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Oakland Unified School District Community Schools: Supporting Students, Teachers, and Families. Knowledge Brief
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John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, 2015
Oakland is home to one of the most demographically diverse populations in the country, with residents of different racial, ethnic, national, linguistic, and other cultural groups. In response to these vast disparities, in 2010, Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) launched an initiative to transform all district schools into full service…
Descriptors: School Districts, Community Schools, Educational Change, Models
Educating (More and More) Students Experiencing Homelessness: An Analysis of Recession-Era Policy and Practice
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Miller, Peter M. – Educational Policy, 2013
Rates of student homelessness have increased dramatically throughout the United States in recent years, yet there has been a dearth of scholarly analysis devoted to key organizations' engagement of the issue. Given that the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act has taken on a central, but underexamined role in shaping this engagement,…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Students, Federal Legislation, Public Policy
Service-Learning in Duta Wacana Christian University: Past, Present, and Future States
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Krisnawati, Lucia Dwi – New Horizons in Education, 2009
Background: The concept of linking academic study with the practical experience of community service has been considered since the first university in Indonesia had been founded in 1949 but has been realized since 1951. This program evolved to be a community service and was called Kuliah Kerja Nyata (KKN) or Student Study-Service. Since 1973, KKN…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Activities, Service Learning, Foreign Countries
Implementation of the Louis Feinstein Public Service Program during the Period from September, 1992 through June, 1994. Evaluation Report.
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Bender, Ellen; Brown, L. Joan – 1994
Incorporating community service into the education of public school students in the United States is becoming a national trend and an important research topic. The implementation of the Louis Feinstein Public Service Program in Sharon Public Schools in Massachusetts was evaluated. A structured interview approach was used to gain information about…
Descriptors: Administrators, Community Programs, Community Services, Educational Trends
Alpha 92. Current Research in Literacy: Literacy Strategies in the Community Movement = Alpha 92. Recherches en alphabetisation. Strategies d'alphabetisation dans le mouvement associatif.
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Hautecoeur, Jean-Paul, Ed. – 1992
This collection contains 17 papers presented at a seminar on literacy strategies in the community movement, held in Namur, Belgium, in 1991. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Hautecoeur); "Illiteracy: Direction? Action? Results?" (Hautecoeur); "Basic Education and Personal Development Strategies"…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs
Parent and Community Involvement in the Middle Grades. Evaluating Education Reform. Literature Review.
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Rutherford, Barry; And Others – 1993
This review of the literature on the current state of parent and community involvement looks at the programs and practices, and their effects, in the research and practice literature, especially since 1980. The review explores past history and offers a contemporary view of the policies, trends, and factors that provide an understanding for the…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Policy