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Ahillen, Marybeth – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The context of leadership in the public school has become increasingly complex with the pressures of high stakes testing and accountability, changing student demographics, and financial challenges. Stakeholders must work together to develop effective strategies to increase student academic performance. Successful superintendents must optimize…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Instructional Leadership, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
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Bruce, Bertram; Lin, Ching-Chiu – E-Learning, 2009
A youth community informatics (YCI) research project intersected an inquiry learning model with the making of audiovisual podcasts to foster personal growth and community engagement in a group of Mexican American youth enrolled in an afterschool program. Specifically, the article describes the cycle of inquiry together with the development of a…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Mexican Americans, Inquiry, Citizen Participation
Russell, Christina A.; Reisner, Elizabeth A.; Pearson, Lee M.; Afolabi, Kolajo P.; Miller, Tiffany D.; Mielke, Monica B. – Policy Studies Associates, Inc., 2006
The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) launched services under its Out-of-School Time (OST) Programs for Youth in September 2005, with the award of funds to support more than 500 programs across New York City. Together, DYCD and the city's nonprofit community, working closely with the New York City Department of…
Descriptors: Team Sports, Program Implementation, Politics of Education, Employed Parents