This study of the Freedom Schools of San Francisco's Chinatown investigated cultural and linguistic reasons for the community's withdrawal of support of the majority political system decision to desegrregated its public elementary schools. The dissertation tested alternative hypotheses focusing on middle class academic values espoused by the…

The major problem of this study is that of identifying how schools function as both a determiner and a reflector of a society or community. It addresses three fundamental questions. First, access questions are dealt with, e.g. who participates--what is the position or social standing of community participants in schools. Second, process questions…

As a part of the Final Report of the National Study of American Indian Education, this document describes the town of Eagle Butte, South Dakota, on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation approximately 100 years after the signing of the 1868 Treaty with the Sioux. A 3-member research team collected data via interviews with students, parents,…

As a part of the final report of the National Study of American Indian Education, this document contains findings of the first background study on the Menominee Indians of Wisconsin. This document reviews important sociocultural and historical factors associated with the Menominee. Socioeconomic conditions are also discussed, especially in light…

Based on a panel presentation at the New England Personnel and Guidance Association meetings in 1966, this report describes a project initiated in response to community need in Roxbury by Harvard researchers and community members. Playroom 81, housed in a local basement, has utilized the aid of neighborhood mothers to provide babysitting services…

This paper which presents the major federal legislation applicable to youth-work programs aims at indicating: the intent of each legislation and what makes it possible, who allocates the funds, and who can apply for and receive funds. Sub-sections of the Economic Opportunity Act include: Job Corps, Neighborhood Youth Corps, Community Action…

This report of the Connecticut Community Development Action Plan (CDAP) contains a brochure on how to plan and execute a CDAP, detailed guidelines for municipalities, the Community Development Act (Public Act 522) and related legislation (Public Acts 768 and 760), and provisions of 20 other public acts. Interpersonal communication, citizen…

The two technical reports in this volume are devoted to describing the poor in Atlanta, and the persons who become clients in the service programs operated by Economic Opportunity Atlanta, and deal with residents of the areas served by the Neighborhood Service Centers located in the target area. Two samples are identified specifically: the Cohort…

The purpose of this bibliography has been to develop an operational resource to persons wanting to become effective community change agents. It is used in conjunction with the community-training activities of the University of Cincinnati's Community Human Resources Training (CHART) Program, described in the introduction to the bibliography. The…

The biannual Newsletter, directed to secondary school teachers, now has a supplement, Bill of Rights Today, for student use. The student newsletter contains materials intended to stimulate discussion and class work on the subject of change in the school, community, and nation. In this issue articles on Common Cause, National Rifle Association, and…

In response to allegations of blacks that broadcasting stations, especially in the South, discriminate against their interests, the Office of Communications of the United Church of Christ undertook a two-year project (1968-70) to combat discriminatory practices. The project attacked two widespread practices: non-employment or under-employment of…

This first phase of an exemplary career development project in Maryland included the following seven action programs, each with general and specific goals and objectives: (1) a team approach at selected junior high schools involving counselors, home economics, and industrial arts teachers, (2) use of a full-time resource consultant in five…

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) is an independent foreign assistance agency of the United States government that provides grants to grassroots organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean. The IAF responds to innovative, participatory and sustainable self-help development projects proposed by grassroots groups and supporting organizations,…

This document presents the final evaluation of the second phase of the Community Action Programme for Education and Training for Technology (COMETT), which was called COMETT II and ran from 1990 to 1994, and centered on cooperation between universities and industry regarding training in the field of technology. Included are the following: overview…

This manual addresses the issue of sexual abuse in Canadian aboriginal communities, and advocates a community sexual abuse response team approach in building a viable solution to the problem. The manual introduces the main issues and problems relevant to a community sexual response team. Chapter 1 looks at the cultural and historical past of…