An Interim Program offers high school students the opportunity to expand their outlook on education, school function, and community resources through a two-week series of courses between semesters. The courses are grouped under two headings: Interim Course Offerings (Academic and Avocational) and Career Research Laboratory Program. The…

The workbook which was the subject of this evaluation was prepared to aid disenfranchised community groups participate in the nonprofessional planning and decisionmaking process. It was written at a time when extensive technical assistance to local groups concerned with community planning and housing situations was envisioned. The intent behind…

The Northern Indian California Education Project is devoted to increasing the quantity and quality of accurate information available about local American Indian life through curriculum development, to helping school personnel to better understand and meet the needs of Indian students, and to increasing the participation and influence of Indian…

The second of 2 volumes of position papers presented at the first Native American Teacher Corps Conference (Denver, Colorado; April 26-29, 1973), is composed of 8 position papers. These include: Indian education: the rights of a people; education and politics; school as it relates to present and future societies; multi-cultural teacher education…

ERIC/CLIS has compiled this bibliography in an effort to assist the members of the library community who are concerned with the role of public libraries. Although unpolished it is hoped that this tool will serve as a general reference source for those who wish to undertake the preparation of critical review articles or substantive state-of-the-art…

This proposal lays out terms for the granting and regulation of cable television franchises for the city of Chicago. The responsibility of franchisees to the public is outlined. The structure and supervisory responsibilities of the Cable Television Commission are described, and the role of the mayor and city council members is suggested. With…

The nature and function of a body of educators in Hawaii known as the Traveling Teachers Teams are examined in this article. Emulating the business practice of sending sales representatives into the field to inform prospective clients of pertinent information vital to business success, the teachers attempt to inform the general public of the value…

This document reports on an evaluative study of New York City's community education centers. Initiated in 1968, the Community Education Centers (CEC) Program is designed to coordinate and concentrate educational services for disadvantaged persons with low educational achievement and restricted social mobility. By involving citizens in…

A critical assessment of the Canadian Indian-Eskimo Association's current Community Development Program for Canadian Indian, Eskimo, and Metis communities, this document contains proposals for corrective measures. Sections of the document are (1) The Beginning of Community Development in Canada; (2) Structure in Canada for Community Development…

The idea for a program which would enable interested and capable inner-city residents to enter a performance-oriented teacher preparation program culminating in an undergraduate degree and teacher certification was suggested and developed by representatives of two privately operated community schools in the Roxbury section of Boston, the New…

This monograph is directed toward policy makers, parents, students, educational leaders, teachers, taxpayers and society as a whole, aiming at their involvement and the attainment of excellence in education. People living in a rapidly changing society have many expectations for education, among which are the teaching of moral and ethical values,…

Using camera and tape recorder, a photographer and an early childhood specialist explored as a team the universe of children's outdoor play, seeking worthy and innovative ideas and stressing urban playground problems and solutions. The resulting photographs and text focus on (1) the characteristics of play, (2) the nature of playgrounds, and (3)…

The Louisville Public School District is probably the only large public school district which has systematically begun change on a "systems" basis. Top school officials first made a wide-ranging assessment of the most pressing problems in the district, developed and stated their premises, and then planned two programs. The primary…

This paper attempts to apply some research findings on social participation and attitude change to an analysis of attitudes toward educational change in a suburban community (Eastport School District). The analysis focused on identifying some of the social processes that operate to produce resistance to educational innovations reflecting social…

This paper outlines a community involvement approach to advanced second language teaching and exemplifies the practical outcomes of the arguments in the paper "Education for Pluralism - The Changing Role of Language Teaching in Australia". "Community involvement" plays an integral and intergrating role and takes three forms,…