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Campbell, Todd; Rodriguez, Laura; Moss, David M.; Volin, John C.; Arnold, Chester; Cisneros, Laura; Chadwick, Cary; Dickson, David; Rubenstien, Jesse M.; Abebe, Bethlehem – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2021
This research aimed to better understand the interaction between positioning and STEM identity authoring as intergenerational teams collaborated to complete community conservation projects, following a two-day conservation and geospatial technology workshop. Scientists and science educators supported these learners as they developed the focus,…
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, Community Programs, Conservation (Environment), Adolescents
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Sunyoung Kim; Hyejung Kim; Veronica Y. Kang – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2024
Members of Korean American communities have displayed an increasing interest in volunteering opportunities with individuals with severe disabilities that promote social interaction and community engagement among them. However, little is known about community volunteer experiences and how Korean American volunteers can be better supported. In this…
Descriptors: Korean Americans, Community Education, Severe Disabilities, Volunteers
Montemayor, Aurelio M.; Chavkin, Nancy – Voices in Urban Education, 2016
Title I schools that serve a large population of low-income students often view families through the lens of an outdated paradigm of family engagement in education, assuming parents are mostly uneducated, ill informed, and much in need of training and support to be good parents. "Comunitario" projects in the Rio Grande Valley of south…
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, Leadership Effectiveness, Family Involvement, Parent Participation
North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, Ames, IA. – 1993
Partners in Community Leadership is an educational program for rural youth aged 15-18 and adult volunteers that blends youth leadership, community development, and youth-adult partnerships. In addition to sections on program preparation, adult orientation, and facilitator orientation, this handbook contains 10 program modules requiring about 15…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Community Coordination, Community Development
Berkowitz, Lois; Benderly, Beryl Lieff – 1989
It is vitally important for all U.S. citizens to know that they can make a difference, that they can affect the futures of their towns, cities, and nation. The grass roots tradition is alive and flourishing in communities all over the country. This document proposes programs in which members of different generations work together as partners on…
Descriptors: Activism, Adults, Citizen Participation, Citizenship
Campbell, Sarah vL. – 2002
This document is intended to create an opportunity for teens and adults to talk together and find ways to make their community a place where young people can grow up successfully. The discussion guide begins with a brief statement of purpose and a brief explanation of study circles and their objectives. The remainder of the guide consists of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Adults, Change Strategies