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Southwell, Brian G., Ed.; Jackson, Karen Keaton, Ed.; Pittman-Blackwell, Bridget, Ed. – RTI International, 2022
Why do people act as they do? How can we improve our health and well-being? What can the past tell us about our future? Research can help us address such questions, but the journey to finding answers can be challenging and full of adventure. Curated from interviews featured on the public radio show, "The Measure of Everyday Life," this…
Descriptors: Research, Measurement, Social Science Research, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Clark, Patricia, Ed.; Zygmunt, Eva, Ed.; Tancock, Susan, Ed.; Cipollone, Kristin, Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2021
Discover how and why community-engaged teacher preparation is a powerful and vital approach to address an educational system that is historically deficient, discriminatory, and decidedly inequitable. In this edited volume, the authors argue that past practice is inadequate and issue a mandate for a new approach to educator preparation.…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Teacher Education Programs, College School Cooperation, School Community Relationship
Kamden K. Strunk; Hannah C. Baggett; Andrea Riemer; Raina Hafftka – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2016
This case study is based on our work with community-based participatory research with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities in Alabama and Mississippi. We describe the process of conducting community-based participatory research in this population, with particular focus on some of the obstacles to success, and some of the…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, LGBTQ People, Community Programs, Governing Boards
Baldwin, Alexinia Y., Ed.; And Others – 1978
The book presents theoretical considerations and practical recommendations concerned with school planning for gifted children who might not be identified nor have an opportunity to develop their mental capacities because of external influences such as cultural diversity, socioeconomic status, or geographic isolation. Six different approaches to…
Descriptors: Children, Community Involvement, Curriculum, Disadvantaged
Greenberg, Polly – 1969
This book provides an insider's account of the attempts of the Child Development Group of Mississippi (CDGM) to introduce self-help educational innovations into the Black community of Mississippi. It documents the efforts of one of the first OEO-financed Head Start projects designed to help the Black people of Mississippi overcome economic,…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Day Care, Disadvantaged, Early Childhood Education
Braithwaite, John; And Others – 1983
This book concerns the Mt. Druitt Early Childhood Project, which was developed to provide quality educational programs for disadvantaged children living in the western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. In order to set the subsequent discussion in broader perspective, chapter 1 addresses several key issues influencing project development. Chapter 2…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged, Early Childhood Education
Taylor, Francine – 1974
This is a survey of research and literature on the racial situation in Britain. The book is arranged into seven chapters which: 1) focus on the history and background of the immigration which has produced a multi-racial society in Britain in the last three decades; 2) provide a general survey of the educational situation of the…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Compensatory Education, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development