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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
Peer reviewedvan Es, J. C.; Schneider, Judy B. – Journal of the Community Development Society, 1983
This article presents a case in which age was isolated as a highly significant factor affecting reported community satisfaction. Authors explain the findings as the result of four factors: (1) selective migration, (2) influence of length of residence, (3) acceptance of one's surroundings as one ages, and (4) rising expectations among the younger…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Community Characteristics, Community Development
