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Peppler, Kylie; Dahn, Maggie; Ito, Mizuko – Wallace Foundation, 2023
For some time now, the arts education community has designed for broader outcomes for youth. These programs intentionally foster not only youth achievements within the arts or academics, but also youth and community thriving--through outcomes such as youth civic engagement, occupational identities, and wellness. In this report, the authors seek to…
Descriptors: Art Education, Outcomes of Education, Guidelines, Learning Processes
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Spott, Jessica L., Ed.; Sobehrad, Lane J., Ed.; Hite, Rebecca L., Ed. – IGI Global, 2023
Locally or individually, STEM programs provide additional opportunities to engage K-12 students, including those from marginalized groups, with the support of STEM outreach organizations through the co-construction and implementation of STEM activities during school, out of school, at home, and in the community. Research suggests that…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Partnerships in Education, School Community Programs
Hall, Philip S.; Wheeler, John J. – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1993
This exploratory resource allocation model for implementing community-based supported employment services for persons with mental retardation uses a multivariate linear regression approach to project the hours required to develop a job site based on the size of the community, the rate of unemployment, and the percent of service jobs. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Employment Patterns, Mental Retardation
McDonnell, John – 1987
The final report describes activities of the Improving Community-Based Instruction Project, which conducted research to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of training in community settings with individuals with severe disabilities. Three areas of research were undertaken: (1) studies of the influence of the location of instruction on the…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
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Jephson, Melanie Britt – Journal of Early Intervention, 1992
A survey of directors of 61 Texas early intervention programs found that directors felt that program improvement should be the main reason for program evaluation efforts, that evaluating program goals and child progress are the most feasible strategies, and that evaluating program quality and family progress are the most difficult strategies. (DB)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Community Programs, Disabilities
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Hondagneu-Sotelo, Pierrette; Raskoff, Sally – Teaching Sociology, 1994
Asserts that community service-learning holds the potential to enhance the sociology curriculum. Contends that the programs are not implemented easily and difficulties arise trying to integrate academic content with the community experience. Describes a community service-learning course, discusses typical problems, and suggests solutions. (CFR)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Programs, Course Content, Higher Education
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Felce, David; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1991
This survey of nine institutional and community settings serving persons with severe handicaps found (1) in groups managed by one or two staff, staff interactions, and client adaptive functioning improved with decreased group size; and (2) improvement in staff performance and client behavior from addition of staff to a client group was marginal or…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Attendants, Behavior Patterns, Community Programs
McCall, Kathleen P. – 1990
This report reviews a variety of approaches for working with homeless students. Information was gathered from state Coordinators of Education for Homeless Children and Youth, regional coordinators of homeless programs, and national and local organizations. The programs described are organized into five categories. The first concerns educating…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students
Schwarz, Sharon M.; Schellenberg, Richard P. – 1992
Ninety-four persons employed in direct care positions in a community-based agency that serves adults with mental retardation completed self-report questionnaires assessing relationships between social support and the adaptive outcomes of mood, perceived competence, and self-efficacy. Findings indicated that: (1) negative mood was negatively…
Descriptors: Adults, Attendants, Caregivers, Community Programs
Altman, Mary; Caddy, John – 1994
This book describes the process and results of a 5 year arts initiative, Artists in Minnesota Schools and Communities (AMSC). Based on the premise that rural communities hold an undervalued wealth of artistic and cultural resources rarely tapped by schools, the project piloted a variety of models for integrating art in the educational experiences…
Descriptors: Art, Art Activities, Art Education, Art Therapy
Batten, Margaret – 1983
Over recent years there has been an increasing amount of public and political discussion of educational directions and educational accountability in relation to Australian primary and secondary schools. The study reported in this monograph attempted to address these concerns through a four-stage process: a review of literature exploring community…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bilingual Education Programs, Career Exploration, Cooperative Programs