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Pearson, Barbara Zurer – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2007
A number of studies have shown that approximately one-quarter of children in potentially bilingual environments do not become bilingual. This article explores several key factors that influence the likelihood that a child who has access to interactions in two languages will learn them both. The five factors discussed are input, language status,…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Community Support, Language Proficiency, Bilingualism
Maloney, Catherine; Lopez, Omar – Texas Center for Educational Research, 2012
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, or GEAR UP, is a federally-funded system of grants that focuses on preparing low-income students to enter and succeed in postsecondary educational programs. GEAR UP grants extend across 6 school years and require that funded districts begin providing grant services to students no…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Economically Disadvantaged, Low Income Groups, Minority Group Students
Jackson, Dianna Dale – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was two-fold. First, this study examined the relationship between the perceptions of special education teachers and the eight factors (Teacher Beliefs, School climate, Culturally responsive Classroom Management, Home and Community Support, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum and Instruction, Cultural Sensitivity and Teacher…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, African American Students, Teacher Effectiveness, Cultural Awareness
Yosso, Tara J.; Garcia, David G. – Aztlan: A Journal of Chicano Studies, 2007
Drawing on a critical race theory framework, this article weaves together sociology, education, history, and performance studies to challenge deficit interpretations of Pierre Bourdieu's cultural capital theory and to analyze Culture Clash's play Chavez Ravine. The play recounts a decade of Los Angeles history through the perspectives of displaced…
Descriptors: Drama, Neighborhoods, Mexican Americans, Critical Theory
Herring, Jayne; Colony, Lee – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J3), 2007
This article describes Gateway Technical College's Horizon Center for Transportation Technology, located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, which was the product of collaboration with business and industry, community support and a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) grant. The center, which opened this fall, is a prime example of a sustainable community…
Descriptors: Technical Institutes, Community Support, Vocational Education, Auto Mechanics
Keefe, James W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2007
A personalized school is one in which each individual person, whether student or teacher, matters a great deal and has a program that is good for him or her. Today, schools are faced with an equally large transition from arbitrary grouping patterns to personalized learning alternatives. Unfortunately, they are also currently blessed with policy…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Principals, Teaching Methods, Community Support
Friedenwald-Fishman, Eric; Dellinger, Laura K. Lee – Library Journal, 2006
Public will--which effectively positions libraries as the critical educational, social, cultural, and recreational resource they so clearly are--goes beyond better promotion, clearer communication, or more partnerships to infect the people in a community with the bug to act on their notion that libraries are good and to turn belief into action.…
Descriptors: Public Opinion, Libraries, Community Support, Outreach Programs
Public Education Network, 2008
For many years, policymakers and the public have been holding students and schools accountable for improvement, but there was no way to determine whether the public and its elected officials and community organizations were doing their part to strengthen public schools. To address this shortcoming, Public Education network (PEN), with funding from…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Academic Achievement, News Reporting, Educational Change
Ahsan, Nilofer – Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2008
Poverty and unemployment aren't spread evenly across cities or regions, but rather are concentrated in disinvested urban neighborhoods and rural communities around the country. These communities are home to the nation's most vulnerable children and families. Despite some signs of improvement in economic conditions for families in the United…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Disadvantaged, Urban Areas, Rural Areas
Fenz, Roland E. – Educational Television, 1971
A look at two methods for raising funds locally for public television--the auction and the station membership. (AK)
Descriptors: Community Support, Financial Support, Public Television
McDonald, Nancy – American Institutes for Research, 2007
Guiding Principles to Manage Scholarship Programs represents an overall approach to implementing scholarship programs so as to maximize the learning opportunities to students and families who receive scholarships. Thirteen guiding principles for girls' scholarship programs are described herein. They are: (1) Research is used to identify cultural…
Descriptors: Communication Strategies, Females, Outreach Programs, Community Support
Murphy, Martin; Stewart, David – Support for Learning, 2006
Support for children and young people who experience violence, both directly and indirectly, is the principal focus of Martin Murphy's and David Stewart's article. Describing the work of the NOVA organisation, they highlight the benefits of close, interagency collaboration, with an emphasis upon therapeutic support and community capacity building.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Adults, Violence, Children
Texas Center for Educational Research, 2011
The federal Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, or GEAR UP, project strives to equalize low-income students' access to higher education by increasing their participation in rigorous coursework, providing expanded opportunities for low-income students and parents to learn about postsecondary educational opportunities…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Economically Disadvantaged, Low Income Groups, Minority Group Students
Salter, Tom – School Administrator, 2003
Breaks community member attitudes toward education into three groups: Supporters, nonsupporters, and neutrals. Describes how best to communicate with individuals in each group. (PKP)
Descriptors: Community Support, Elementary Secondary Education, Outreach Programs
Daro, Deborah; Huang, Lee Ann; English, Brianna – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2009
The Duke Endowment launched its Child Abuse Prevention Initiative in 2002 by funding two program sites, the Durham Family Initiative in Durham, North Carolina, and Strong Communities in Greenville, South Carolina. Both sites aimed to reduce rates of child abuse, improve parenting practices and behaviors, strengthen community service systems, and…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Prevention, Organizational Change, Comparative Analysis