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Brown, Ruth Nicole, Ed.; Kwakye, Chamara Jewel, Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2012
"Wish To Live: The Hip-hop Feminism Pedagogy Reader" moves beyond the traditional understanding of the four elements of hip-hop culture--rapping, breakdancing, graffiti art, and deejaying--to articulate how hip-hop feminist scholarship can inform educational practices and spark, transform, encourage, and sustain local and global youth…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Freedom, Intimacy, Autobiographies
Druian, Greg; And Others – 1987
This loose-leaf compendium, the first in a projected series of five, includes three types of brief research summaries: "topical synthesis,""close-ups," and "snapshots." The single topical synthesis, by Greg Druian and Jocelyn A. Butler is entitled "Effective Schooling Practices and At-Risk Youth: What the…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Semel, Susan F., Ed.; Sadovnik, Alan R., Ed. – 1999
This collection of 13 articles looks at past practices in education for what they can teach about today. Part 1, "Schools of Tomorrow," includes these chapters: (1) "The Francis W. Parker School: Chicago's Progressive Education Legacy" (M. K. Stone); (2) "Experimental School, Experimental Community: The Marietta Johnson…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Rodenstein, Judith, Comp. – 1989
Effective systems of integrated, sequential, and systematic programming strategies at the state and local level are required to meet the needs of at-risk youth. The following six papers included in this compilation describe effective programs and practices that can be implemented in the local community, at the school district level, and in the…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cooperative Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Cohen, Jonathan, Ed. – 2001
This book synthesizes current thinking about effective social and emotional education of young elementary school children. The book's chapters, by leading national experts, describe the range of programs and perspectives that can be used in elementary schools, focusing on concrete strategies and curricular-based programs that can be integrated…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Bullying, Child Development, Classroom Environment
Regional Laboratory for Educational Improvement of the Northeast & Islands, Andover, MA. – 1995
This packet includes reprints of articles concerning the development of a caring and ethical rural school community. The four sections of the packet overview theories and rationale for developing a caring classroom, successful programs in ethical schools and classrooms, leadership and decision making for building a caring and ethical school…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Conflict Resolution, Consciousness Raising, Educational Environment
Redding, Sam, Ed.; Thomas, Lori G., Ed. – 2001
Commemorating the first 10 years of publication of the School Community Journal, this book presents a collection of articles from those 10 years and reflects its diverse contents. The articles are: (1) "The Community of the School" (Sam Redding); (2) "How My Immigrant Experience Shaped My Work with Families and Schools"…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Change Strategies, Community Education, Educational Environment
Bishop, Donald M., Ed.; McGann, Thomas F., Ed. – 1979
The educational environment of the U.S. Air Force Academy is discussed and the Academy's basic world history program is described. The first part of the report focuses on the Academy's educational environment, discussing the core curriculum, history instruction, the cadet, and the history faculty. The report's second part, which comprises over…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Problems, Educational Environment