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Wittig, Ann – Advances in Engineering Education, 2013
Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB) is a nonprofit organization that partners student chapters with communities in fundamental need of potable water, clean air, sanitation, irrigation, energy, basic structures for schools and clinics, roads and bridges, etc. While EWB projects may vary in complexity, they are all realistic, ill-structured and…
Descriptors: School Community Programs, Student Projects, Problem Based Learning, Social Problems
Tolley, Howard B., Jr. – Intellect, 1976
In the aftermath of the Attica prison riot, the shooting of George Jackson at San Quentin, and a major prison scandal in Arkansas, an assessment of public reaction to inmate grievances tests basic values in American politics. (Editor)
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Prisoners, Problem Solving
Irrera, Leo C. – 1974
Modern society as it has evolved is fragmented, but its ever increasing complexity has developed so many interfaces that reintegration has become mandatory. Cable television (CATV) can serve as an integrating force which can help members of the community to pool their resources in a variety of problem-solving efforts. This can only happen,…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Cooperation, Community Involvement
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Blank, Susan – Afterschool Matters, 2006
Cosponsored by Coalition for After-School Funding (CASF) and The After-School Corporation (TASC), After-School Advocacy Days have been held annually in Albany, NY since 2000. These events are enormously helpful to the two sponsors' efforts to influence officials who make decisions about funding afterschool programs. The annual event is designed to…
Descriptors: Civics, After School Programs, Advocacy, Youth Programs