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Case, Karen I. – Journal of Public Scholarship in Higher Education, 2014
Community-Based Research (CBR) has been recognized as a significant reform agent within graduate education. This article explores the decisions involved in implementing a CBR model into graduate education programs. It uses the doctoral program in educational leadership at the University of Hartford as an example of how CBR can be employed to…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Community Surveys, Educational Change, Program Implementation
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Kennedy, Adam S.; Heineke, Amy – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2014
Despite contrasting views on the overlap of early childhood education and teacher education, opportunities abound for expanding the role of early childhood educators in broader teacher education discourse. University-based early childhood education and kindergarten-through-grade-12 teacher education share purposes, philosophies, and resources that…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education Programs, College Role, Universities
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Roland, Karen; Colella, Julia; Igbokwe, Blessing – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2014
This study involves the program evaluation of the "Conversations About Education" pilot, developed as a community collaboration to offer professional development involving participants from a Faculty of Education, local school partners, and community organizations offering programming to Newcomers to Canada. The program sought to provide…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, School Community Programs, Pilot Projects, Foreign Countries
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Powers, Joelle D.; Wegmann, Kate M.; Blackman, Kate F.; Swick, Danielle C. – School Social Work Journal, 2014
It is estimated that as many as 20 percent of school-aged children in the United States have diagnosable mental health conditions, and schools are the primary location where children receive mental health services. Because of limited resources, school-community partnerships are recommended in the literature as a best practice for providing…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Access to Health Care, School Community Programs, School Health Services
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Allison, Juliann Emmons; Khan, Tabassum; Reese, Ellen; Dobias, Becca Spence; Struna, Jason – Journal of Public Scholarship in Higher Education, 2015
Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) provides opportunities for scholars and students to respond directly to community needs; students also practice critical thinking, problem-solving, and conflict-resolution skills necessary for professional life and engaged citizenship. The challenges of involving undergraduate students in CBPR include…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Environmental Standards, Social Change, Research Projects
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Rosado, Luis; Amaro-Jiménez, Carla; Kieffer, Ivonne – School Community Journal, 2015
This article describes a unique program co-sponsored by a local public library, a university teacher preparation program, and a school district, created to support Latina/o parents as they produced authentic and culturally relevant literature representing multiple ethnic groups living in the Southwestern United States. A program like the one…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, School Districts, Public Libraries, Program Development
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Chikoko, Vitallis; Naicker, Inbanathan; Mthiyane, Siphiwe – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2015
This paper reports on evidence from five school principals regarding leadership practices that work in multiple deprived contexts. The South African educational landscape is complex, often described as a cocktail of first and third world institutions. Looking at the schooling system on a continuum, on the one end there are first class schools…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disadvantaged Schools, Disadvantaged Environment, School Administration
Tamara Linkow; Hayley Didriksen; Beth Gamse; Erin Bumgarner; Melissa Velez; Samuel Dastrup; Sarah Ballinger; Samantha Burke; Michael Meneses; R. J. de la Cruz – Abt Associates, 2017
This report represents the first of three that will be released over the course of the study. It answers two primary questions: (1) How has Boston Coaching for Completion (BosC4C) been implemented? and (2) What was the cost to implement the program? Over the 2015-16 academic year, the study collected data, including by conducting intensive…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Program Effectiveness, Interviews, Online Surveys
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Wood, Lesley; Zuber-Skerrit, Ortrun – South African Journal of Education, 2013
Community engagement (CE) is a core function of the university in South Africa. In the field of education, the imperative to pursue and promote CE provides an exciting opportunity for researchers to work with school communities to address the many challenges that threaten the quality of teaching and learning. Yet, relatively few researchers in…
Descriptors: School Community Programs, School Community Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Outreach Programs
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Horn, Stacey S.; Peter, Christina R.; Tasker, Timothy B.; Sullivan, Shannon L. – Community Literacy Journal, 2013
This article recounts how a university-community collaborative challenged prevailing assumptions about parents as barriers to the provision of gender and sexuality information to their children, allowing for the recognition of parents as critical stakeholders and partners in sexual literacy work with youth. We provide evidence that parents'…
Descriptors: Parent Role, Sex Education, Gender Issues, Sexuality
Leskes, Andrea – Liberal Education, 2013
"A Crucible Moment: College Learning and Democracy's Future," commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education, was published by the Association of American Colleges and Universities in 2012. Representing the work of the National Task Force on Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement (2012), the report builds a strong case for higher…
Descriptors: College Role, Citizenship Responsibility, Citizenship Education, Citizen Participation
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Hayes, Kim A.; Entzel, Pamela; Berger, Wendy; Caskey, Rachel N.; Shlay, Judith C.; Stubbs, Brenda W.; Smith, Jennifer S.; Brewer, Noel T. – Journal of School Health, 2013
Background: There has been little evaluation of school-located vaccination programs that offer human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in US schools without health centers (ie, extramural programs). This article summarizes lessons learned from such programs. Methods: In July to August 2010, 5 programs were identi?ed. Semistructured, in-depth telephone…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Immunization Programs, Health Promotion, Semi Structured Interviews
Potapchuk, William R. – Coalition for Community Schools, 2013
Across the United States, communities are thinking differently about how to transform their schools and neighborhoods. There is tremendous excitement about strategies that weave together resources in a clearly defined "place" to collectively improve outcomes for children, youth, families, and communities. The paper explores the…
Descriptors: School Role, Community Schools, Place Based Education, School Community Programs
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Freedman, Eric; Poulson, David – Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 2015
Traditionally, journalism majors gain professional experience before graduation through internships, part-time or summer jobs, and campus media. Those avenues are often insufficient to adequately prepare them for the professional workplace and professional standards. This essay explores two of a journalism school's practice-based programs that…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Journalism Education, Journalism, Essays
Stevens, Katharine B.; McShane, Michael Q.; Kelly, Andrew P.; Hess, Frederick M. – American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 2015
Above all else, the American creed is one of liberty and opportunity. In the 21st century, whether the topic is economic opportunity, responsible citizenship, or political engagement, the role of education is more significant than ever before. That means political and civic leaders committed to a vision of opportunity--and especially to equal…
Descriptors: Agenda Setting, Educational Planning, Educational Policy, Educational Change
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