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Administration for Children & Families, 2018
Family engagement is essential to high quality services for all children in early childhood care and education. From the beginning of life, families nurture their children and the capacities they will need to be ready for school. The Parent, Family, and Community Engagement (PFCE) Framework for Early Childhood Systems is a guide to understanding…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Guides
Carr, Alison A.; Reigeluth, Charles M. – Educational Technology, 1993
Offers guidelines for selecting community members for systemic restructuring efforts in public schools. Definitions of community and of systemic restructuring, or educational systems design, are presented; the importance of selection efforts is discussed; a community selection model is described and explained; and further research is suggested.…
Descriptors: Community, Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Butler, Lorna Michael; Coppedge, Robert O. – 1986
A guide for community leaders, extension staff, and community or rural development practitioners outlines the evolution of a regional training model for community-based problem solving in rural areas experiencing economic decline. The paper discusses the model's underlying concepts and implementation process and includes descriptions of four…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Change, Community Development, Community Involvement
1980
This guide to school management is based on a systems approach in which well defined procedures and processes provide the basis for improvement and renewal of existing educational programs. The process begins with needs assessment. School climate, students' social behavior, discipline, and academic achievement are assessed, along with the level of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Change Strategies, Community Involvement, Disadvantaged Youth
2000
This booklet explains how local communities can organize and structure their one-stop centers so that business is viewed as a customer of the system. The introduction provides an overview of the booklet's development and purpose. The following key attributes underpinning a workforce investment system that views business as its customer are…
Descriptors: Accountability, Advisory Committees, Career Centers, Certification
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 2000
This document, which was developed with input from 14 Illinois middle schools, is a comprehensive guide to planning and implementing career development activities in middle schools. The following are among the topics discussed: (1) background information (the rationale for and importance of career development; young adolescents' interests and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies