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Direct linkHamza Malik; Rachel L. Stronach; Stephen B. Witzig – Connected Science Learning, 2024
Partnerships between schools and out-of-school organizations (museums, zoos, nature centers, etc.) have been shown to improve the educational experiences for both students and teachers. In this article, we report on the experiences we have documented as a nature center through our active involvement in school partnerships. Our partnerships with…
Descriptors: Recreational Facilities, Partnerships in Education, School Community Relationship, School Community Programs
Perkins, Tasha – Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 2015
In recent reform efforts, school-community partnerships have been touted as a means for promoting student success (Decker, Decker, & Brown 2007; Epstein 2010) and meeting student needs (Hands 2010). Yet, despite any accolades, the motives and results of school-community partnerships are contested. Gary Anderson (1998) points out that…
Descriptors: School Community Programs, Partnerships in Education, Concept Formation, Politics of Education
Wilsey, David; Dover, Sally – Journal of Extension, 2014
Personal food system mapping is a practical means to engage community participants and educators in individualized and shared learning about food systems, decisions, and behaviors. Moreover, it is a useful approach for introducing the food system concept, which is somewhat abstract. We developed the approach to capture diversity of personal food…
Descriptors: Food, Food Service, Foods Instruction, Community Services
Garrett, Kristi – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2012
Lately educators are hearing more about full-service community schools, which pair schools with other community resources in pursuit of the long-term goal of improving academic performance. (These full-service schools are differentiated from the community day schools that serve expelled students.) The focus on academics is what makes today's…
Descriptors: Integrated Services, Community Resources, Community Schools, Day Schools
Download full textCastrechini, Sebastian; London, Rebecca A. – Center for American Progress, 2012
In a nation where 42 percent of children live in low-income families, too many schools face the challenge of teaching students burdened with unmet needs that pose obstacles to learning. Community schools that align schools and community resources are a promising strategy for improving student outcomes by providing wraparound services that meet the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), School Districts, Community Resources, School Community Programs
Padgette, Heather Clapp; Deich, Sharon; Russell, Lane – National League of Cities Institute for Youth, Education and Families (NJ1), 2010
When the bell rings at the end of a school day, millions of children are left to their own devices while they wait for their families to return home at the end of the work day. Findings from a study conducted by the Afterschool Alliance, "America After 3PM," show that 15.1 million children are unsupervised when the school day ends. The…
Descriptors: After School Programs, City Government, Partnerships in Education, Latchkey Children
