New research on Chicano education from the perspective of Chicanos illuminates the struggle for equality and access. The establishment of community schools (escuelitas) by Mexican Americans in Texas was intended to preserve Mexican heritage and language as well as prepare children for bicultural existence. (SK)

The name of the United States School Garden Army was adopted in March, 1918. The work of the organization is an expansion of work undertaken by the Bureau of Education in 1914. The scale upon which it was done was limited by the finances that could be secured for it. The acute demand for food production growing out of the war conditions made…

An overview is provided of the 40-year history of Diablo Valley College (DVC), examining the educational ideals of the founders of the college and the changes in the goals of community college education in Central Contra Costa County, California. Part 1 sets the historical scene for the establishment of public two-year colleges nationally, in…

Arizona State University's Center for Indian Education has pursued its goals of research, teacher training, community outreach, policy advisement, leadership development, and student recruitment through such efforts as founding the Journal of American Indian Education, tribally controlled schools, and community-focused college programs;…

An overview is provided of the conditions and forces which underpinned the creation of the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT). Chapter 1 looks at major developments in the two-year college field related to the formation of the ACCT, including information on alternative organizations available to two-year college trustees, differences…

A study examined public relations aspects of the police confrontation and bombing of the revolutionary Black group, MOVE, in Philadelphia, in which 11 persons were killed, 250 were left homeless, and 61 homes were destroyed. It explored if and how race affected the crisis and whether Black media and general media were treated differently. City…

Contemporary Black communities can benefit from the self-help experiences of Blacks in Buffalo, New York, around the turn of the century. An historic examination of Black social, literary, political, and civil rights organizations indicates that education was a key element in all of their programs. (GC)

Provides a historical look at the community college, discussing the early form and function of the junior college, figures involved in community college development, external factors affecting the community college, and current efforts to reassess the community college mission. (LAL)

This dissertation explores the history of junior colleges in the United States. Each of its five chapters examines an aspect of these colleges, such as community interests and state legislation. Chapter 1 discusses junior college historiography, testing the conventional explanation of the junior college's origins and early development against the…

Reviews the views, recommendations, and impact of the President's Commission on Higher Education, created by Truman in 1946. Highlights the role envisioned for the community college in broadening the base of higher education, ties between the commission and the junior college, the commission report's definition of a community college; and the…

Discusses numerous issues related to school desegregation and the Brown decision, including: (1) misconceived psychological arguments used to bolster the case for "Brown"; (2) student and community attitudes toward busing; (3) effects of busing; (4) regional differences in compliance with school desegregation; and (5) recent court…

Describes the work of itinerant librarians in the United States who organized library collections across the country from 1887-1915. Positive results included the widespread adoption of standard classification and cataloging schemes and the training of local librarians. However, low salaries and the practice of employing untrained people were also…

Discusses the importance of the first annual meeting of the American Association of Junior Colleges (AAJC) in 1920 to the junior college movement. Indicates that, besides marking the beginning of the AAJC, the conference was a noted break from the narrowly academic view of the junior college prevalent in higher education. (MAB)

Traces perceptions of the role of early two-year colleges, comparing the public's view of junior colleges as transfer institutions with professionals view of them as terminal institutions. Cites views of leaders of the junior college movement, faculty and staff attitudes, and popular aspirations. Updates the debate over two-year colleges' role.…

Reviews the accomplishments of Ernestine Rose, a pioneer in providing library services to Blacks in Harlem from 1920 to 1942. Her activities included involving community leaders in library governance; establishing a separate collection of Negro materials; work with the Negroes Round Table of the American Library Association; and the Harlem…