Traces the 100-year history of Middle Georgia College, a two-year unit of the University System of Georgia, founded in 1884. Provides insights on early life at the college as revealed by the 1892-93 catalog and describes centennial events. (DMM)

Reviews historical and archaeological evidence about Weeksville, a nineteenth century Black community in what is now Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Discusses problems with dating the community, its growth and development, and social, educational, and philanthropic institutions. (GC)

States that the special place that the Mickey Mouse Theater and its leader, Betty Lyman, occupy in the history of the Federal Theater project can best be understood in the economic and political context of the Depression. Concludes that there is little evidence to suggest Lyman's group contributed to the growth of children's theater in Indiana.…

A historical overview and analysis of the decentralization process in Victoria, Australia, is the purpose of this paper. The case study illustrates the impact of conflict between political and administrative agendas on attempts to implement the government-initiated policy decision. The current two-tiered system is composed of central and local…

Presenting information drawn primarily from interviews and visits to abandoned, operating, and restored country schools in Nebraska, this report is part of the Country School Legacy Project, intended to study the role rural schools played in the history of the frontier and to locate and preserve information related to country schools. The report…

As part of an eight-state research effort to locate and preserve information related to country schools, this report examines western South Dakota's country schools as historic sites, country schools as community centers, teachers (their roles, rules, and restrictions), school curriculum, education for Sioux Indians, and country schools today.…

Issues related to decentralization, with a focus on community involvement, are discussed in this paper. The 20th-century Indonesian experience is analyzed to illustrate the process by which a national administrative reform policy develops, and to identify contributing and inhibiting factors relating to the implementation of decentralization. The…

Describes California's 10-year struggle over state defunding of non-credit, recreational and avocational courses. Explains the criteria used to develop a list of courses to be defunded. Considers effects on community college finances, image, governance, mission, and access of the $30 million reduction in state support. (DMM)

The significance, purpose, and undercurrents of the Detroit school desegregation case "Bradley v. Milliken" are examined in a look at the 19-year history of Detroit's court-ordered desegregation plan. At present, school desegregation does not appear to be a priority in Detroit. (SLD)

The history of rural education in northwestern Wyoming and the accompanying bibliography of unpublished manuscripts, periodicals, school records, and oral histories comprise part of an eight-state research effort, Country School Legacy, to study the role rural schools have played in the history of the frontier and to locate and preserve…

In all States of the Union having a large rural population, efforts are made to adjust the work of the country schools to the needs of country life. There is a widespread feeling that the schools must become a more important factor in country life than they have been and contribute more toward the solution of its problems. To that end normal…

The discovery and use of community resources are necessary if the school is to assume the role of social agent and if the curriculum is to bring about desirable changes in the student and the community. This 1939 Yearbook sought to provide rural teachers with a philosophy concerning the school-community relationship and examples of programs…

Consultation services offered by community mental health centers (CMHCs) have gone through significant changes since signing of Community Mental Health Center Act of 1963. Initially, consultation and education services were integral part of CMHC mission. With passage of additional legislation, consultation services declined and consultation and…

Describes the work of Edith de Nancrede in developing theater programs for youth at Chicago's Hull-House during the early part of the twentieth century. Describes how her intense dedication to theater and education contributed to the success of Hull-House and to the achievements of its leader, Jane Addams. (PRA)

In "Harrington v. Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education," a Louisiana appellate court ruled that Delgado Community College in New Orleans was liable to a student who was raped by her instructor because the college did not investigate the instructor's background. Discusses implications of this ruling for colleges…