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Download full textWilliams, Janet; Ferguson, Dianne L. – OSSC Bulletin, 1999
This article examines a collaborative practice-based research project. It recounts the experiences of a kindergarten teacher as she implemented a program to increase family involvement in education. The text is based on classroom documents, parent meetings, and parent interviews. The setting for the narrative is a Basic School, a type of school…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Family Involvement, Family Role, Kindergarten
Roueche, Suanne D., Ed. – Linkages, 1998
This document contains the four issues of volume 21 of the newsletter, "Linkages." The first issue discusses business partnerships, collaboration, community outreach, grants and contributions at the following community colleges: Salt Lake (UT), Monroe (NY), Niagara County (NY), Elgin (IL), Westmoreland (PA), Wayne (NC), Redlands (OK), Burlington…
Descriptors: Business, Community Colleges, Cooperatives, Educational Development
Peer reviewedDavies, Don, Ed.; Johnson, Vivian R., Ed. – International Journal of Educational Research, 1996
The eight chapters of this theme issue report on studies from 12 countries that focus on the movement toward boundary crossing in education to involve families and communities in education. International studies further the understanding of the effects interventions have in promoting partnerships in education. (SLD)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Involvement
LeCroy, Nancy; Tedrow, Barbara – Leadership Abstracts, 1993
As the issues with which individuals and communities struggle on a daily basis have become more urgent (e.g., unemployment, increasing crime, and overburdened health care), the tensions inherent in the relationship between college and community have become more apparent. Despite criticism that their missions are already overextended, some…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Action, Community Change, Community Colleges
Armstrong, Paul – FEDA Bulletin, 1996
The United Kingdom's Modern Apprenticeships were introduced in September 1994 to provide young people in the United Kingdom with a route to achieving the National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) at Level 3 or above, including a progression into higher education. The pilot implementation of Modern Apprenticeships involved 2,400 teenagers and…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Cooperative Planning, Demonstration Programs, Education Work Relationship
Stroup, Phillip – Office of Student Services Brief, 1996
The Business and Education Transition Alliance (BETA) is a model school-to-work transition program that was developed to facilitate the school-to-work transition of at-risk youth in the Boulder Valley School District in Colorado. Among the BETA program's specific goals are the following: increase students' knowledge/understanding of demands of the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Guidelines, High Risk Students
Divita, Therese, Ed. – Alliance: Newsletter of the National Transition Alliance, 1996
These two newsletter issues of the National Transition Alliance (NTA) for Youth with Disabilities present articles concerning the transition of youth with disabilities from school-to-work (STW) and related informational items. The first issue contains the following articles: "Bringing a Complicated System into Harmony" (focus on the…
Descriptors: Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Hand, Jenny; Wright, Wayne – FE Matters, 1997
This document, which is intended to help individuals interested in developing or strengthening partnerships between the further education (FE) colleges and the United Kingdom's National Youth Agency (NYA), contains information about current youth work contributions in FE and materials for FE colleges to use to assess their need for and develop…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Career Counseling, Case Studies
Rosenbusch, Marcia H., Ed. – Learning Languages: The Journal of the National Network for Early Language Learning, 1999
These three journals include articles on issues related to language learning. The fall 1998 journal presents: "Attention! Are You Seeking a Position with Excellent Long-Term Benefits? Be an Advocate!" (Mary Lynn Redmond); "National Town Meeting Energizes Support for Early Language Learning" (Marcia Harmon Rosenbusch);…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Computer Assisted Instruction, Electronic Mail, Elementary Secondary Education
Wieler, Susan S.; Bailey, Thomas R. – IEE Brief, 1997
The internship program at La Guardia Community College (New York) confirms the possibility of achieving the level of employer participation required for the success of an educational reform movement centered on work-based learning. The La Guardia program, which has existed for 25 years and has provided 1,800-2,000 internships annually, shares its…
Descriptors: Career Education, Case Studies, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship
Fowler, Sue – ARIS Resources Bulletin, 2002
Local Learning and Employment Networks (LLENs) are incorporated organizations and groups whose mission is to facilitate local partnerships for the purpose of improving young people's education and training outcomes in Australia. LLENs are supported by grants from Australia's Department of Education and Training. Of the 31 LLENs currently existing…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Change Agents, Community Programs, Cooperative Planning
Friedman, Pamela – Issue Notes, 2000
The new emphasis on welfare reform, self-reliance, and individual accountability and the new time limits imposed by the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program have resulted in large numbers of people between the ages of 18 and 24 entering the work force. The three main career options for youth in transition from school to work are…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Education, Counseling Services, Drug Abuse
