SOCIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE PROCESSES AND RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY IN RELATION TO SCHOOL BOND ISSUES WERE STUDIED. IN THE FIRST SECTION, CHAPTER I ATTEMPTED TO PLACE SCHOOL BOND ISSUES IN THE GENERAL CONTEXT OF EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, AND CHAPTER II PRESENTED A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND RESEARCH STUDIES THAT HAVE DEALT WITH RECOMMENDATIONS AND FINDINGS RELATED TO SCHOOL BOND ISSUE ELECTIONS. THE SECOND SECTION PROVIDES A THEORETICAL ORIENTATION AND DESCRIBES THE SAMPLING AND FIELD PROCEDURES USED IN THIS STUDY. IN THE THIRD SECTION, DATA OBTAINED FROM IOWA SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS INVOLVED IN SCHOOL BOND ELECTIONS DURING A 5-YEAR PERIOD WERE ANALYZED AND PRESENTED AS A DATA BOOK. DATA GATHERED CLEARLY INDICATED THAT SUPERINTENDENTS CONSIDERED COOPERATIVE PERFORMANCE BETWEEN THE SUPERINTENDENTS AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AS MORE IMPORTANT IN PASSING BOND ELECTIONS THAT THE USE OF A CITIZEN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (GD)