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Goddu, Roland – 1976
Networking is a process for tapping and developing energy to address a need in a more responsive fashion. Most networks are informal and invisible, but they are real nevertheless. A new person or organization changes relationships in the network. Understanding the types of network organization enables one to systematically gain access. There are…
Descriptors: Community Support, Informal Organization, Networks, Organizational Communication
Blake, Brian F.; And Others – 1975
A random sample of 114 adult residents in different communities rated the importance of various attributes of their community environment in affecting their quality of life. Factor analyses of the ratings reflect five dimensions or value orientations and are labeled as: (1) institutional maintenance, (2) commercial maintenance, (3) personal…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Influence, Community Support, Community Surveys
Gold, Patricia – 1976
An effective volunteer program can provide a means for facilitating individualized reading instruction in an elementary school setting by providing services to meet the needs of both teachers and students. Volunteers in the Prince George's County Public Schools in Columbia, Maryland provide services in three major areas. Clerical volunteers…
Descriptors: Community Support, Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction, Individualized Reading
Blumer, Alice Howard – 1973
The course is for independent study by jail officers who must learn that, in addition to their rountine tasks, they must be prepared to be well-trained, responsible professionals, making important decisions and avoiding the mistakes and disproven beliefs of the past. The jail administrator must continually wrestle with the problems of conflicting…
Descriptors: Building Design, Community Involvement, Community Support, Correctional Institutions
Estes, Nolan – 1974
This booklet examines the problem of gaining public support for the schools. It examines the leadership role of the school superintendent; discusses integrity, accountability, and decentalization; and explains some methods of building support among community leaders. The publication closes with a summary of the steps taken by the Dallas school…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Role, Citizen Participation, Community Leaders
Hargraves, Darroll R. – 1973
This study of community colleges in general and Alaskan community colleges in particular is divided into eight areas: (1) community colleges in the United States, (2) the development of community colleges in Alaska, (3) history of the local events leading to the present development of the Tanana Valley Community College, (4) community interest in…
Descriptors: Campus Planning, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Community Support
Michigan State Dept. of Labor, Detroit. Michigan Employment Security Commission. – 1972
Services provided by the Rural Manpower Service to 23 Michigan counties were described in this report. Services included those provided by the special projects, Operation Hitchhike and the Mobility Facilitator Unit. Major topics were program highlights, public relations, wages and earnings, rural manpower services, major crops, and employment and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Community Support, Employment Services, Field Crops
Anderson, Glenn L. – 1965
This series of magazine articles stresses ways in which educational institutions can use direct mail advertising to promote lectures, concerts, and other programs to off-campus audiences. The application of direct mail principles to selling education is suggested, and the advantages and disadvantages of direct mailings by colleges and universities…
Descriptors: Advertising, Audiences, Colleges, Community Support
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Slawski, Edward J.; Scherer, Jacqueline – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1978
Although the "rhetoric of concern" which surrounds talk about desegregation in this southern urban public high school works to some degree in balancing the demands associated with controlling student behavior and developing trust among the community, it seems to be dysfunctional for efforts in dealing with race relations in the school. (Author/EB)
Descriptors: Blacks, Community Support, Discipline Policy, Racial Relations
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Figley, Charles R.; And Others – College Student Journal, 1977
A comprehensive peer-instructional system, was developed to provide leaders for small discussion groups in undergraduate college course. The program's structure and function is outlined. Presented at the Indiana Council on Family Relations, Muncie, Indiana, February 18, 1975. (Author)
Descriptors: Community Support, Group Dynamics, Higher Education, Interpersonal Competence
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Sumarah, John – Mental Retardation, 1987
Four major dimensions of the philosophy and ideology of L'Arche, a center for mentally handicapped persons using a "community" approach, are: the value of a person with mental handicaps; the importance of mutual relationships; the importance of a sense of community; and the spiritual dimension. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Community Support, Educational Philosophy, Helping Relationship
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Martin, Robert A.; And Others – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1986
This study found no statistically significant differences between the perceptions of principals and teachers regarding the following items: community support for the school and the vocational agriculture program, and the use of community resources. Differences were found in teacher enthusiasm for the program, student interest, free exchange of…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Communication Problems, Community Resources, Community Support
Ruffin, Santee C., Jr. – School Business Affairs, 1984
Basic factors in planning for successful school-business partnerships are reviewed, including expectations of schools, staff involvement and support, expectations of businesses, and steps for building the partnership. Some successfully operating programs are described. (MJL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Community Support, Cooperative Programs, Experiential Learning
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Kirshbaum, Hal R.; And Others – Social Policy, 1976
Reports on the Center for Independent Living (CIL) in Berkeley, California, one of the most remarkable and probably the largest self-help enterprise of disabled people to have surfaced in the past 25 years. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Community Support, Health Needs, Individual Power, Models
MENC: The National Association for Music Education, 2004
Another new title addressing the issue of teacher retention, this practical guide is full of "real-life" strategies and suggestions for coping with the challenges facing teachers today. An excellent resource for beginning teachers, it includes chapters on classroom management, relationships with colleagues and students, setting goals, curriculum,…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Music Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Beginning Teachers
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