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Shaw, K.; Bornhoft, S. – Metropolitan Universities, 2011
This case study of Florida State University (FSU) Panama City illustrates the essential importance of strong synergy among a branch campus, its main campus, and its community. The interdependence of the branch campus and its community is highlighted through discussion of the role of the campus administrator, various partnerships, and niche…
Descriptors: Multicampus Colleges, Community Support, Student Needs, Partnerships in Education
Hyman, Carl S., Ed. – 1992
Guidelines and ideas for creating successful school/community projects are provided in this handbook. Organized like a cookbook, the book contains 43 chapters by individual contributors who take a community-based approach to education, in which the schools are the pivotal institutions of a community. The first section outlines the roles, or…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Involvement, Community Programs, Community Services
Patterson, Bill; Horwood, Bert – 1995
During the 20th century, the involvement of communities in education has deteriorated, and the school and the community have evolved into separate worlds. This chapter describes ways in which a typical high school has increased its interactions with its own community. Those interactions have two dimensions: to bring the community into the school…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Community Involvement, Community Resources, Community Support