Reports on a continuing study, initiated in 1977, of the experience of Vietnamese refugees who settled as fisherfolk in communities on the Gulf Coast, primarily in West Florida. Focuses particularly on the refugees' relationships to established local fishing interests. (Author/MK)

The Institute for Mediation and Conflict Resolution (IMCR) was established as a means of resolving community disputes by applying the mediation techniques used in labor-management conflicts. The major emphases of the IMCR are on ad-hoc mediation, the building of dispute settlement systems, and mediation and negotiation training. (JCD)

Proposes a framework for community sustainability that involves promotion of life-affirming interconnectedness, environmental learning that helps build the civic commons, and critical reflection and dialogue. (Contains 20 references.) (SK)

This report is the twenty-fifth in a series of surveys sponsored annually by MetLife since 1984 as a public service. This 25th anniversary edition includes the views of teachers, principals and students and looks back to the earliest MetLife Surveys to examine how perspectives on teachers, teaching and public education have changed. It documents…

The use of volunteers in many types of services and programs may expand in the foreseeable future and libraries should keep certain principles in mind in using them. (AB)

Megan's law enables law enforcement to notify communities when convicted sex offenders reside in their neighborhoods. Investigates community members', law enforcement officials', and law students' attitudes toward community notification and other child abuse prevention measures. The groups significantly differed in support of Megan's Law and…

Maintains that, in children's theater, it is the responsibility of an individual theater to engage and educate its community, enact policies detailing its moral and ethical standards, and let the community know (via brochures, displays, etc.) what type of children's theater it produces. (SR)

The educational environment, curriculum, and learners are interdependent. Students learn more effectively in intriguing environments that provide multiple sensory experiences, dynamic problems without singular answers, and contact with people outside school. Needs of teachers, students, and community shape school learning cultures. (Contains 10…

This essay examines the recent debate over the politics of American education, particularly the accusation of liberal bias by members of the Right such as David Horowitz and Students for Academic Freedom. It draws parallels between the contemporary movement for an "Academic Bill of Rights" and the historical context of the "Powell…

According to this document, citizens need to reaffirm their commitment to the guiding principles of the religious liberty clauses of the First Amendment to the Constitution. The rights and the responsibilities of the religious liberty clauses provide the civic framework within which individuals are able to debate differences, to understand one…

A description of the problems encountered by the Community Relations Service of the U.S. Department of Justice associated with the implementation of school desegregation plans as well as some suggestions for positively dealing with these issues. (EH)

Article examined some clearly defined areas of responsibility of the principal and the leadership functions they involve. (Author/RK)