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Olutokunbo, Adekalu Samuel; Suandi, Turiman; Cephas, Oluwaseyitan Rotimi; Abu-Samah, Irza Hanie – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
Social mobilization is a proactive measure for community development that salvages the society from destruction and disaster. From sociological perspective, this paper discusses the concept of social mobilization and its implications for cross-cultural research. To do this, the study uses the "Bring Back Our Girls" Global Campaign, as…
Descriptors: Social Mobility, Community Development, Content Analysis, Secondary School Students
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Hoffman, Lauren P. – Journal of Educational Administration and History, 2009
The purpose of this article is to argue for a social activist stance in educational leadership that fundamentally addresses social change and human emancipation. This call for social activism is framed within neoliberal, neoconservative, and authoritarian populist discourses in the USA, which to social justice educators and leaders had devastating…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Community Development, Activism, Social Action
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Menking, Cornell – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2008
I come to the field of educational administration from a rather unorthodox background. The search which led me to education began as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Sierra Leone. I left there frustrated with what passed as "development". I heard the term "sustainability" thrown around and saw nothing sustainable about what was being…
Descriptors: Community Development, Immigrants, Educational Administration, Sustainable Development