Describes the Working Conference process, an approach for involving a diverse group of people to discuss and then create action plans around critical school/community issues. Before the conference, participants are asked to prepare themselves and, during the conference, to use their knowledge, experience, and perspectives to collaborate on issues…

Community education should have an optomistic future in Australia because the political climate is favorable, there is a strong sense of community among the people, there is a higher proportion of the population who are not high school graduates, and the dual systems of secondary education result in more unused school facilities than in the U. S.…

The National Center for Community Education provides training to local 21st Century Community Learning Cetners to enable them to provide learning opportunities for children and families. The future will depend on community education programming, community involvement, advocacy, and public will. (JOW)

Discusses how Texas established 21st Century Community Learning Centers in the state. Describes a typical day in a local center and the impact on participants. (JOW)

The goal of a Community Involvement Network is to develop systematic supports for children, families, and school personnel. By creating a system that involves representatives from the entire community, the schools and the community will benefit from an infusion of talent, experience, and commitment. (Author)

Includes a model four-stage plan for evaluating community education programs. (JG)

Describes the general move toward community education in South Australia. Considers two pilot projects initiated to ascertain if community centers can successfully be located on school campuses. (Author/DN)

Describes how to get a good public relations program going by using the local press. Considers newspaper selection, release writing, and photographs. (DN)

A speech presented at a Community Education Workshop in Birmingham, Alabama, that attempts to develop a clear definition of the nature of community education. (DN)

Describes workshop participants' views on the role advisory councils can or should have in affecting curriculum. Views of administrators, students, teachers, and citizens are considered. (Author/DN)

Answers some commonly asked questions about the composition of community advisory councils and the selection of council members. (Author/DN)

A community involvement success story about an advisory committee that began its work almost one year before the purchase of the school site. (Author)

Discusses the work of the Center on Families, Communities, Schools and Children's Learning related to the theory of overlapping spheres of influence and the framework of six major types of involvement. Summarizes the results of center studies that could help schools build better programs of partnership. (JOW)

The Educational and Community Change (ECC) Project is designed to encourage teachers and principals to reexamine how children learn and how teachers teach. Three features guide the community-school connection: recognition that children know something; use of the community context as the text of the curriculum; and the belief that democratic…