Community gardening projects can enhance community food security and improve the nutrition of project participants. However, limited information exists on the most effective models and methods for establishing community gardens in rural areas. A survey of 12 rural community gardening projects found a variety of program models: community gardens…

Although more media specialists are working outside public school systems, they share many basic competency areas with their school-based counterparts. Teacher education can accommodate diverse requirements if it focuses on: (1) audience; (2) objectives; (3) content; (4) media selection; (5) media production; (6) media presentation; (7)…

This article describes the philosophy, organization, and funding of the New Jersey State Teen Arts Program, a statewide model arts-in-education project which offers all New Jersey teenagers a chance to meet working artists and to actively participate in an interdisciplinary arts experience through annual state and county festivals. (SJL)

This article presents an overview of new trends in museum education worldwide. (Editor/SJL)

Collected data from 346 inmates at the Eastern Correctional Facility in New York that supported the hypothesis that educational programs on the college level and above are more important than Family Reunion Programs in promoting behavior in prison. Data suggest that social control is only enhanced by Family Reunion Programs among participants who…

A survey of 179 organizations offering outdoor adventure experiences for adults over 50 found strong growth in such programs. Offerings were typically low-level challenge activities, short-term summer-based, with educational goals; most participants were 60-69; course fees provided most funding; administrative practices varied; and research in…

California 4-H, a program of the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, delivers a rich mix of educational activities during, before, and after school that go beyond the traditional focus on agriculture. Programs include a study of adolescent career choices, a homework club, several science education programs,…

Educating older adults (in the so-called third age) is becoming an increasingly important activity for the elderly, above all because it empowers them, while at the same time reducing their social exclusion. The aim of this paper is to closely examine the actual state of affairs and the education possibilities for older adults in Slovenia. The…

Because parents are placing increasing numbers of their children (100,000 more per year) in nontraditional (and sometimes unaccredited) schools for reasons that include religious concerns and dissatisfaction with public schools, state education policymakers are being asked to change laws requiring certified teachers in primary schools and…

This document describes efforts to educate inner city adults in Liverpool, England, since 1969. The prologue describes two approaches (the university settlement approach and the community development approach) historically used to provide education to inner-city adults. It also reports the feeling in Britain by 1969 that a nation of Britain's…

A description is provided of a 15-month, in-service nursing education program at Childrens Hospital (Los Angeles, California). The first sections of the paper describe Childrens Hospital and provide a rationale for the hospital-based program. A listing of program goals and objectives is also provided, indicating that the curriculum is designed to…

The Workers' Educational Association (WEA) was founded in 1912 for the purpose of encouraging and supporting existing educational provision provided by the local authority, university, and other local educational institutions; working to stimulate and promote the interest of the working class in liberal arts studies; and making recommendations to…

The purposes of this investigation were to describe the curricular elements of a museum and to determine if the framework for interpreting a school curriculum found in "A Study of Schooling" (Goodlad & Associates, 1979) is applicable to the informal curriculum of the non-school setting. Eight museums were studied; curators were…

This report provides information on consumer health pilot projects completed in 1983 by two New York state public library systems, the Nioga Library System and the Onondaga County Public Library. Serving as a "how-to" guide, the report explores the rise of the public's interest in consumer health issues. Both projects explain how they established…

Expresses concern about quality control in workshops, seminars, and other educational offerings of profit-making organizations. Admonishes colleges to verify the academic excellence of these programs before entering into an alliance with their sponsors. (DMM)