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Forman, Adam; Giles, David; Kleiman, Neil; Ko, Jae – Center for an Urban Future, 2013
As cities across the country and globe continue to generate new solutions to a wide variety of vexing problems, sharing information about what works and what doesn't has become more important than ever. Yet, outside of a few prominent policies, the vast majority of successful municipal experiments never reach a national audience or, for that…
Descriptors: Innovation, Urban Areas, Mentors, Parents
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Rahm, Jrène; Grimes, Kenneth – Afterschool Matters, 2005
This article offers a description of an innovative youth program that embeds learning in a practical setting: a gardening program in which youth plant, harvest, and market their own produce. As an outgrowth of the gardening project, participants also interviewed scientists about their jobs in a way that underscored the practical use of science…
Descriptors: Gardening, Youth Programs, Experiential Learning, Interviews
Committee on Evaluation of the City-Schools Project, Denver, CO. – 1957
THIS REPORT IS AN EVALUATION OF A SCHOOL-COMMUNITY PROJECT ESTABLISHED IN 1953 (1) TO GUIDE THE SPANISH-NAMED POPULATION IN DENVER IN DEVELOPING SELF-HELP AND COMMUNAL ORGANIZATIONS AND TO SERVE AS A CONSULTANT TO CITY AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN PROMOTING INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION. DATA WERE GATHERED BY OPINIONNAIRES,…
Descriptors: Attendance, Community Organizations, Consultants, Cultural Awareness