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Kristin Riggsbee; Alexandra Nussbaumer Gardner; Elizabeth L. Hall; Elizabeth Anderson-Steeves; Christopher T. Sneed; Janie Burney; Sarah Colby – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2021
The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to understand the perceptions Extension professionals have about healthy food retail programs (HFRPs). Family and Consumer Science (FCS) agents from one state in the southeastern United States were interviewed about their definitions of HFRPs, what challenges and benefits existed, and strategies for…
Descriptors: Extension Agents, Extension Education, Family and Consumer Sciences, Health Promotion
Morrison, Sarah A. – Center for the Study of Social Policy, 2020
Over the last decade, The California Endowment (TCE) has invested in 14 communities that have historically been marginalized and denied opportunities for their residents to thrive. The initiative, known as Building Healthy Communities (BHC), focuses on creating places where children are healthy, safe, and ready to learn. Del Norte and Tribal Lands…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Community, Community Development, Health
Moreira, Rosana G.; Butler-Purry, Karen; Carter-Sowell, Adrienne; Walton, Shannon; Juranek, Isah V.; Challoo, Linda; Regisford, Gloria; Coffin, Richard; Spaulding, Angela – International Journal of STEM Education, 2019
Background: Strong consensus exists on the need to expand participation of URM doctoral students in STEM fields, to increase their retention, reduce their average time to degree, and provide these students with the preparation necessary to compete for faculty positions. This paper provides a model for implementing effective strategies to support…
Descriptors: Graduate School Faculty, Doctoral Students, Masters Programs, Graduate Students
Smetackova, Irena; Viktorova, Ida; Lauermann, Marek; Jones, Chris – Peabody Journal of Education, 2020
In this article, we present the results of an international comparative study on the concept of Community School across nine eastern European and Eurasian countries. The study sample consists of two schools considered to be Community Schools from each country (N = 451 teachers); a teacher survey was conducted and the implementation of the…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Comparative Education, Teacher Attitudes, Program Implementation
McGrath, Georgia; Alfrey, Laura; Jeanes, Ruth – Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 2017
Community development research suggests that positive partnerships and connections between groups can result in stronger, more resilient and productive communities. Despite community connections featuring increasingly at a curriculum level in countries such as Australia and New Zealand, research is only beginning to explore the nuanced processes…
Descriptors: Health Education, Physical Education, Stakeholders, Foreign Countries
Nestian Sandu, Oana – SAGE Open, 2015
Our societies are going through a process of continuous transformation. The challenges and opportunities of diversity and globalization can only be addressed if civic education and intercultural education are interrelated. More often than not, there is a lack of coherence between educational practices based on these approaches. Moreover, even if…
Descriptors: Community Development, Attitude Change, Civics, Citizenship Education
Alborno, Nadera Emran; Gaad, Eman – British Journal of Special Education, 2014
This study uses the "Index for Inclusion", developed by Booth and Ainscow, as a framework for investigating inclusive provision in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), introduced through the "School for All" initiative. The study, by Nadera Emran Alborno of the American University in Dubai and Eman Gaad of the British University in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Disabilities, Mainstreaming
Christens, Brian D.; Dolan, Tom – Youth & Society, 2011
Community organizing groups that have built coalitions for local change over the past few decades are now involving young people as leaders in efforts to improve quality of life. The current study explores a particularly effective youth organizing initiative through review of organizational documents and collection and analysis of qualitative…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Action, Community Organizations, Social Change
Hanemann, Ulrike, Ed. – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2015
UIL has published a second edition of a collection of case studies of promising literacy programmes that seek to empower women. "Narrowing the Gender Gap: Empowering Women through Literacy Programmes" (originally published in 2013 as "Literacy Programmes with a Focus on Women to Reduce Gender Disparities") responds to the…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Access to Education, Empowerment, Womens Education
Kairies, Jan, Ed. – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2013
Literacy is the foundation of lifelong learning and a crucial element in the universally recognised right to education. However, illiteracy continues to exist as a global challenge, and many individuals still lack the basic literacy skills that are needed to engage in further learning opportunities and for the economic and social development of…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Females, Womens Education, Literacy
Greenberg, David; Verma, Nandita; Dillman, Keri-Nicole; Chaskin, Robert – MDRC, 2010
Distressed urban neighborhoods face challenges on multiple fronts, but most efforts to confront these problems work in isolation of one another. The New Communities Program (NCP) is an exception, helping selected Chicago neighborhoods develop partnerships to address challenges involving employment, education, housing, and safety in a…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Urban Areas, Poverty Areas, Neighborhood Improvement
Elkins, Leigh Askew; Bivins, Danny; Holbrook, Langford – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2009
Community visioning is based upon principles that maximize group participation in a creative problem-solving process. The process itself is structured to solicit and use the full range of interests and expertise within a given community to develop an implementation plan that specifically addresses the needs of the community and that fosters change…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, School Community Programs, Community Coordination, Community Development
Kearney, Judith; Zuber-Skerritt, Ortrun – Learning Organization, 2012
Purpose: This paper aims to: extend the concept of "The learning organization" to "The learning community," especially disadvantaged communities; demonstrate how leaders in a migrant community can achieve positive change at the personal, professional, team and community learning levels through participatory action learning and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Action Research, Disadvantaged, Cultural Awareness
Knight, Bruce Allen; Knight, Cecily; Teghe, Daniel – Youth Studies Australia, 2007
This report on a three-year study of the Social Well-Being in Mackay Schools (SWIMS) project includes a survey of the literature, a discussion of aspects of the program's implementation and examples of new and innovative means of successful interagency collaboration in educational and child protection contexts. These examples also highlight the…
Descriptors: Community Development, Child Abuse, Agency Cooperation, Foreign Countries

Harris, William M.; Gray, Diana – Urban League Review, 1982
Identifies three stages in Black community development: education, planning, and implementation. Reports on a study which explored Black citizen involvement in each stage. Found participation in planning and implementation to be positively influenced by household income and occupation, though education (sense of community) was negatively related…
Descriptors: Black Community, Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Education
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