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Potapchuk, William R. – Coalition for Community Schools, 2013
Across the United States, communities are thinking differently about how to transform their schools and neighborhoods. There is tremendous excitement about strategies that weave together resources in a clearly defined "place" to collectively improve outcomes for children, youth, families, and communities. The paper explores the…
Descriptors: School Role, Community Schools, Place Based Education, School Community Programs
Dubé, France; Bélanger, Jean; Fontan, Jean-Marc; Beaulieu, Geneviève; Lévesque, Mathieu – Journal of Case Studies in Education, 2014
The purpose of this research was to mobilize the educational community of a disadvantaged Montreal high school so as to implement practices more adapted to its environmental reality by developing an approach to support the building of collaborative bridges connecting school, family, and community. During the discussion, the perceptions of high…
Descriptors: High School Students, Academic Persistence, School Holding Power, Success
Johns, Susan; Kilpatrick, Sue; Mulford, Bill; Falk, Ian – 2001
A qualitative research approach was used to examine how one vocational education and training (VET) school in rural Australia contributed to its community and the complex role of leadership in the process. The study focused on the VET in Schools program in Cooktown in Far North Queensland. The following data collection activities were conducted:…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Dropout Prevention, Educational Improvement, Foreign Countries