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Ahern, Aaron; Foster, Michael; Head, Darlene – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2015
This chapter outlines the birth and growth of a veterans' program in Salt Lake City, Utah, and discusses next steps in spurring additional innovations and advancements to improve service for student veterans in community colleges.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Veterans, Program Descriptions, Program Development
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Richards, Anthony – Journal of Experiential Education, 1988
Describes common elements of service learning emerging from case studies. Focuses on national service programs. Common successful strategies found in Kuliah Kenja Nyata (KKN) program at Indonesian universities and We Care and Share elementary school program in Nova Scotia. Studies programs' development, fiscal considerations, and service…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Elementary Education, Enrichment Activities, Ethical Instruction
Marfo, Kofi; Agorsah, Felix Kwasi; Bairu, Wunesh Woldeselassie; Habtom, Abeba; Ibetoh, Celestina Amauchechukwo; Muheirwe, Monica R.; Ngaruiya, Samuel; Sebatane, Edith M. – International Journal of Educational Policy, Research, and Practice: Reconceptualizing Childhood Studies, 2004
Under the broad banner of education, training, and collaboration across systems, this paper examines, through analysis of seven individual projects, issues and insights associated with three central themes: (1) the link between ECD programs and children's school readiness; (2) the promotion of parenting enrichment programs as a childcare quality…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Program Development, Partnerships in Education, Improvement Programs
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Carpenter, Julie; Trohopoulos, Ioannis – Resource Sharing & Information Networks, 1997
Provides an overview of Greek public libraries and discusses the role of the mobile library, which deposits books directly at communities and schools. Specifically, the MOBILE project concentrates on cost-effective alternatives for information access by remote communities or special-needs populations and on promoting cross-border European…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bookmobiles, Foreign Countries, Improvement Programs
Warmbrod, Catharine P.; Faddis, Constance R. – 1983
Designed for use by postsecondary educators involved in teaching displaced workers, this guidebook provides an in-depth look at successful upgrading and retraining programs in colleges in diverse situations across the country. The rationale for a human resource emphasis in economic development and the role of the two-year college in economic…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Continuing Education, Coordination, Economic Development