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How Community-Based Organizations Can Use New York State Employment and Wage Data: Learning from the New York City Demonstration (2016-2018)
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Yang, Edith; Aceves, Aurelia De La Rosa; Tomlinson, Gloria – MDRC, 2019
Workforce development organizations often find it challenging to assess how former program participants are faring in the labor market, since they need to rely on participants' willingness to report and verify their job placements after they either leave or complete their programs. The 2013 Unemployment Insurance Data Sharing Bill (S5773A) amended…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Labor Force Development, Data Use, Unemployment
Exploring Youth Engagement in Agricultural Development: The Case of Farmers' Children in the Philippines as Rice Crop Manager Infomediaries
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Manalo, Jaime A., IV; Pasiona, Sonny P.; Bautista, Anna Marie F.; Villaflor, Jennifer D.; Corpuz, Donna Cris P.; Biag-Manalo, Hanah Hazel Mavi – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2019
Purpose: This paper explores the intersections between community development and youth development in an initiative that mobilized farmers' children as Rice Crop Manager (RCM) infomediaries (information mediators). RCM is an ICT-enabled nutrient management application. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study engaged 30 farmers' children in high…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Development, Youth Programs, Agricultural Occupations
Can Local Knowledge Make the Difference? Rethinking Universities' Community Engagement and Prospect for Sustainable Community Development
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Mbah, Marcellus – Journal of Environmental Education, 2019
Against the backdrop of Africa's quest for development, there have been emerging demands for its universities to do more in contributing to development drives beyond their immediate sphere of operation. Drawing on an instrumental case study within an African community, this article heartens a reconsideration of African universities' community…
Descriptors: Indigenous Knowledge, School Community Relationship, Universities, Case Studies
Changing Urban Landscapes through Public Higher Education. Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development (AHEPD) Book Series
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Burtin, Anika Spratley; Fleming, Jeffrey S. – IGI Global, 2018
Outreach and engagement initiatives are crucial in promoting community development. This can be achieved through a number of methods, including institutions of higher education. "Changing Urban Landscapes through Public Higher Education" is a critical scholarly resource that examines the unique ways in which the faculty and students of…
Descriptors: Community Development, School Community Relationship, Higher Education, Urban Universities