contributions, physical features of equipment and playground, and ways children use the playground for motor, dramatic, social, and constructive play. (RH)

This article explores various ways to recruit and keep volunteers for park and recreation departments. (RC)

This article describes the volunteer programs of several large companies. (RC)

The article addresses a number of questions about involving staff and community in change: Who? How Much? How? and Why? Several cautions are offered. (BD)