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Download full textGold, Eva; Simon, Elaine; Cucchiara, Maia; Mitchell, Cecily; Riffer, Morgan – Research for Action, 2007
This report was undertaken to assess the state of civic capacity for education reform in Philadelphia. It challenges community and civic sectors of the city to put aside individual interests and work together to mobilize resources to pursue the collective good of public school improvement. The report demonstrates that many of the elements…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Middle Class, School Restructuring, Educational Change
Schmuck, Richard A.; Schmuck, Patricia A. – Small Town, 1992
Presents observations of small district school boards based on travels through 21 states. Small communities have faced economic decline, a changing membership of school boards and consolidation, with less representation of professionals and business leaders. Recommended tasks of school boards involve (1) facilitating communication; (2) forming…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Community Involvement, Community Schools
Armstrong, Jane – 1983
The Education Commission of the States (ECS) Task Force on Education for Economic Growth was established in 1982 and is made up of governors, business and industry leaders, labor representatives, members of the technical community, and educators. The task force has surveyed 40 states and found programs and activities enhancing economic growth.…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Basic Skills, Bulletins, Community Involvement
Tetley, Jill L.; And Others – 1986
This discussion paper focuses attention on the interrelationship between two issues--the unsatisfactory performance of New Zealand's economic system and slow changes in its education system--by examining the role of education and training in economic performance and development. It analyzes the views of a representative group of leaders across a…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Continuing Education, Developed Nations, Economic Development
Fordham, Paul – 1992
This seven-chapter monograph elaborates on five components of an expanded vision of basic education. It presents material that deals with aspects of these components: universalizing access and promoting equity, focusing on learning, broadening the means and scope of basic education, enhancing the environment for learning, and strengthening…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Community Involvement
