The Educative Community: Linking the Community, Education, and Family

Roger Hiemstra

(Third Edition)

Baldwinsville, New York

HiTree Press

Copyright © 1982, 1997 by: Roger Hiemstra (Updated in 2000)

Copyright © 1972 by: Professional Educators Publications, Lincoln, Nebraska

All rights reserved. Please adhere to normal copyright rules. In addition, if printing off a hard copy of any portion of this book on a printer other than one you own, always seek permission to do so.

Library of Congress Catalog No.: 72-77986

ISBN 0-88224-006-4     All Rights Reserved

Printed in the United States

Preface (Introductory Comments)

The Author (Description of Author)

Chapter One: The Nature of the Community

• What is a Community?
• The Changing Community
• Why Should You Know Your Community

Chapter Two: Activation of the Educative Community

• Changes Required in the Educational System
• The Status of the K-12 System
• The Status of Adult Education
• Decentralizing Educational Decision-Making
• Developing a Sense of Community
• Activating the Entire Community
• Appendix 2-A: Knowing Your Community
• Appendix 2-B: Supplemental Possibilities

Chapter Three: The Community School

• The Community School--Center of Community Education
• The Community School--Past and Present
• The Administration of Community Schools
• Utilizing the Community School
• Appendix 3-A: Community School Schedules

Chapter Four: Educational Needs of the Modern Family

• The Changing Family Structure
• The Family's Role in Child-Rearing
• The Family and the School
• The School in Family and Community Problem-Solving
• The Next Step--Intergenerational Programming
• Appendix 4-A: A Needs Assessment Model
• Appendix 4-B: Selected Intergenerational Examples

Chapter Five: Community Coordination and Cooperation

• The Need for Coordination and Cooperation
• Coordinating Educational Programs
• Building Communication Patterns
• Establishing a Central Coordinating Agency
• Functions of a Central Coordinating Agency
• Appendix 5-A: Inter-Agency Referral Potential

Chapter Six: Processes for Community Change

• Analyzing Community Problems
• Strategies for Achieving Change
• Knowing and Using the Community
• Models of Community Change
• Appendix 6-A: Power Structure Analysis Methodologies
• Appendix 6-B: Data Collection Techniques
• Appendix 6-C: Community Study Indices
• Appendix 6-D: Community Report Guidelines
• Appendix 6-E: Model Building Questions

Chapter Seven: Community Investments in Education

• Examining Investments in Education
• A Proper Combination of Investments in Education
• Implications for Community Investment in Education

Chapter Eight: Higher Education and the Community Role of Higher Education

• Resources of the University
• Tripartite Functions and the Community
• New Functions To Consider
• Developing New Community Theory

Index

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