Emphasizes the need for a strong partnership between community and school in developing successful reading programs for inner-city children. (WY)

Students, through part-time work and/or work-study experiences offer a service to their communities. (CA)

Developed for use with the physically disabled and outside the mainstream of the mental hygiene movement, present techniques of vocational rehabilitation bias theselection process and may, iatrogenically, reinforce patients' unemployed status. A new model is proposed along with more realistic criteria of success and new professional roles by…

The Adult Activities Center makes work and learning opportunities avialable for trainable retarded adults in the Burlington area. The center involves a cooperative effort among local religious, educational, and service organizations. (JO)

At the Center for the Study of Local Issues, at Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, Maryland, students participate in research and development activities dealing with issues that have an impact on the local community. The emergence, structure, and activities of the center are described. (Author/RM)

Findings from examination of the decision process used when deinstitutionalizing mentally retarded persons revealed that demographic and Adaptive Behavior Scale measures varied significantly with placement recommendations for skill development homes, group homes, small intermediate facilities, and large intermediate facilities. In general, higher…

A science research program in Ohio using community laboratories and personnel offers gifted high school students the chance to become involved with scientists in a variety of research experiences. Cooperation between community based staff and program staff is critical. Results of the six-year program have been very favorable. (CL)

Describes the SOS (Sharing Our Selves) learning Network, which is a made-for-extension system of community learning. Elements of the network are discussed: (1) community learning and development activities, (2) community resource index, and (3) cost effectiveness. (CT)

A home economics education system is described which provides an organized method of examining present offerings, exploring innovative ideas for the future, identifying community and student needs, and locating resources for implementation as well as for assessment. Includes a section on where to find money resources. (CT)

San Francisco sculptor Ruth Asawa discusses her own artistic development and describes the Alvarado Arts Workshop, a community-based arts education program begun by herself, other parents, and community leaders in the San Francisco schools. (Author/SJL)

The government of Botswana has undertaken a variety of actions, from the incorporation of special preventive programs in the basic health service to the establishment of an interministerial National Council for the Handicapped. Journal availability: see EC 133 861. (Author)