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Maslow, R., Ed.; Kirchgaessner, R., Ed. – ATSS/UFT Journal, 1989
This journal edition focuses upon the many resources for teachers to draw upon in order to infuse law-related education (LRE) into their classrooms. Isidore Starr explains the reasons behind the LRE movement, while Mabel McKinney-Browning describes the existing American Bar Association's programs in LRE. Judith Zimmer covers the Street Law…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Involvement, Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textThorson, Annette, Ed. – ENC Focus, 2001
The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (ENC) helps teachers by offering a broad assortment of services to enable them to quickly locate educational resources. This theme issue of the serial "ENC Focus" is designed to give educators information on curriculum resources available for teaching math and science in…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Education
Cordeiro, Paula A., Ed. – New Directions for School Leadership, 1996
In these times of shrinking budgets, scarce economic resources, intensifying criticism of the results of public schools, and increased demands on schools to provide more than traditional education, educational partnerships can serve as major resources to schools. The objectives of this sourcebook are to provide examples of the multitude of…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship, Institutional Cooperation
Shabecoff, Alice; And Others – Strategy Alert, 1993
A community-based approach can excel at putting people back to work. The community-based strategy for helping people find and keep jobs needs to provide comprehensive and integrated services. Collaboration is likely to be the most practical means to round up those services. Community groups usually have a dual purpose in pursuing a jobs program:…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Citizen Participation, Community Involvement
Warmbrod, Catharine P.; Eisner, Hannah R. – 1979
Based on technical assistance materials prepared for Project ASSERT (Activity to Support the Strengthening of Education through Retired Technicians), this handbook is designed to provide colleges wishing to implement a retiree's volunteer program with guidelines and information. The material is organized into eight major components: determine…
Descriptors: Activities, Adult Education, Community Involvement, Guidelines
Smith, Hayden R., Ed. – Networker, 1979
This publication features thirteen articles on community involvement. Several programs and individuals concerned with the role of the community in educational development and improvement are discussed. The main points made in all of the articles are: 1) research on community involvement appears limited, and 2) research "experts" are grass roots…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Centers, Community Influence, Community Involvement
Bridglall, Beatrice L.; Gordon, Edmund W. – Pedagogical Inquiry and Praxis., 2003
This paper describes U.S. Department of Defense Schools, an education system with significant outcomes that may be pertinent to raising academic achievement among minority students. A research group examined the high achievement of African American and Hispanic students in Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools. Results find that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Black Students, Community Involvement
