The purpose of this study was to understand elementary teachers' opinions about the most important and suitable issues for community participation learning as well as the grade levels for facing the issues. We developed a questionnaire, named 'Teachers' Opinions on Community Participation Learning'. 620 teachers drawn from 140 elementary schools in the Taipei district were surveyed by this questionnaire. The data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, (-test, one-way ANOVA, and X2. Results of the analyses are summarized as follows: 1. The most important issues raised by teachers are under the categories of 'school environment', 'campus safety', and 'geographical features of the community'. The most suitable issues are related to 'campus safety', 'school environment' and 'community activities'. 2.The 5th and 6th graders are more appropriate for the implementation of the issues-centered approach than the lower graders. 3.The first priority for choosing issues is students' need. 4.There are significant differences in teachers' academic degrees, being native to the community, and experiences of participating in community activities. Based on these findings, this study proposed some recommendations to the educational authorities for policies and further study.