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Download full textOuellette, Mark; Hutchinson, Audrey M.; Frant, Nina – National League of Cities Institute for Youth, Education and Families (NJ1), 2005
During a typical week, as many as 14 million children and youth across the United States lack adult supervision during non-school hours. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the lack of structured and supervised afterschool programs in American communities contributes to a higher incidence of drug and alcohol use and delinquent…
Descriptors: Leadership, After School Programs, Technical Assistance, Public Support
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Washington, DC. Working for America Inst. – 2000
When deciding how to compete in the new global economy, employers can opt for "low-road" strategies such as low wages and no job security. Alternatively, they can choose the "high road" and compete by offering quality goods and services, innovation, and value. Fourteen successful "high-road" partnerships were examined…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Building Trades, Case Studies, Communication (Thought Transfer)
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1995
California Community Colleges' (CCC's) Fund for Instructional Improvement (FII) was created in 1977 to support the improvement of teaching and learning in the CCC's through a program of grants and loans fostering innovative educational programs and services. This report provides information on the FII, as well as a list of the model projects…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Educational Innovation, Educational Objectives
Pearson, Larry – 1993
Recent announcements of new ventures point to the important role of telecommunication in a wide range of media endeavors and underline the importance of adapting communication curricula to prepare students for living and working in an Information Age. An approach to telecommunication curriculum reform is suggested by the experience of the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Departments, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Department of Justice, Washington, DC. – 1996
Truancy is the first sign that a youngster is giving up and losing his or her way. Research shows that students who become truant and eventually drop out of school put themselves at a long-term disadvantage in becoming productive citizens. Dropouts are more likely to be on welfare or unemployed than high school graduates. High truancy rates are…
Descriptors: Attendance, Community Programs, Delinquency, Dropouts
American Association of Community Colleges, Washington, DC. National Council of Instructional Administrators. – 1994
Focusing on strategies for increasing student success in the community college, this monograph profiles winners of the National Council of Instructional Administrators (NCIA) exemplary program competition for 1994. First, background information on the competition is provided, indicating that it considers programs in three categories:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Faculty Development
Collin County Community Coll., Plano, TX. – 1997
In 1996, Collin County Community College (Texas) participated in the American Association of Community Colleges' Exploring America's Communities project, which works to strengthen the teaching and learning of American history, literature, and culture at U.S. community colleges. The college's action plan focused primarily upon integrating issues of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Discussion
Iowa Central Community College, Fort Dodge. – 1997
In 1996, Iowa Central Community College participated in the Exploring America's Communities project sponsored by the American Association of Community Colleges. The project worked to strengthen the teaching and learning of American history, literature, and culture at U.S. community colleges. Due to the limited scope of the students' understanding…
Descriptors: American Studies, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development
Kirkwood Community Coll., Cedar Rapids, IA. – 1997
In 1996, Kirkwood Community College (Iowa) participated in the American Association of Community Colleges' Exploring America's Communities project, which works to strengthen the teaching and learning of American history, literature, and culture at U.S. community colleges The six goals in the college's action plan were as follows: (1) create a new…
Descriptors: American Studies, Community Colleges, Critical Thinking, Cultural Pluralism
Koenig, Daniel G., Ed.; Peck, Magda G., Ed. – 1995
CityMatCH is a national organization of urban maternal and child health programs and leaders. In 1995, CityMatCH sponsored a conference at which urban maternal and child health leaders from city and county health departments across the country came together for professional development and networking. This report of highlights from the conference…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Health, Community Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
de Wit, Kathleen S. – 1994
The NEW (Nontraditional Employment for Women Act) Work for Women project at Dundalk Community College (DCC) encourages and assists women in entering nontraditional fields, especially the building and construction trades. The program provides comprehensive services in outreach and awareness of nontraditional careers, career counseling, education,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employment Programs, Federal Aid, Females
Lynn, Morgan – 1994
To increase the diversity and retention levels of underrepresented faculty and staff, Cerritos College implemented the Partnering for Diversity program. Specifically, the program sought to: increase participation of underrepresented employees in positions of leadership; increase the diverse applicant pool for tenure track position by mentoring…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Diversity (Institutional), Faculty Recruitment, Labor Turnover
Baumann, James F.; And Others – 1994
This paper reports on the creation, growth, and continual development of a teacher-researcher community formed in conjunction with the University of Georgia site of the National Reading Research Center (NRRC). The National Reading Research Center School Research Consortium (SRC) is a teacher-researcher community that includes approximately 35…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Discourse Communities, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Descriptions
Renaud, Linda; Silk, Lynn – 1994
"Tall Tales on Tour" consists of a mobile unit of books, posters, puppets, plays, videos, teachers' guides and other resources designed to kindle enthusiasm and love for tall tales in students in grades 3-8 and to establish links with rural Washington County, Maine, schools. The program consists of three main components: (1) immersing…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Integrated Activities, Interdisciplinary Approach, Program Descriptions
American Bar Association, Chicago, IL. Special Committee on Youth Education for Citizenship. – 1992
This document is a guide to be used when presenting the videotape, "A More Perfect Union," to diverse audiences, including school boards, bar associations, police departments, teachers' workshops, civic associations, or other groups. The videotape was produced to introduce law related education (LRE) to educators, law professionals, and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Community Role, Critical Thinking
