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Atkins, Charles – Religious Education, 2020
New models for prison ministry are crucial during the current era of mass incarceration in America--a time when the potential reach of prison ministries can grow as the population of incarcerated individuals grows. In this article, I lift up one prison ministry in New Jersey as an example of how Christian evangelicals who are engaged in…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Clergy
Dominguez, Amanda M.; Feldman, Marina; Battey, Dan; Palpacuer Lee, Christelle; Hunsdon, Jessica – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2022
During a typical family mathematics night (FMN), families are invited to a school, and parents and guardians work on mathematics activities with their children while teachers facilitate activities and share information on how to better support children in their mathematical development. How might this engagement change when information is not…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, COVID-19, Pandemics, Multilingualism
Johnson, Laura; Postmus, Judy L.; Khetarpal, Rupa; Schwartz, Rachel; Buttner, Catherine; McMahon, Sarah – Research on Social Work Practice, 2019
The mission of the Center on Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC) at the Rutgers University School of Social Work is to strive to eliminate physical, sexual, and other forms of violence against women and children and the power imbalances that permit them. This mission is accomplished through the use of a collaborative approach that focuses…
Descriptors: Violence, Social Work, Prevention, Power Structure
Greenberg, Sam E.; Davis, Laura; Tutt, Cheryl; Katcher, Tonya – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2017
Community mobilization is a strategy that organizes a community across sectors for long-term change, and is one way for communities to provide supports for young people to make healthy sexual choices. In the context of teen pregnancy, community mobilization can address the interconnected web of factors that influence teen sexual attitudes by…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Sexuality, Pregnancy, Community Action
Eiseman, Danielle L.; Armstrong, Anne K.; Chatrchyan, Allison M. – Environmental Education Research, 2020
This paper examines the feasibility of developing a new Master Volunteer training program to help communities adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change. Traditional models of volunteer training programs, such as the Cooperative Extension Master Volunteer peer-to-peer learning model, are based in part on Diffusion Theory. The existing…
Descriptors: Climate, Program Design, Volunteers, Environmental Education
Klein, Emily J.; Taylor, Monica; Onore, Cynthia; Strom, Kathryn; Abrams, Linda – Teaching Education, 2013
This paper describes an urban teacher residency program, the Newark Montclair Urban Teacher Residency, a collaborative endeavor between the Newark, New Jersey Public Schools and Montclair State University, built on a decades-long partnership. The authors see the conceptual work of developing this program as creating a "third space" in…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Urban Schools, Epistemology, Teacher Education Curriculum
Ocasio-Jimenez, Priscilla Irma – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The graduation rates for Hispanic students in higher education are the lowest in the nation in comparison to any other subgroups, yet they are the fastest growing population in the nation. Lack of a rigorous curriculum in a K-12 setting and college readiness skills are factors. There needs to be a strong partnership among K-12 school districts and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, School Holding Power, Student Recruitment, Community Colleges
Whitford, Betty Lou, Ed.; Wood, Diane R., Ed. – SUNY Press, 2010
This book raises provocative questions about the efficacy, viability, and sustainability of professional learning communities given the current political and structural realities of public schools. The culmination of six years of research in five states, it explores real-world efforts to establish learning communities as a strategy for…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Teacher Collaboration, Educational Change, Educational Policy
Hunter, Alyce – Principal Leadership, 2009
Getting students, teachers, and the entire community to read the same books at the same time has its challenges--but many more rewards. In this article, the author describes how West Morris Regional High School District in Chester, New Jersey, formed a "literacy club" for everyone in the school and the local community to encourage…
Descriptors: Clubs, Literature Appreciation, School Community Programs, Outreach Programs
Gutmore, Daniel; Gutmore, Rosemarie Fernicola; Strobert, Barbara – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2009
Interest in the preparation of principals and vice principals continues to be in the forefront of discussion about reformation of America's public schools. The current discussion is particularly important because of evolving and definitive insights derived from recent research on effective leadership practices, as well as criticisms of and…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Public Schools, School Administration, Leadership Effectiveness
Kiernan, Henry – Civic Perspective, 1990
Describes a New Jersey high school's development and implementation of a question-driven model for interdisciplinary research designed to improve students' writing skills, research skills, and their understanding of, and interest in, the local community. (PRA)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Collaborative Writing, Community Attitudes, Community Involvement
Moloney, Jacqueline F.; Oakley, Burks, II – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2010
Over the past decade, online courses and entire online degree programs have been made available, serving millions of students in higher education. These online courses largely have been designed and taught using the theoretical concepts and practical strategies of Asynchronous Learning Networks (ALN). During 2003-04, approximately two million…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Enrollment Trends, Access to Education, Educational Trends
Dolan, Jeanne; Parsons, Tim – 1974
The publication describes a community learning center established in Newark, New Jersey, in 1969 with concern for children, parents, and people trapped by the limiting institutions of our cities, and which is composed of three program components: a day care center (for 60 three to five year olds), an after school and summer program (for 50-100…
Descriptors: Community Control, Community Involvement, Community Programs, Community Schools
Burzichelli, Claudia; Mackey, Philip E.; Bausmith, Jennifer – Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, 2011
The current study replicates work of Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Northeast and Islands. It describes dropout prevention programs in nine Mid-Atlantic Region (Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) school districts serving communities with populations of 24,742-107,250 (as of July 2008). All nine…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Mentors, Poverty, Dropout Programs
Burzichelli, Claudia; Mackey, Philip E.; Bausmith, Jennifer – Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, 2011
The current study replicates work of Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Northeast and Islands. It describes dropout prevention programs in nine Mid-Atlantic Region (Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) school districts serving communities with populations of 24,742-107,250 (as of July 2008). All nine…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Mentors, Poverty, Dropout Programs