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Concept Papers

A series of workshop papers, exploring issues and case studies in school-community networking, is available at the first site...

The RAND Center for Information Revolution Analyses recently released a report, "Universal Access to Email-Feasibility and Societal Implications" by Robert H. Anderson et al. This report zooms in on integrated community networks, including case studies.

The Jostens Learning Corporation (now Compass Learning) has released a 64pp study, contrasting learning and technology scenarios now and two decades hence from the viewpoint of students, to help educators, parents, policy-makers and business leaders with key decisions.

The EPIE publication, Creating Learning Communities, sponsored by the MacArthur Foundation, links schools and homes and is targeted for technology planners and policy-makers.

At INET, sponsored by ISOC, a series of presentations on school-community networks, including some in countries other than the US, lay out the major issues and offer details of some networks.

In some regions the community colleges have positioned themselves at the forefront of school-community networks. Please forward relevant information from your community to the library administrator.

The development of school-community networks is not a new concept; the joining of school and health agencies was encouraged in the 70's. Telecommunications, however, opens new windows for expanding these networks to embrace multiple agencies and take advantage of remote resources beyond the local physical area.