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Collins, Christopher S. – Review of Higher Education, 2017
In 2012, the United States Agency for International Development allocated $137 million to fund seven universities to create "development labs" to advance social/economic progress and reduce poverty. International economic development has become a booming field and industry but is also highly contested. The function of the university as a…
Descriptors: Poverty, Qualitative Research, Universities, Economic Development
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Fink, Robert – Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education, 2016
The explosive growth of Venezuela's "El Sistema" is rewriting the agenda of musical education in the West. Many commentators from the world of classical music react to the spectacle of dedicated young colonial musicians playing European masterworks as a kind of "miracle," accepting "Sistema" founder José Antonio…
Descriptors: Music Education, Civil Rights, Classical Music, Musical Instruments
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Schaefer, Sara E.; Ching, Cynthia Carter; Breen, Heather; German, J. Bruce – American Journal of Health Education, 2016
Background: Wearable and mobile technologies are often used by people who wish to document their own health and lifestyle behaviors. The feasibility of health tracking among youth is unclear, particularly in low-resource communities where health strategies stand to have the greatest impact. Methods: Youth (n = 24) enrolled in an afterschool…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Urban Youth, Physical Activity Level, Focus Groups
Children Now, 2014
The birth of a child can be a simultaneously joyous and challenging time for families. Virtually all parents will struggle with the enormous physical and emotional demands of parenting a very young child, but for too many California families those challenges are additionally compounded by poverty, housing instability, lack of social support, or…
Descriptors: Home Visits, Poverty, Housing, Child Rearing
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Conchas, Gilberto Q.; Lin, Alex R.; Oseguera, Leticia; Drake, Sean J. – Urban Education, 2015
Through a Multiple Marginality Framework, this exploratory case study highlights how African American male youth in an urban high school setting perceive the opportunity structure during the historic election of the first African American President. Youth optimism generated by Obama's election gives students a sense of hope despite the persistent…
Descriptors: Males, African Americans, Cultural Influences, Poverty
Browne, Daniel; Syed, Sarosh; Mendels, Pamela – Wallace Foundation, 2013
These "Stories From the Field" describe five Wallace-funded programs working to expand learning and enrichment for disadvantaged children, so they can benefit from the types of opportunities their wealthier counterparts have access to, from homework help to swimming classes. The report details each program's approach, successes and…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Educational Opportunities, Educational Improvement, Homework
Chang, Hedy N.; Romero, Mariajose – National Center for Children in Poverty, 2008
This report seeks to raise awareness of the critical importance of chronic early absence, synthesize available data on the scope of the challenge, and share emerging insights about how schools and communities can use chronic early absence to identify and address challenges affecting the social, educational and physical well-being of children and…
Descriptors: Poverty, Child Welfare, Attendance Patterns, Attendance
Lally, J. Ronald; And Others – 1993
Families First, an early intervention program implemented in Marin City, California, was designed to integrate and coordinate the provision of a wide range of services to families of children in a low-income, mostly African-American community, from the third trimester of pregnancy to 8 years of age. The program is intended to enhance the…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Black Community, Childhood Needs, Community Services