Discusses the importance of community study in teacher education and suggests approaches to follow in cultivating teachers' sensitivity to the community. (JG)

Criticisms of rational synoptic planning are that it is elitist, simplistic, and supportive of existing power relationships. An alternative, people-centered community planning, views the population to be studied as ideological and historical beings, uses knowledge of and by the people as a base, requires interpersonal as well as analytical skills,…

Objective: This study aimed to examine rates and associated factors of parent-to-child corporal punishment and physical maltreatment in Hong Kong Chinese families. Method: Cross-sectional and randomized household interviews were conducted with 1,662 Chinese parents to collect information on demographic characteristics of parents and children,…

This document reports on an examination of lifestyles, cultures, and heritage of Arab communities within the United States. After a historical overview of the arrival and settling of Arab-Americans in wave after wave of immigration, the work provides close-up views of different communities across the country. Each of those views introduces a few…

This book is the second in a series of works that seeks to examine the Arab-American experience. The original 1984 publication, "Taking Root, Bearing Fruit: The Arab-American Experience" featured surveys of 12 communities in all geographic regions of the United States. Such was the response to that report that its creators decided to…

Describes both the formal and informal methods used by the Detroit Public Library in analyzing the information needs of the residents to be served by the library's information and referral program. (Author/PF)

The handbook is a text and organizational framework for developing and teaching a graduate level course on state geography. This paper describes how the handbook can be used in a geography course for teacher education. (Author/RM)

Describes the establishment of a community study centre in a century-old school building in Fringford, England and discusses some activities in which school children participated. (SDH)

Intended to help Future Farmers of America (FFA) members develop skills in improving their communities under the Building Our American Community Program, this publication provides guidance on how FFA chapter members can be active citizens and use democratic processes. Section I, Identifying and Analyzing Communities, consists of four chapters.…

This study used four major American cities as the experimental group. Results indicated that present drug education programs are not significantly effective in changing attitudes toward drug abuse. It was concluded that the drug abuse problem will exist as long as our society remains primarily drug oriented. (Author/BW)

Prepared for a symposium, "The Social Sciences in Japan Today, held at the annual meeting of the Association for Asian Studies (Chicago, March 22, 1967).

A DETAILED STUDY MODEL WAS DEVELOPED FOR COMMUNITY USE IN STUDIES OF AUTOMATION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS. THREE SPECIFIC STEPS WERE INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING THIS MODEL--(1) A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY PLAN WAS DEVELOPED WHICH INCLUDED THE SPECIFIC DATA TO BE COLLECTED, AND DESIGN AND ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES FOR THE COLLECTION…

Designed as a model for determining vocational education needs, the procedures recommended in this publication were tested in 20 Nebraska communities during 1965, 1966, and 1967. Data gathered by a study of local vocational needs can be beneficial to policy making groups in evaluating the entire educational program and in determining demographic…

Dawson, Fairfax County/U.S.A. is a hypothetical community developed by the authors as a teaching aid for undergraduate and graduate courses in environmental engineering, providing a context for problem solving and role playing. It was contrived to provide students opportunities to: (1) identify important community relationships, (2) appreciate the…

An emerging secondary school curriculum focus is on the study of the people and places closest to students themselves--their own families and the communities in which they live. These studies are popular because they start with the lives of students; help define students' self-concepts; focus student attention on areas for effective social action;…