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Castro, Katherine; Jacobs, Travis; Eden, Emilee; Thiese, Matthew S.; Hegmann, Kurt T.; Allen, Joseph A. – Metropolitan Universities, 2022
Academic Medical Centers (AMC) are unique healthcare resources that offer services to their local communities. As societal priorities shift, AMCs are identifying approaches to practice community engagement. Although many examples of AMCs exist in the literature, few have targeted resources for specific health topics like occupational health. This…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Medical Services, Universities, Occupational Safety and Health
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Talapatra, Devadrita; Miller, Gloria E.; Schumacher-Martinez, Ruth – Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 2019
Strong collaborative partnerships between families, schools, and communities are essential to promote successful postgraduation outcomes for students with intellectual disabilities (ID) and are a key feature of a new Transition Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation (TPIE) framework. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the…
Descriptors: Family School Relationship, Transitional Programs, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
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Coppola, Angela M.; McHugh, Tara-Leigh F. – Sport, Education and Society, 2018
The purpose of the article is to discuss and reflect upon a process of building relationships and conducting community consultations to co-create a relevant community-based participatory research agenda exploring Indigenous youth activity-promoting programming. Four consultations were conducted with approximately 30 community members in Edmonton,…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Educational Practices, Community Study, Research Needs
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Winton, Sue; Evans, Michael P. – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2016
Grounded in critical policy theories and democratic conceptions of research, case studies of three community-based organizations, one in Canada and two in the U.S., were analyzed to determine if and how the groups engaged with research in their efforts to influence education policy. The findings demonstrate that the community-based organizations…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Community Action, Educational Policy, Community Involvement
Scherer, Lisa L.; Graeve-Cunningham, Victoria M.; Trent, Sheridan B.; Weddington, Stephanie A.; Thurley, Adam R.; Prange, Kelly A.; Allen, Joseph A. – Metropolitan Universities, 2016
The Volunteer Program Assessment at UNO (VPA-UNO), a faculty-led student group, partners with nonprofit and governmental agencies to provide free assessments and consultations to enhance volunteer engagement, organizational commitment and retention. Three recent initiatives are discussed representing an intentional effort of a metropolitan…
Descriptors: Student Volunteers, College Students, Metropolitan Areas, Service Learning
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Gunstone, Andrew – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2007
In 1991, the Australian Parliament implemented a formal 10-year process of reconciliation. The aim of the process was to reconcile Indigenous and non-Indigenous people by the end of 2000. The Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation (CAR) was established to promote the process. The process had three broad goals: improving education, addressing…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Community Involvement, Community Coordination, Community Planning