First published in 1975, this book is the first to set out a blueprint for how schools can move from a βtraditionalβ to a βcommunityβ base at local authority level. After presenting a historical analysis of the organisational development of the local education authority, it goes on to put forward a detailed proposal for an across-the-board, radically reformed education service at pre-school, school, post-school and college levels. Finally, it locates such a reformed βcommunity educationβ system in the context of community development at large.