Five new realities affect community problem solving: (1) fewer public dollars; (2) increased local/regional responsibility; (3) renewed focus on local government integrity; (4) wider distribution of community power; and (5) increasingly diverse population. Communities that prosper practice collaborative problem solving and consensus-based decision…

The Florida Library Research Project uses the community education process--involving the community, sharing resources, and promoting lifelong learning--to further the mission of the curriculum in appropriate areas. Elementary school children are introduced to library resources and research tools and library volunteers visit classrooms to help…

Community education in New Zealand had its origins in the pioneering days, and the long tradition of the extensive use of schools will encourage the even greater development of this type of social activity. (Author/DN)

Having a community education citizens council function as a "results" council rather than as an "advisory" council will assure that it continues to run effectively and that it does not become trapped in maintenance-centered activities. (Author/DN)

Enlightened educators have for years recognized and promoted the need for meaningful community involvement in educational planning. The most desirable way of dealing with the general management and guidance of such planning is through the establishment of a districtwide steering committee or educational council. Case studies of four districts…

Describes the circumstances under which the Wilmington, Delaware, community school program was born, its developmental plans, program objectives, and the procedure by which program performance could be evaluated. Specific objectives are evaluated and recommendations for program development are made. (DN)

Explores the possibility that successful legal challenges might be made of community use of educational facilities for educational, recreational, or cultural purposes. (EA)

A model for training leaders in Hispanic communities must take into account the cultural context: the extended family, patriarchal family structures, history and cultural mores. Although leaders need conceptual, technical, and human relations skills, emphasis on the conceptual area in terms of these cultural factors is most important. (SK)

Offers several scenarios that show a range of differences in how school-based decision making is developing in different settings. Provides definitions for terms applied to school-based decision making. (JOW)

School-based management can guarantee that the basic principles of community education will govern the K-12 educational enterprise. The school council is the keystone of responsible local decision making. (JOW)

In addition to common goals that schools have, there should be locally determined goals related to the needs of children in distinct communities. In a core-plus curriculum, the "core" represents state mandates, and the "plus" is determined by the community. (JOW)

Discusses the issue of whether education should seek to improve society or merely to transmit and maintain existing cultural values. Examines the impact of community education and life-centered curriculum on the nature of the school-community relationship and on education's role in society. (JG)

Presents a dialogue between James R. Halvorsen and Brian P. Miller, in which they discuss similarities between Individually Guided Education (IGE) and community education and explore areas of possible areas of possible mutual development between IGE and community education. (JG)