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The Effects of NSTP on the Lives of Saint Louis University Students
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Balmeo, Marilyn L.; Falinchao, Jeffry P.; Biay, Kathleen Kaye L.; Ebes, Joyce Karen M.; Eclarino, Julienne G.; Lao-ang, Ivy Gail P. – IAFOR Journal of Education, 2015
The National Service Training Program (NSTP) of the Philippines is a form of service learning which is defined as the integration of community services to instruction in order to strengthen the civic and community responsibilities of the students. The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the NSTP for the students, its…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Service Learning, Program Effectiveness
Lifelong Learning in German Learning Cities/Regions
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Reghenzani-Kearns, Denise; Kearns, Peter – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2012
This paper traces the policies and lessons learned from two consecutive German national programs aimed at developing learning cities/regions. Known as Learning Regions Promotion of Networks, this first program transitioned into the current program, Learning on Place. A case study chosen is from the Tolzer region where a network has self-sustained…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Lifelong Learning, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries
Potential Economic Benefits of Consumer Education.
Ferguson, Allen R.; And Others – 1977
A study explored the potential economic impacts of a large and successful national program of consumer education. Following a literature review, a qualitative analysis was performed on a wide range of topics. The topics pertained to information and the process of consumer choice, the role of advertising, consumer sovereignty and the supply system,…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Action, Community Involvement, Community Role
The National Endowments for the Arts and the Humanities...And Equal Opportunity for Women.
Women's Equity Action League, Washington, DC. – 1978
The document examines federal regulation of educational programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. Specifically, the booklet explores discrimination against women by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The document is presented in seven chapters. Chapter I discusses…
Descriptors: Art, Awards, Citizen Participation, Civil Rights
Left-Handed Fastballers: Scouting and Training America's Grass-Roots Leaders, 1966-1977.
Nevin, David – 1981
From 1966 through 1977, 700 men and women were selected, primarily because they had demonstrated some capacity for personal initiative, to be fellows in the $11 million Leadership Development Program (LDP) supported by the Ford Foundation to develop new leadership in rural America. To operate LDP a decentralized organization with offices in Maine,…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Citizen Participation, Community Change, Community Leaders
Reference Files of Organizations and Individuals Involved in Citizen Education: Final Report.
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Research for Better Schools, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1978
More than 500 organizations and individuals concerned with citizen education are described. Information was collected from national foundations, state education agencies, membership lists of citizen education committees, and authorities in fields related to citizen education in order to develop a reference file of citizen education efforts. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Citizenship, Citizenship Education