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Download full textPiper, Paul S. – Educational Innovations in the Pacific, 1995
The Yap Classroom Assessment Project is an attempt to introduce new methods of assessment, with an emphasis on performance assessment, into the practices of teachers in the Pacific, integrating the strengths of Yapese culture with children's education. The project, developed by the Pacific Region Educational Laboratory (PREL), concentrates on…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Community Involvement, Cultural Awareness, Educational Assessment
Theilheimer, Ish, Ed.; Eisner, Kathy, Ed. – Transition, 1996
This issue of the Canadian quarterly "Transitions," in French and English language versions, examines the prevention of youth crime, with a specific focus on activities, trends, and research dealing with Canadian families. Major articles in this issue are: (1) "A Snowball's Chance? Communities and Families Working to Prevent Youth…
Descriptors: Accountability, Aggression, Community Action, Community Involvement
Development Communication Report, 1991
The four 1991 issues of the newsletter "Development Communication Report" are primarily concerned with the use of communication technologies in developing countries to educate the people. Evaluation is the theme of the first issue, which contains the following articles: "Evaluating Communication Programs: Means and Ends,""Making a Splash: How…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Community Involvement, Computer Networks, Data Collection
Maslow, R., Ed.; Kirchgaessner, R., Ed. – ATSS/UFT Journal, 1989
This journal edition focuses upon the many resources for teachers to draw upon in order to infuse law-related education (LRE) into their classrooms. Isidore Starr explains the reasons behind the LRE movement, while Mabel McKinney-Browning describes the existing American Bar Association's programs in LRE. Judith Zimmer covers the Street Law…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Involvement, Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education
Hart, Thomas E. – OSSC Bulletin, 1988
Public education today involves various citizen groups, state agencies, service organizations, interest groups, institutions of higher education, and other constituencies who influence policies and assist districts with finances, materials, and personnel. This bulletin discusses strategies for organizing these groups into a coalition that…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Cooperation, Community Involvement, Community Organizations
Warmbrod, Catharine P.; Eisner, Hannah R. – 1979
Based on technical assistance materials prepared for Project ASSERT (Activity to Support the Strengthening of Education through Retired Technicians), this handbook is designed to provide colleges wishing to implement a retiree's volunteer program with guidelines and information. The material is organized into eight major components: determine…
Descriptors: Activities, Adult Education, Community Involvement, Guidelines
Smith, Hayden R., Ed. – Networker, 1979
This publication features thirteen articles on community involvement. Several programs and individuals concerned with the role of the community in educational development and improvement are discussed. The main points made in all of the articles are: 1) research on community involvement appears limited, and 2) research "experts" are grass roots…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Centers, Community Influence, Community Involvement
Ashby, Nicole, Ed. – Community Update, 2001
This document consists of 10 issues (covering January through December 2000) of the newsletter, "Community Update," which features articles on community and family involvement in education. In addition to the articles, each issue (except the Special Issue) includes a preview of the month's Satellite Town Meeting; events and information…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Current Events, Education, Educational Development
Hulick, Chuck, Ed. – Southern Rural Education Association Journal, 1990
This journal contains the following articles pertaining to education in rural areas: (1) "The State of the Association" (William Peter) reviews the mission and progress of the Southern Rural Education Association; (2) "Arts Enrichment Programs in Middle Tennessee Rural Schools" (Howard Brahmstedt and Patricia Brahmstedt)…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, College School Cooperation, Community Education, Community Involvement
Spears, Jacqueline D. – Rural Adult Education Forum, 1993
EMPIRE (Exemplary Multicultural Practices in Rural Schools) is a collaborative multicultural reform project involving the Rural Clearinghouse at Kansas State University and eight rural schools, two regional colleges, and state departments of education in Arizona and Washington. Each rural school is pursuing multicultural projects that are defined…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Anglo Americans, Community Involvement
Butterworth, Julian E., Ed. – 1945
This 1945 National Education Association yearbook focuses attention on the post-World War II problems of rural schools and encourages national, state, and local leaders to lay plans for strengthening rural education programs. The articles examine social and economic problems faced by rural Americans, the implications of these problems for rural…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Involvement, Educational Administration, Educational Development
Wolf, Kathy Goetz, Ed. – Family Resource Coalition Report, 1997
This serial "double issue" focuses on protecting children and supporting families through greater collaboration between child welfare services and family resource programs. The issue includes the featured articles: (1) "Making the Media a Constructive Force in Child Welfare" (Kathy Bonk), which discusses how the media and child welfare agencies…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Community Involvement
Peer reviewedNiemiec, Richard P., Ed.; Walberg, Herbert J., Ed. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1993
The Chicago (Illinois) public school system has been undergoing a major restructuring that has shifted responsibility for running the schools to local school councils. The nine articles of this issue bring together opinions and research of a diverse group of authors with multiple perspectives on the effort. (SLD)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Case Studies, Community Control, Community Involvement
Holliday, Albert E., Ed. – Journal of Educational Relations, 1995
This document consists of the four issues of the "Journal of Educational Relations" published during 1995. The Journal's motto is "Promoting Student Achievement through Positive School-Home-Community Relationships." Articles in the first issue include: "Disarming Information: Ways to Counter Negative Critics" (Gerald Bracey); "Most Superintendents…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Involvement, Community Role, Decision Making
Oswald, Lori Jo – OSSC Bulletin, 1995
School-based management (SBM), the decentralization of decision-making authority to the school site, comes in many variations. However, all forms of SBM require a rethinking of how and where budgeting, curriculum, and personnel decisions are made. This bulletin provides an overview of what SBM is and how it is implemented by summarizing some of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Role, Advisory Committees, Board of Education Role
