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Download full textSeaman, Don F.; Alagaraja, Meera; Earhart, Stella – 2001
This resource guide aims to assist local Texas family literacy projects in acquiring resources to better serve their clients in the areas of adult literacy education, early childhood education, parent education, and learning disabilities. Funding resources--corporate and foundation-- are listed. Each area is approached from national, state, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Resources, Community Services
Cairney, Trevor H.; And Others – 1995
As part of a larger Australian study on family literacy, this study obtained information about a wide range of family or community literacy initiatives currently in operation in Australia. The study was interested in how the language and literacy learning of students from a variety of schools and communities was influenced by the involvement of…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Family Literacy, Foreign Countries, Parent Participation
Harrisburg Area Community Coll., PA. – 1997
In 1996, Harrisburg Area Community College (Pennsylvania) participated in the American Association of Community Colleges' Exploring America's Communities project, works to strengthen the teaching and learning of American history, literature, and culture at U.S. community colleges. The project's primary goal was to bring English teachers together…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism, Interdisciplinary Approach, Learning Activities
Kochan, Frances K.; Reed, Cynthia J.; Twale, Darla J.; Jones, Virginia C. – 1999
The past decade has been filled with widespread calls to institute systemic change in schools. This paper shares insights gained from one program that shifted from a traditional organizational view of educational leadership preparation to an inclusive approach that emphasizes community building. The Educational Leadership Program drew on four…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Characteristics, Educational Administration, Educational Change
Baldwin, Mark, Comp.; Seaberg, Anita, Comp. – 1992
The Roger Tory Peterson Institute's Nature Educators of the Year program recognizes teachers who have successfully implemented education programs that effectively connect children to nature, and that can be replicated by others. Two awards of $1,000 each were given in 1991. One of the recipients, Steven Prchal, is executive director of Sonoran…
Descriptors: Awards, Community Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Summer, Jo – 1993
In spring 1990, the classified staff of the Sierra College Staff Development Committee requested and obtained funding to sponsor four all-day retreats for all classified staff. Participants were assigned to one of the retreats based on their own preferences and an attempt to ensure a cross section of staff at each retreat. As a result of the…
Descriptors: Campus Planning, College Environment, Community Colleges, Employee Attitudes
Kline, Lois Twombley – 1984
In 1981, Pikes Peak Community College initiated a new Continuing Education Area, which featured a "weekend college" for communication classes held on Friday evenings and Saturdays. Faculty and administrators have identified several advantages of the weekend college, including the following: (1) since classes are held in existing…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Community Colleges, Nontraditional Education, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedBroadhurst, Diane D.; Howard, Maxwell C. – Childhood Education, 1975
A brief description of one school system's program to detect and prevent child abuse and neglect. (ED)
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Intervention
Peer reviewedKlibanoff, Elton B. – Childhood Education, 1975
Discusses the need for coordination of child welfare services at the local level to prevent and detect child abuse and neglect, defines two steps necessary for coordination, and describes current efforts towards coordination in Massachusetts. (ED)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Community Coordination
Peer reviewedYoury, Mary, Ed. – Perspective on Aging, 1975
This issue follows up the 25th Annual Conference of the National Council on the Aging (NCOA). Title XX, the "grants to States for Services", and public policy statements issued by NCOA's board of directors are presented. Convention workshops on civil rights of older people, trends in center designs, and area agencies on aging are described.…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Community Organizations, National Organizations, Older Adults
Peer reviewedRudow, Edward H. – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1974
As drug education programs have proliferated, paraprofessionals have played an important role in their services. Rudow gives an example of a program staffed almost entirely by paraprofessionals. (Author)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Consultants, Drug Education, Helping Relationship
Bernard Van Leer Foundation, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1988
This report on the Bernard van Leer Foundation's early childhood grant program of 1986-1987 is organized by geographic region. Regional sections cover Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, and the Western Hemisphere. Each regional section contains an introduction, a table of major projects being supported in the region, and feature articles on…
Descriptors: Child Development, Community Development, Developing Nations, Foundation Programs
Gerecke, Katie, Ed.; Ewing, Bill, Ed. – 1990
The child development programs of the Pomona Unified School District in California are described. The district's program provides child care and development services to about 1,050 children at 16 locations. Some child care services for children from 6 weeks to 14 years of age are offered from 6 a.m. until midnight, and until 6 p.m. on weekends, 7…
Descriptors: Child Development, Community Programs, Developmental Programs, Elementary Education
McBride, Kathleen – 1990
The problem of homelessness in Westchester County, New York has escalated sharply in the past few years. Estimates suggest that 5,000 people live in motels throughout the county. The largest segment of this population consists of families--women with young children. Mothers are often unable to participate in training programs due to a lack of…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Community Programs, Day Care, Family Day Care
Cohen, Nancy, Ed. – 1990
The National Council of Jewish Women's National Family Day Care Project (NFDCP) is a 3-year initiative which is intended to pioneer effective roles for community groups in increasing the quality, supply, and visibility of family day care. This publication provides: (1) a statement on the importance of the NFDCP by Edward Zigler; (2) a paper called…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Child Caregivers, Community Zoning, Early Childhood Education
