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Direct linkSmolin, Louanne; Lawless, Kimberly; Dede, Chris; Jones, Steve; Johnson-Yale, Camille; Perez, Francisco Seoane; Schuler, Jessica; Pellegrino, James W.; Goldman, Susan R.; Bertenthal, Meryl; Lawless, Kimberly; Vrasidas, Charalambos; Glass, Gene V.; Haertel, Geneva D.; Means, Barbara; Penuel, William; Goldmann, Hilary; Warschauer, Mark; Tettegah, Sharon; Whang, Eun Won; Collins, Nakia; Taylor, Kona; Vasquez, Olga A.; Burbules, Nicholas C. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2007
There is little dispute that technology has transformed people's everyday lives. People shop online, download news in their iPods, communicate via text and video, take digital photos, and conduct all manner of personal and professional business via the Internet. While these technologies have afforded new opportunities to improve efficiency,…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Access to Information, Educational Change, Educational Technology
Robertson, Jan; Miller, Thelma – School Leadership & Management, 2007
Changing demographics have a major impact on schools and societies. This report is a study of how three New Zealand primary schools are working with student populations that are becoming more diverse and increasingly multi-ethnic in nature. One major theme that emerged from interviews with 25 teachers and school leaders was the concept and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Culture, Elementary Schools, Educational Environment
Campbell, Will D. – 1995
This book recounts the 1960's struggle of Mercer University, a historic Southern Baptist university in Georgia, to confront racism and cultural change. The account focuses on Sam Oni, an African and the first black student admitted to Mercer. Oni was also a Southern Baptist, a product of Mercer missionaries to Africa. In a pivotal incident when he…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Desegregation, Educational Change, Educational History
Download full textClark, Steve – 1990
This paper reviews and analyzes the research in rural education in Australia in recent decades. Research undertaken in other countries is examined where comparisons, differences, or explanations are useful in understanding the Australian context. Following an introduction to the Australian education system and summaries of demographic features of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Delivery Systems, Distance Education, Educational Research
Ostiguy, Lisa; And Others – 1995
The Concordia University Inner City Youth (CICY) program links university students with youth from disadvantaged backgrounds in a way that is beneficial to both groups. Through the project, students in Concordia's Leisure Studies Program provide recreation activities for youth from Montreal's inner-city areas. Positive leisure experiences offer…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, College School Cooperation, College Students
Kearly, Patt – 1991
This publication addresses basic issues related to the concept of transition as it is applied to students with disabilities in California. Following a pretest (and its answer key), the document uses a question and answer format to discuss common concerns about transition, normalization, the school role, the "Bridges" model developed by…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation
Christiansen, Larry K. – 1995
In the fall of 1992, Mesa Community College (MCC), in Phoenix, Arizona, established the Center for Public Policy and Service to promote community service and active participation in the social and political process as integral parts of a community college education. Through the Center, students are provided with educational opportunities in…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizen Role, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility
DeYoung, Alan J.; Lawrence, Barbara Kent – 1995
This paper addresses dilemmas facing rural schooling today as a result of industrialization and the changing nature of rural communities. Examples are drawn from the literature on Maine and West Virginia schools and from the movie "Hoosiers." Although some rural communities have benefitted economically from industrialization, in most…
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Industrialization
de Acosta, Martha – 1994
Current research on the relationship between home, school, and community is reviewed and juxtaposed to perspectives on communities developed by scholars of families and child development, community developers, and urban sociologists. Research findings suggest the importance of learning more about the communities in which family involvement…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Community Cooperation, Community Development, Community Involvement
Bennett, Carroll L.; And Others – 1995
The Newton Polytechnic Center (NPC) at Iowa's Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC), is a cooperative effort among DMACC, Iowa State University (ISU), the City of Newton, the Newton Community School District, and Maytag Corporation to provide the community with innovative educational services. The NPC focuses on the development of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Involvement, Continuing Education, Cooperative Programs
Rutherford, Barry; Billig, Shelley H. – 1995
From a synthesis of findings culled from a study that examined partnerships of families and communities with middle schools at multiple sites, researchers derived eight "lessons" that can help foster understanding of the nature of family-school partnerships in the middle grades. Researchers also elaborated implications of these lessons,…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Curriculum, Family School Relationship, Intermediate Grades
Prothrow-Stith, Deborah; Quaday, Sher – Streamlined Seminar, 1995
Children's exposure to violence can potentially impede all stages of their development. This bulletin discusses why abused children have difficulty learning and the impact of growing up in violent surroundings and unsafe neighborhoods. It identifies the risk factors of violence, as well as the following key factors that contribute to a child's…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Coping, Disadvantaged Environment
The Illinois Community College System and the School-to-Work Transition Initiative: A Working Model.
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1995
Community colleges represent the ideal location for building the high skilled workforce needed in a "high tech" society since they are community-based and responsive to local needs. In ensuring a well-prepared workforce, it is important that the link between elementary and secondary systems and community colleges be strengthened and…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Institutional Mission
Weiselberg, Lori A.; Wickland, Julia – 1995
This publication provides a snapshot of school health education in Wisconsin. The data were collected with two questionnaires, one for school principals on health education from an administrative perspective, and one for lead health teachers on health education from an instructional perspective. These two questionnaires were mailed in the spring…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development
PDF pending restorationTrustee Quarterly, 1994
The four issues of "Trustee Quarterly" combined here focus on topics of current concern to community college trustees. The winter 1994 issues offers these feature articles: "Honoring Retiring Presidents," by Terry O'Banion; "Trustees as Reluctant Leaders: The Board/CEO Relationship," Norma Jean Germond, John Keyser, and Vaughn A. Sherman; and…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Administrative Policy, Administrator Responsibility, Board Administrator Relationship
