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Council on Social Work Education, 2025
The Policy Practice in Field Initiative was created to seed innovation and develop new models for an integrated approach to enhance the policy skill set of all social work students regardless of specialization. Funds provided to the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) are regranted to schools and programs of social work for field placement and…
Descriptors: Social Work, Counselor Training, Models, Field Experience Programs
Cohen, Julie; Oser, Cindy; Quigley, Kelsey – ZERO TO THREE, 2013
The issue of early childhood trauma is becoming more prominent in early childhood policy discussions, driven by a growing recognition of the potentially devastating impacts of trauma and violence on infants, toddlers, and families. This article provides facts about the impacts of trauma and other adverse early experiences on child health and…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Trauma, Infants, Toddlers
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Carlson, Stephan; Hardman, Alisha M.; Marczak, Mary S. – Journal of American Indian Education, 2011
This second article in "JAIE'"s new "Reports from the Field" section1 explores a culturally based science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) program at a northern Minnesota Bureau of Indian Education high school. Engaging American Indian youth from disenfranchised communities in STEM programs has been challenging.…
Descriptors: American Indians, American Indian Education, Indigenous Knowledge, Program Descriptions
Allen, David; Mix, Janet – 1992
In 1989, the Community Partnership: Child Care and Early Education was formed to examine policies and make recommendations with respect to early childhood care and education (ECCE) in Ramsey County, Minnesota. The Partnership established a Task Force to develop a long-term vision for ECCE consistent with community values and to create a blueprint…
Descriptors: Committees, Community Involvement, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Conrad, Dan; Hedin, Diane – 1975
This publication describes over 100 activity-oriented programs in which students learn through a combination of direct experience and associated instruction or reflection. Students are involved in cross-age tutoring, community services, on-the-job work experiences, foreign or domestic travel with an organized group, political campaigns, field…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Services, Course Descriptions, Cross Age Teaching
Henriksen, Dorothy, Ed.; Larsen, Judy, Ed. – 1977
A project is reported that has been in effect for two years in the Roseville, Minnesota, Area Public Schools to provide interested school staff and community people a chance to exchange career roles for varying periods of time, ranging from one day to several weeks. The report contains all memos, application forms, announcements, and…
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Involvement, Educational Innovation, Inservice Education
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
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1980
On-site visits and surveys of parents and students, as well as tribal, education, and government officials were utilized to gather information regarding selected Indian education programs and practices in Alaska, Minnesota, Montana, Oklahoma, and South Dakota. Many local and federally funded programs existed to provide Indian students with a…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, American Indian Education, American Indians, Basic Skills
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