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John C. Hayvon – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2024
While considerable research exists on school availability, education deserts, and school choice, "geography of opportunity" emerges as a theoretical framework to support new solutions towards equality. Intersections between Freirean theory and discourse analysis surface in existing evidence-base, as "availability" emerges as…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Equal Education, Access to Education, Transportation
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Morrison, Kevin A. – English in Education, 2022
Can verse mediate between the educational institution and the wider community of which it is a part? Utilising a case study of a specific taught module, this essay considers whether the performance of poetry as an experiential learning activity has a role to play in the emerging concept of the university as an anchor institution, a term that…
Descriptors: Poetry, Oral Interpretation, Urban Universities, Experiential Learning
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Ocansey, Sylvia; Adusei, Aaron – International Journal of Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Higher Education, 2022
This research explored the power of dominant partnerships in promoting community development. Two local communities sited in a coastal West African town, recorded notable transformation as a result of their members' long-standing interaction with a famous close by higher education institution. With a sample of three hundred and seventy-two…
Descriptors: Community Development, School Community Relationship, Reputation, Health
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Brown, Laura E.; McDonald, John; Chase, Lisa C.; Sewake, Geoffrey; Stencel, Beverly; Northrop, Andy; Kelly, Miriah; Faulkner, Ryan – Journal of Extension, 2018
The First Impressions program was designed to help communities learn about their strengths and shortcomings through the "fresh eyes" of first-time visitors. This Extension-led community assessment program has been implemented in over 500 communities since the 1990s, yet scant literature exists regarding the program's theoretical…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Community Programs, Community Development, Theories
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Scott, Diane L.; Sharma, Rashmi; Godwyll, Francis E.; Johnson, Jerry D.; Putman, Tim – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2020
This article explores the planning and implementation process for a community partnership school for a historically low-performing elementary school using an asset-based community development approach. We offer insights into the community needs assessment process that enabled four key community partners to identify needs and projects for the…
Descriptors: Low Achievement, Partnerships in Education, Community Needs, Needs Assessment
National Skills Coalition, 2021
The need to invest in our nation's crumbling infrastructure goes back decades. But today, with millions of people unemployed, there is unprecedented momentum to act. Women, immigrants, and people of color are disproportionately represented in these numbers as are young adults. President Joe Biden and Congress are counting on infrastructure…
Descriptors: Unemployment, Public Policy, Federal Legislation, Investment
Campbell, Sheila; Tawil, Natalie – Congressional Budget Office, 2019
The federal government pays for a wide range of goods and services that are expected to contribute to the economy for some years in the future. Those purchases, called investment, fall into three categories: physical capital, research and development (R&D), and education and training. There are several economic rationales for federal…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Investment, Federal Aid, Grants