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Romo, Harriet D., Ed. – 1990
This symposium investigates the condition of urban Latinos and Blacks two decades after reports by the Kerner, Eisenhower, and Katzenbach commissions recommended sweeping reforms in urban policy. Twenty-nine researchers, politicians, and policymakers analyze the condition of the urban poor and the role of minorities in forming policies. The…
Descriptors: Blacks, Community Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Hispanic Americans
International Union of Architects, Paris (France). – 1989
This collection was gathered from a seminar entitled "Education and Leisure in North European Urban Spaces," which was the result of cooperation between the Sports, Leisure, and Tourism Work Group of the International Union of Architects and the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Papers were given…
Descriptors: Athletics, Community Development, Community Resources, Economically Disadvantaged
Foundation for Excellent Schools, Middlebury, VT. – 1997
The Foundation for Excellent Schools (FES) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of American public education through programs designed to increase opportunities and improve the academic performance of all students by bringing together educators, students, parents, and the local business community. Since 1987, the FES and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College School Cooperation, Community Development, Cooperation
Pasque, Penny A., Ed.; Smerek, Ryan E., Ed.; Dwyer, Brighid, Ed.; Bowman, Nick, Ed.; Mallory, Bruce L., Ed. – National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good (NJ1), 2005
Individually and collectively, institutions of higher education possess considerable resources--human, fiscal, organizational, and intellectual--which are critical to addressing significant social issues. Additionally, these institutions are physically rooted in their communities. Therefore, investing in the betterment of their immediate…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Cooperation, Consortia, Partnerships in Education
Ledesma, Antonio L., Ed.; Ledesma, Angelita Y., Ed. – 1980
A collection of papers, from the Centre for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Asia (CENDHRRA) Evaluation Seminar (1980) in Bandungan, Central Java, provides guidelines for evaluation of rural development projects of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The first part of the report contains a summary of group discussions on different…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Health Services, Community Involvement