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Moon, M. Sherril, Ed. – 1994
This text offers case studies, models, and specific techniques to assist children, teenagers, and adults with disabilities to participate more fully in local school and neighborhood social and leisure activities. Three basic themes are stressed: first, that of using a community leisure facilitator to support people with disabilities in community…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Community Programs, Day Camp Programs, Disabilities
Cruz, Jose E., Ed. – 1990
This report contains three background papers for reports presented at the ninth annual conference of the National Puerto Rican Coalition (NPRC) in 1989 and a discussion concerning Puerto Rican Americans and the cycle of poverty originally presented at a conference. The first paper, "Beyond the Census Data: A Portrait of the Community"…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Census Figures, Civil Rights, Community Programs
Download full textBartsch, Julie – 2001
This guide was developed to share successful Community Service Learning (CSL) instructional practices. It presents units that can be replicated and adapted for varying grade levels and curricular goals. The guide notes that as students use newly acquired academic knowledge and skills to address real issues in their communities, they often gain…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Descriptions
Reiss, David, Ed.; And Others – 1993
This volume documents the rise in violence in our communities and explores its impact on children's physical, psychological, and social development. Focal themes are: the necessity for better information about the kinds of violence to which children are exposed, the necessity of beginning to build intervention strategies aimed at violence, and the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Development, Child Health
Pignatelli, Frank, Ed.; Pflaum, Susanna W., Ed. – 1994
Equity issues in education and the conditions out of which they emerge frame the chapters of this yearbook. These chapters analyze the arenas in which our society must seek greater equity, but they do not offer a blueprint, or any singular theory or body of knowledge. The chapters are: (1) "Community Education and Education for Community" (Colin…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Bilingual Education, Community Programs, Cultural Awareness
Boone, Edgar J.; And Others – 1997
Organized around 15 tasks involved in the community-based programming (CBP) process, this book provides practical, field-tested guidance on successfully implementing CBP in community colleges. Following prefatory materials, the following chapters are provided: (1) "An Introduction to the Community-Based Programming Process" (Edgar J.…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Community Cooperation, Community Involvement
Direct linkCoyne, Phyllis; Fullerton, Ann – Sagamore Publishing LLC, 2004
This book was developed to assist recreation service providers, as well as families, to understand strategies for supporting individuals with ASD in community and school recreation programs. The ideas have many practical uses in generic and specialized recreation programs. A variety of audiences, including teachers, recreation service providers,…
Descriptors: Therapeutic Recreation, Physical Education, Day Camp Programs, Community Programs
Toole, Pamela, Ed.; Gorak, Kathleen, Ed.; Warnes, Rebecca, Ed. – 1995
This handbook was developed for those selected as part of the Kellogg Peer Consultant Initiative which seeks to promote the inclusion of service-learning into core academic curricula. Consultants provide teacher education programs and technical support to those educators developing new programs or strengthening existing programs. The manual is…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Peer Influence
Hatcher, Barbara, Ed.; Beck, Shirley S., Ed. – 1997
The fact that much of learning occurs beyond school walls points to the need for a holistic approach to education. Such an approach involves planned cooperative links between family and the formal and informal learning environments that exist in the community. This monograph advocates such a holistic approach, discussing not only the value of…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Community Resources, Curriculum Enrichment, Early Childhood Education
Dodge, Kenneth A., Ed.; Dishion, Thomas J., Ed.; Lansford, Jennifer E., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2006
Most interventions for at-risk youth are group based. Yet, emerging research indicates that young people often learn to become deviant by interacting with deviant peers. In this important volume, leading intervention and prevention experts from psychology, education, criminology, and related fields analyze how, and to what extent, programs that…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Child Welfare, Youth Programs, Prevention
Department of Labor, Chicago, IL. Region V. – 1989
This document comprises the second volume of a two-volume resource guide to help states and localities take advantage of new Federal initiatives to increase services to youth under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). This volume comprises the discussion papers that formed the basis for the options summarized in the first volume. The papers…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Community Programs, Cooperative Programs, Employment Programs
Glynn, Thomas J., Ed.; And Others – 1983
This collection of papers begins with a presentation on the role of mass media campaigns in drug abuse prevention, emphasizing the need for skill development and family involvement. The next presentation addresses general and specific influences on health behavior including society, the family, peers, the school, and the individual. A…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Programs, Counseling Services, Drug Abuse
Zlotkowski, Edward, Ed. – 1998
The 11 chapters in this book describe successful innovative programs of service learning at the undergraduate level. Emphasis is on how different kinds of institutions, facing different internal and external circumstances, have made service-learning an institutional asset. The chapters are: (1) "Introduction: A New Model of Excellence" (Edward…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Diversity (Institutional)
Prinsen, Bert – 1998
This document comprises three papers related to the implementation of early childhood education, health care, and support programs. The first paper is a brief reflection on the nature of implementation, based on the contributions of Boudewijn Bekkers. The second is a proceedings chapter by Marian Hanrahan titled "Community Based Innovative…
Descriptors: Child Health, Community Involvement, Community Programs, Community Support
Peer reviewedSwedburg, Randy; And Others – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1995
Eleven articles highlight successful youth programs in health, physical education, and recreation, examining partnerships between schools, community agencies, and parks and recreation departments. The articles discuss issues of program evaluation, cultural diversity, inner city programs, skating, interagency collaboration, partnerships in…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, College School Cooperation, College Students, Community Programs
