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Myers, Richard K., Ed. – 1982
The document offers proceedings of a four session workshop titled "Community Programs for the Handicapped," a program to enable participants to inventory and explore community alternatives to the institutionalization of handicapped individuals. Session 1 addresses the concept of normalization and the availability and utilization of community…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Normalization (Handicapped)
Download full textScholl, Geraldine T., Ed. – 1982
The document contains edited versions of sessions from the 1981 Special Study Institute, the fourth in a series designed initially for state education consultants for the visually handicapped. Objectives of the 1981 Institute are listed--to establish coordination, communication, and cooperation among teacher trainers; to develop interagency…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Agency Cooperation, Community Resources, Delivery Systems
Reynolds, Grace D., Ed. – 1981
The document contains 1981 proceedings from Project MAY (Mainstreaming Activities for Youth), a collaborative inservice training project involving 11 national agencies serving youth and invited resource organizations. Three project goals are listed--to develop cooperation and share hearings in meeting the needs of handicapped persons, to provide…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Resources, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Roger Tory Peterson Inst. of Natural History, Inc., Jamestown, NY. – 1991
This document reports on a conference about the use of existing resources to teach nature education to urban children. The conference was organized around the question of how to encourage more positive use of parklands for outdoor nature education. The conference was held in New York City's Central Park and over 80 leaders representing city…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Nature Centers
Solorzano, Sylvia M., Ed. – 1998
This paper is published annually by the Celebrating Partnerships Conference Planning Committee to share information on successful partnership programs that address community issues and concerns. The papers were presented at a conference in honor of National Community Education Day. This collection illustrates the efforts of diverse community…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Resources, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Southern Rural Development Center, Mississippi State, MS. – 1986
The papers in this monograph represent the collective comments of speakers at a January 1986 conference addressing emerging issues in the rural economy of the South. The opening paper suggests that prospects for rural southern economic development are tied to new business development, new agricultural products, automated traditional manufacturing,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Trends, Attitude Change, Community Resources
Kusimo, Patricia S.; Keyes, Marian; Balow, Nancy; Carter, Carolyn S.; Poe, Renee – 1999
A conference on economic development, education, and rural community engagement brought representatives from higher education, government agencies, and education research together with experts in community revitalization and activism to discuss how efforts might be coordinated across disciplines to accomplish lasting reforms in poor, rural…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Resources, Disadvantaged, Economic Development
Connecticut Council for the Social Studies. – 1977
The document consists of six papers dealing with major national and international issues in the 20th century. The papers were presented at a 1977 Yale University conference convened for the purpose of providing factual information on important historical issues to high school classroom teachers and encouraging the teachers to develop curriculum…
Descriptors: African History, Agriculture, Asian History, Attitude Change
Nelson, Kerry D.; And Others – 1979
Resolutions resulting from the first statewide small school conference in Utah reflect the most pressing needs and concerns faced by Utah educators and lay citizens. They deal with small school certification, inherent strengths and weaknesses, preservice training, funding, research on innovations, and technical aid on community involvement in…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Ancillary School Services, Boards of Education, College School Cooperation
