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National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse, Chicago, IL. – 1983
Collected in this working paper are summary descriptions of 17 innovative community action programs designed to prevent child abuse. These programs were developed by individuals, community groups, hospitals, and/or state chapters of the National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse, as well as by other groups and organizations. Located in…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Abuse, Community Action, Community Programs
Download full textAppalachia Educational Lab., Charleston, WV. – 1996
As increased attention is placed on the role of schools in the development of character, community service/service learning, the concept of providing instrution through the study of community issues, action to address them, and reflection on the experience, can help meet school and community goals. Through community service/service learning,…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Services, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedDonovan, Erin – Update on Law-Related Education, 1995
Contends that there is a perception that young people are angry, and responsible for the growing violence problem. Asserts that young people need educational programs that teach them how to be safe and programs that provide opportunities to apply this information to their schools and communities. (CFR)
Descriptors: Community Action, Course Descriptions, Crime, Crime Prevention
Saterlie, Mary Ellen; And Others – Moral Education Forum, 1989
Describes the efforts of a Baltimore (Maryland) County Public Schools task force to initiate values education in the schools through a representative grassroots effort that involved many community groups. Twenty-four core values were identified that could be infused throughout the curriculum. Each school within the district formed an advisory…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Education, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
American Bar Association, Chicago, IL. Special Committee on Youth Education for Citizenship. – 1996
Organized around the theme of community service, this booklet provides teachers and lawyers with classroom materials for elementary grades K-3 (Level A), intermediate grades 4-6 (Level B), middle school grades 6-8 (Level C), and high school grades 9-12 (Level D). In addition, each level contains pages for the lawyer (marked by the scales of…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Community Action
Improving Opportunities for Underachieving Minority Students: A Planning Guide for Community Action.
Bain, Josie G.; Herman, Joan L. – 1989
This booklet offers a set of guidelines for developing a community-based coalition dedicated to improving the education of at-risk minority students. The guide offers and is organized around the following nine-step plan for the development and implementation of strategies to mobilize a community: (1) "the initiation: build core support"; (2)…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Influence, Community Involvement, Community Leaders
Peer reviewedEtzioni, Amitai – Social Studies Review, 1997
Presents a communitarian rationale for character education. Communitarians believe that individual liberties depend upon bolstering the foundations of civil society: families, schools, and neighborhoods. Lists four core areas of focus: character education in the schools, building and rebuilding communities, policies to strengthen the family, and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Action, Community Characteristics, Community Development
