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Gust, Susan Ann; Jordan, Catherine – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2006
The Phillips Neighborhood Healthy Housing Collaborative learned valuable lessons through its work on two community-based participatory research projects in which it established a principled model of shared power and identifiable, mutual community-university benefits. A community impact statement (CIS) has evolved from this work. Like an…
Descriptors: School Community Programs, Colleges, Housing, Participative Decision Making
Anderson, Cordelia; And Others – 1995
The Minnesota Department of Education has created a plan, "Unlearning Violence," to aid schools and communities in their efforts to create safe and nurturing environments for all the state's children. The goals and challenges of this plan were formulated with the involvement of over 600 citizens and an in-depth study of research related…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Henriksen, Dorothy; Benson, Arland, Ed. – 1977
Materials contained in this career implemention guide (one in a series of seven) are designed to guide collaborative efforts between the school and community organizations in order to multiply the learning resources for students and increase the influence of career educators. Each of five modules contains description and program materials from one…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Advisory Committees, Career Development, Career Education
Parks, Gail Armstrong – 1979
Case studies of local development projects in Scotland, Norway, Australia, and the United States (Minnesota) indicate that federal education programs of a "generative" nature (those linking educational improvement to other improvement efforts, emphasizing process, and stimulating grass-roots participation) are most likely to promote…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Development, Community Involvement, Community Services
Benson, Arland; Henriksen, Dorothy, Ed. – 1977
Materials contained in this career education implementation guide (one in a series of seven) are designed for administrators, teachers, other school staff, parents, community volunteers, school boards, and community agencies and their needs for staff development. An evening family career planning seminar on career decision making designed for…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Education, Career Education, Community Involvement
Druian, Greg – 1977
Four case studies presented in this handbook demonstrate specific techniques which can be used to build citizen participation in a community education program. Based on criteria of adaptability, evidence of effectiveness, and significance, one project for each of the following four classifications of ninety-two relevant projects was selected for…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adoption (Ideas), Case Studies, Change Strategies