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Winn, Maisha T. – Harvard Education Press, 2018
Restorative justice represents "a paradigm shift in the way Americans conceptualize and administer punishment," says author Maisha T. Winn, from a focus on crime to a focus on harm, including the needs of both those who were harmed and those who caused it. Her book, "Justice on Both Sides," provides an urgently needed,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Justice, Equal Education, Program Implementation
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Ferfolja, Tania – Teaching Education, 2009
In a world increasingly globalised, it is crucial that preservice teachers are equipped with a range of pedagogical knowledges, understandings and practices related to diversity and difference. This paper reports on the implementation and learning outcomes of a teacher preparation initiative in an Australian university called Refugee Action…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Service Learning, Foreign Countries, Refugees
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Support Programs. – 1987
This document is designed to assist administrators and teachers in developing high quality pre-kindergarten programs which comply with Chapter 1 regulations and guidelines. Information is provided on administration, design, and implementation of programs for disadvantaged young children, as well as on appropriate instructional practices for…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Program Administration
Popp, Patricia A. – National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE, 2007
This handbook is the second volume in a publication supported by the National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) to explore reading instruction for students experiencing high mobility as a result of high poverty. The initial document, "Reading on the Go! Students Who Are Highly Mobile and Reading Instruction," reviewed the characteristics of…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Reading Instruction, Supplementary Education, Poverty
Newark City School District, OH. – 1994
Chapter 1 In-Class programs are designed to improve the curriculum and instruction for Chapter 1 students, increase coordination and student time on task, enhance student self-esteem, and increase the student's academic achievement and test scores. This report describes a Chapter 1 In-Class Service model used within the Newark (Ohio) school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Cooperative Planning, Disadvantaged Youth
Moore, E. Cortez – 1986
Prevocational education is a group guidance program designed to develop students' self-awareness, to provide them with knowledge and experiences in a variety of different occupations, and to help them understand the function of education and the relationship of career opportunities during the career decision-making process. This guide provides an…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Career Choice, Classroom Techniques, Delivery Systems
Hanser, Lawrence M.; Robyn, Abby E. – 2000
In 1992, the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Department of Education jointly developed the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) Career Academy model, which provides a framework for implementation of an innovative vocational education program designed to keep dropout-prone students in school. The program, which combines military…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Career Academies, Career Education, Case Studies