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A Systematic Review of the Effects of Schoolwide Intervention Programs on Student and Teacher Perceptions of School Climate
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Charlton, Cade T.; Moulton, Sara; Sabey, Christian V.; West, Richard – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2021
A safe, supportive school climate is critical for school effectiveness. Unfortunately, the research linking a positive school climate to critical student outcomes includes few systematic reviews of the school climate literature and no reviews focused on the effects of interventions to improve school climate. This review examined the methodological…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Intervention, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes
Local Social Capital through E-Mentoring: An Agenda for New Research
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O'Neill, D. Kevin – Learning, Media and Technology, 2011
This article synthesizes research on social capital, school outcomes, internet use, and volunteering to argue that e-mentoring--which is commonly practiced over long distances--could become a powerful way to build greater cohesiveness in local communities. Realizing this potential will require a larger-scale and more coordinated approach to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Design, Mentors, School Effectiveness
Reconciling Good Intentions: The University-USAID Partnership
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Maletzke, Gretchen C. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this case study was to understand the relationship between USAID and U.S. universities in the context of evolving foreign assistance policy. The formation of the partnership and the characteristics of how the partnership functions beyond the political call for this alliance was studied. My interest was to identify and study what…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Politics of Education, Community Development, Economic Development
Connecting Knowledge and Policy: The Promise of Community Indicators in the United States
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Dluhy, Milan; Swartz, Nicholas – Social Indicators Research, 2006
There are over 200 identified community based indicator projects in the United States. This paper reviews the factors that contribute to the success and failure of community indicator projects and discusses the types of desired outcomes that communities are trying to achieve. Both organizational and political factors contributing to the success of…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Community Programs, Quality of Life, Community Development
An Evaluation of Community Organization and Leadership Development in Cooperative Extension's Community Development Program. A National Task Force Report.
Carroll, Adger B. – 1977
A national evaluation study was conducted to ascertain the effects of the large quantity of manpower devoted to community organization and leadership development work by state cooperative extension services. Data were sought on evaluation questions which addressed objectives and policies related to community organizational and leadership…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Action, Community Development, Community Education
Community Economic Development: Perspectives on Research and Policy.
Galaway, Burt, Ed.; Hudson, Joe, Ed. – 1994
This book contains 27 papers that were originally developed for a research and policy symposium at which Canadian community economic development (CED) was examined in terms of research and policy requirements. The book contains the following papers: "Community Economic Development Practice in Canada" (Brodhead); "Community Economic…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Change Agents, Community Development