Instructional television is a valuable tool for the teacher, particularly when used to expose students to problems and life situations and to encourage them in value discussions and decision-making in areas that are most nearly parallel to their own social experiences. (JD)

Success in obtaining tenure and promotion in the atmosphere of today's colleges is achieved by reaching a balance between publishing, research, community service, and competent performance in the classroom. (JD)

The author depicts how the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) serves as a major facilitator in attending to the concerns of teachers in a practical and theoretically sound manner. (MJB)

This research into the affective and academic needs of student teachers, which concentrated on identifying influential persons in their lives and the nature of the influences, revealed a primary need for empathy and release from the anxieties of the beginning teacher phase. (MJB)

Described is a project designed to produce materials fostering favorable teacher attitudes and acquisition of skills needed in using mastery learning in the classroom; in addition, effects on pupil attitudes and achievement are determined when teachers use mastery learning skills acquired during the training phase of the project. (MJB)

Schools should be a place where formal and informal learning occurs for all ages and operational headquarters for those who provide education and human services throughout the community. (JD)

The operational philosophy of community education is based on the concept that learning is a lifelong process and that schools at all levels should help provide various kinds of learning experiences for community members of all ages. (JD)

Colleges of teacher education should give serious consideration to providing training programs to prepare community educators and inform prospective teachers and school administrators of the potential of the educative community. (JD)

Schools working within a community should give children not only an understanding of their own roots and place within the community but also a feeling for the world as a whole and the need to preserve its history and resources. (JD)

Teachers who are active within their own community, its problems and its projects, are able to expand their classroom curriculum by involving students in community activities. (JD)

Participation of adult volunteers in the classroom, and field trips exploring the community and its resources, help to broaden students' perception of their community and widen the scope of career opportunities available to them. (JD)

Tribute is paid to the late Jim Aragorn, developer of the Lincoln Learning Center, a lifetime-learning, community-directed, educational institution offering programs for young children through adults. (JD)

The underlying purpose of instruction in community leadership is to help teachers learn how to participate effectively with other institutional leaders in the solution of pressing educational and social problems. (JD)

Community education has the potential for a major impact upon the entire society, providing broadened opportunities for pursuing an enriched life through educational, cultural, and recreational pursuits. (JD)

This article reviews a series of vignettes from various communities describing their activities and educational programs. (JD)