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| McKnight, John L. | 1 |
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Harkavy, Ira – Equity and Choice, 1990
A university-assisted participatory action project, the West Philadelphia Improvement Corps (WEPIC), has worked with several schools in Philadelphia to develop comprehensive community school projects. WEPIC is now a school-based neighborhood and school revitalization movement that attempts to serve, educate, involve, and activate all members of…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Schools, Demonstration Programs, Neighborhood Improvement
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
