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Coleman, James S. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1985
When the parents of school age children have significant relationships with their children's schoolmates, a particularly strong school-community relationship forms. Public schools in the United States are best organized to serve such functional, neighborhood communities, which are rapidly disappearing. School reorganization might renew community…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Dynamics
