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Healy, Alfred – 1983
The monograph offers an overview of the history of health care for children with disabilities. Health goals for the disabled child are considered and a systems model discussed that views health care services as part of the child's total service needs. Routine and specialized health care needs of disabled children are covered, and service areas…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Resources, Coordination, Disabilities
Charles County Board of Education, La Plata, MD. Office of Special Education. – 1981
The booklet describes the conceptual approach and operation of the evaluation plan used by Project CAST (Community and School Together), a community-ased career education program for handicapped students. Three levels of evaluation are proposed for providing data for both formative and summative evaluation; these levels are: (1) effort evaluation,…
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Resources, Formative Evaluation, Mild Disabilities
DeVries, Arlene R. – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1992
This article describes a Des Moines (Iowa) program in which approximately 100 people or organizations have given 600 hours of time to gifted students. It identifies creative ways to use community resources, where to find community resources (professional organizations, service clubs, school staff, retired persons, parents, students, and…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Program Development
Maine State Dept. of Educational and Cultural Services, Augusta. Div. of Special Education. – 1981
This publication is intended to help local school systems plan, implement, and expand programs for secondary aged handicapped students in Maine's public schools. An introductory section examines four major factors: assessment, curriculum, personal and career development, and graduation. The next section contains detailed descriptions of 10 program…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Program Descriptions
Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. – 2000
This guide for locating local resources to support a literacy program is designed to help program directors or organizers identify partners and stakeholders in their community--those that may not have been thought of as a resource. In the context of this guide, resources refers to any organization, initiative, or individual who supports…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Involvement, Community Resources, Community Support
Charles County Board of Education, La Plata, MD. Office of Special Education. – 1981
The document outlines procedures for implementing Project CAST (Community and School Together), a community-based career education program for secondary special education students in Charles County, Maryland. Initial sections discuss the role of a learning coordinator, (including relevant travel reimbursement and mileage forms) and an overview of…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Career Exploration, Community Resources
Virginia State Dept. of Rehabilitation Services, Richmond. – 1988
The handbook was developed by the 3-year Valley Transitional School Project, serving Augusta, Staunton, and Waynesboro schools, all located in Augusta County, Virginia. The purpose of the project was to develop and validate a model which would assist school youth with severe disabilities to make the transition from school to employment, in the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Resources, Demonstration Programs, Education Work Relationship
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Gifted Education. – 1985
The manual is designed to encourage school districts to use community resources to expand educational opportunities for gifted students. Suggestions for planning such community enrichment programs address locating and screening resources, developing community relationships, and integrating resources into the instructional program. Examples of ways…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Field Experience Programs
Garcia, Eduardo – 1989
This document is the report of a task force established to survey all arts education programs in New Jersey, develop a model curriculum with sequential instruction for grades kindergarten through grade 12, evaluate the effects of the arts experience on students, review and make recommendations to improve certification requirements for arts…
Descriptors: Art Education, Community Resources, Creative Writing, Curriculum Development

Knautz, Robert F. – NASSP Bulletin, 1978
Designed for high school teachers and administrators, this compilation of two journal articles, a bibliography, and a course list describes how one school took two days between semesters, abandoned regular schedules, and offered special minicourses suited to the talents of the staff and community. Minicourses are seen as a way to broaden horizons,…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Community Resources, Elective Courses, High Schools
Hartz, Roger L. – 1983
Project CIRCUIT (Curriculum Improvement Resulting from Creative Utilization of Instructional Two-Way Television), a two-way interactive video and audio system serving the schools of Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, was evaluated in its second year through interviews with teachers, students, administrators, and the project director, and examination…
Descriptors: Administrators, Community Resources, Electronic Equipment, Elementary Secondary Education

Fink, Ira – Planning for Higher Education, 1986
Common issues in university-community relationships, such as neighborhood problems and their solutions, facility expansion, traffic and parking, crime, housing, recreation facilities, and city services, are discussed. Findings from a study of the university-community relationship at Ohio State University are outlined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Planning, Community Resources, Crime

Branen, Karen; Congdon, Kristin – Art Education, 1994
Asserts that multicultural approaches to art education have increased in number and variety in recent years. Describes an in-school museum elementary art program that teaches students to appreciate the everyday art found in their ethnically diverse homes. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Education, Class Activities, Community Resources, Cultural Pluralism

Kitzmiller, Bob – Art Education, 1995
Provides a photographic essay describing the Los Angeles (California) Museum of Contemporary Art outreach education program. Describes three components of the program: (1) community outreach; (2) museum/artist studio visits; and (3) return visits. Outlines how participants engage in interactive discussions and art-making during the eight sessions…
Descriptors: Art Education, Artists, Class Activities, Community Involvement
Decker, Larry E.; Boo, Mary Richardson – 1995
Schools cannot succeed without collaboration with parents and the community. Defining community education as active community involvement in the education of children, this booklet describes aspects of community education. Community education, the booklet points out, can take place at physical locations such as formal school buildings, which lie…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Action, Community Centers, Community Cooperation