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Fier, Harriet, Ed.; And Others – 1995
The educational objective of this user's guide is to provide parents, teachers, and administrators with a resource to catalyze a wide range of partnerships and projects. Schools work best when everyone is actively involved so as to demonstrate democracy first hand. This program is designed to promote the democratic process of active citizenship in…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Development, Community Role, Democracy
Trujillo, Frances L. – 1988
A mini-conference on rural schools and community development brought together experts in rural community, rural education, and economic development to brainstorm ideas for collaborative projects and produce a helpful conceptual design for use both by rural communities and their schools. This document offers a synthesis and overview of the experts'…
Descriptors: Community Coordination, Community Development, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development
Download full textMiller, Bruce A. – 1991
This report reviews economic and social issues facing rural schools and communities in the 1990's, focusing on the mutual dependence and collaboration between communities and schools. Rural America, dependent on resource-based industries, has faced distressed economy and declining populations. With a historical overview of rural America under the…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Involvement, Economic Development, Economic Factors
PDF pending restorationCulp, Kieta Osteen – 1996
Community Commons (CC) is a collaborative partnership among Brevard Community College (BCC) (Florida) and over 40 social service organizations and agencies in Florida dedicated to providing education, job training, social services, recreation, and a drug free environment to communities of low income families. The project specifically seeks to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Colleges, Community Development, Community Programs
Boethel, Martha – 2000
Available in English or Spanish, this resource guide aims to help rural schools and communities learn ways of supporting each other so that both can thrive. Background information and basic tools are provided for starting a joint school-community development effort. Chapters contain: (1) outline of the guide and statement of beliefs about…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Development, Community Schools, Cooperative Programs
ACTION, Washington, DC. National Center for Service - Learning. – 1979
A guide for college and university educators who manage service-learning programs, or programs that support student involvement in the community, is presented. A systematic approach to planning and managing service-learning programs is presented, management functions for supporting a service-learning system are identified, and ideas on…
Descriptors: Activism, Administrator Responsibility, College Students, Community Development
