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Marshall, Kevin S.; Cabrera, Joseph F.; Weaver, Kathleen F. – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2018
The fundamental challenge of higher education lies in its ability to intentionally design thriving, innovative, educational spaces that nurture and inspire transcendent and transformational outcomes at the individual, group, and institutional levels. One of the most studied high impact practices, a well-crafted learning community that fosters…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Indexes, Definitions, Measurement
Capra, Fritjof – Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 2007
This paper discusses the conceptual foundations for "Education for Sustainable Patterns of Living," the mission of the Center for Ecoliteracy in California. It offers an operational definition of ecological sustainability, and proposes study of living systems as a framework for understanding ecology. It considers key concepts for…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Ecology, Sustainable Development, Educational Philosophy
Ragan, Mark – 2002
Over the past decade, the Human Services Agency (HSA) of San Mateo County, California, has implemented a series of management and staff processes designed to facilitate the delivery of services to county residents. Examples of these services are as follows: (1) regionalization (HSA offices are located throughout the county, and office staff and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Career Centers, Community Coordination, Cooperative Planning