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Menking, Cornell – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2008
I come to the field of educational administration from a rather unorthodox background. The search which led me to education began as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Sierra Leone. I left there frustrated with what passed as "development". I heard the term "sustainability" thrown around and saw nothing sustainable about what was being…
Descriptors: Community Development, Immigrants, Educational Administration, Sustainable Development
Walker, Kathrin – American Journal of Evaluation, 2007
Including youth in the evaluation process can enhance the quality of the inquiry and be empowering for the participants, but it is not without challenges. In this article, several principles for youth-involved research and evaluation are outlined. These come from those who are pioneering this approach and from current research on the dilemmas of…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Evaluation Methods, Youth Programs, Participation
Kelsey, Craig; Gray, Howard – 1985
This document presents guidelines for creating a master plan for community parks and recreation programs. The master plan is a written document used by community decision makers to provide a consistent 5 to 10 year parks and recreation plan. Chapters provide information on: (1) definition and general description of master plans; (2) goals and…
Descriptors: Community Development, Guidelines, Master Plans, Parks
Council of Europe, Strasbourg (France). – 1986
This issue reports the final activities of a project on adult education and community development. It begins by describing the activities carried out following the visits to various locations, including the opening up of the cooperative monitoring process through three meetings (two seminars and one hearing) and a series of joint seminars in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Conferences, Educational Cooperation
Small, Stephen A.; Uttal, Lynet – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2005
Action-oriented research is a methodological approach for doing collaborative research with practitioners and community partners that can inform practice, programs, community development, and policy while contributing to the scientific knowledge base. This article discusses how family scholars can use action-oriented research to work together with…
Descriptors: Community Development, Research Methodology, Action Research, Educational Cooperation
LeCroy, Nancy Armes, Ed. – 1993
Part of an effort to increase the capacity of local citizens to address critical issues facing their communities, this paper reports on a project to develop and test a replicable process for organizing community forums at community colleges. Following introductory remarks, the first section discusses the role of the community college in community…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Role, Community Colleges, Community Development
National FFA Organization, Indianapolis, IN. – 2002
This document presents the activities that received Future Farmers of America's (FFA's) Model of Innovation awards in 2001. The booklet begins with an overview of the FFA National Chapter Award program and a list of the 2001 Models of Innovation Winners. The next three sections profile award-winning activities in the following areas of the three…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Awards, Community Development, Definitions
Bernard Van Leer Foundation, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1990
Accounts of achievements in early childhood care and education in developing countries supplement a discussion of optimal programming. The document begins with background information on problems in educational provision and a rationale for a national focus on early education. Discussion then turns to: (1) parents as prime educators; (2)…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Involvement, Day Care, Developing Nations
McKnight, John L. – Equity and Choice, 1993
Provides some ideas for involving schools in community revitalization developed in a 1987 conference for 20 educators and community representatives of the Chicago (Illinois) Innovations Forum. Projects center on the following topics: (1) students and teachers; (2) teachers; (3) courses; (4) in-school venture; (5) facilities; and (6) purchasing.…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Community Development, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development
Farnan, Mary Leahy – 2001
This document, which is intended to assist aspiring entrepreneurs wishing to establish a microenterprise, describes the federal programs that are available to assist entrepreneurs. The introduction provides an overview of the Interagency Workgroup on Microenterprise Development, which was formed by seven federal agencies to encourage continued…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Annotated Bibliographies, Block Grants, Case Studies
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. – 2001
Community learning centers (CLCs) are local educational institutions outside the formal education system that are usually established and managed by local people to provide various learning opportunities designed to empower individuals and promote community development for all community members regardless of age or socioeconomic group. CLCs…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Case Studies, Community Development
Irish National Association of Adult Education, Dublin. – 2000
Ireland's economic and social problems in the 1980s spawned a new kind of community education. Key characteristics of the new community education are as follows: (1) it is a learning environment and located in the community; (2) it provides learning programs based on identified needs; (3) its control remains in the local community's hands; (4) its…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Agency Role