This book, which was written for students of education and social policy and education practitioners in Great Britain, contains 13 papers concerning the interface between education, social welfare, and community within the British welfare state. The following papers are included: "Histories of Community Education: A Feminist Critique" (Susan Mansfield); "The State, Ideology and the Community School Movement" (Tony Jeffs); "Community Education: LEAs (Local Education Authorities) and the Dilemmas of Possessive Individualism" (Ian S. Martin); "Defending Community Education in Schools: An LEA Strategy" (Roger Giles); "The Politics of Parental Involvement" (Emma Beresford); "Equal Opportunities and Educational Values in the Assessment of Prior Learning" (Beth Humphries); "Education and Unwaged Adults: Relevance, Social Control and Empowerment" (Rennie Johnston); "'Straightening the Bend': From Psychiatric Hospital to Care in the Community" (Liz Foster); "Community Development and 'Customer Care': Conflict or Convergence?" (Sue Charteris); "Networking: Tactics of Survival" (Pam Flynn); "The Possibilities of Public Life: Educating in the Community" (Mark Smith); "Education for Community in the 1990s: A Christian Perspective" (David Clark); and "Active Citizenship: A Rationale for the Education of Citizens". Contains name and subject indexes. (MN)