This volume consists of edited versions of 17 papers and reaction papers that were commissioned to examine the community, educational, and social impact of community education. Various topics pertaining to the impact of community education are examined, including educational programs of students, school closings and shifting populations, the political process and citizen participation, coordination of human services, social issues, and cost effectiveness and efficiency. The following papers are included in the volume: "Changing Concepts of Education: From School System to Educational System," by Mario D. Fantini; "Demographics and Use of Public Facilities," by William De Jong and Dwayne E. Gardner; "Power, Politics, Policy: Perspectives for Community Education," by Edith K. Mosher; "A National Agenda for Community Education," by Samuel Halperin; "Community Education and Turning Point Election Periods," by Laurence Iannaccone; "Achieving Critical Mass in Community Education," by Jule M. Sugarman; "Three Key Measures to Help Reconstruct Education in America," by Amitai Etzioni; "Cultural Diversity and Advanced Technology: A Potentially Symbiotic Relationship in the Context of the Community," by William L. Smith and Helen R. Wiprud; and "Guidelines for Planning Cost Effectiveness Studies in Community Education," by Philip Doughty. Reactions to most of these papers are also included in the volume. (MN)