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da Cruz, Cynthia Gordon – Review of Higher Education, 2018
Community-engaged scholarship (CES) is frequently recommended as a postsecondary practice for producing knowledge to address real-world issues and support the public good. But CES has multiple meanings, and understandings overlap with similar terms, such as publicly engaged scholarship. I draw upon recommendations in the field to propose an…
Descriptors: Scholarship, Educational Practices, Educational History, Best Practices
Hale, Sylvie van Heusden – 1991
This article provides resources for school-community collaboration to support at-risk students and their families in rural settings. Rural schools and their communities must work together efficiently and economically to counteract problems such as geographic isolation, shortage of resources, economic decline, lack of political power and…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Cooperative Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students

Epstein, Joyce L.; Hollifield, John H. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 1996
Reviews the requirements of the revised Title I for parent and community involvement in schools, especially the requirement for school-parent contracts, and summarizes research on the effects of school-family partnerships on students, teachers, and parents. Two major programs for building such partnerships are described. (SLD)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Contracts, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education

Dupper, David R.; Poertner, John – Social Work, 1997
Discusses the rationale behind the movement to link services to schools through school-linked, family resource centers. Describes several exemplary program, already developed, and outlines the promise this movement holds as a major social work strategy for revitalizing communities. Focuses on parental involvement, skill development, and how to…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Programs
McGuire, Kenneth B. – 1988
A study was conducted to determine the extent to which the community colleges' community-based mission has been understood and accepted and to assess the impact of this educational philosophy on local communities. Specifically, the study sought to: (1) explore the extent to which the community-based mission is reflected in the literature on the…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Community Education, Community Services
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1979
These materials represent first hand documentations of 25 school-based drug abuse prevention program activities and experiences in the state of California. The programs, based on the premise that effective prevention programs improve a school's atmosphere for learning and growth, are described in terms of their design, implementation, and…
Descriptors: Drinking, Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Purcell, Elizabeth A., Ed.; Nagle, Terry Lynn, Ed. – 1981
Information on 12 exemplary volunteer programs is gathered in this manual for school officials, teachers, and volunteer coordinators. An introductory chapter discusses the place of volunteerism in middle and secondary schools, covering categories of volunteers; the services volunteers can provide; the benefits of volunteer programs to students,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Career Guidance, Community Involvement
Council for Cultural Cooperation, Strasbourg (France). – 1983
The collection of essays describes 12 European experiments in multicultural education. Most of the complementary experiments focus on the school establishment, taking school and the introduction of intercultural education as a starting point for developing relations with the family and the community. Some concentrate on the means of intercultural…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Cooperation, Cultural Awareness
Keyes, Carol R. – 1989
The major purpose of this paper is to describe the nature of the diverse and evolving forms of campus child care in the United States; the role they serve in support of the academic, service and research mission, their links with the community, and the challenges they face. (34 references) (BB)
Descriptors: Campuses, College Students, Colleges, Day Care Centers
Miller, Bruce – 1995
This report explores issues related to expanding the roles of schools and youth in rural community development. It is suggested that rural schools, when working in partnership with local leaders and residents, can have a positive impact on community viability. The report is based on a project involving a partnership between a local school system…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Leaders, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Instruction. – 1992
This report examines the philosophy, policies, programs, methodologies, services, and organizational structures that relate to the education of students between 4 and 9 years of age. Sections of the report address: (1) the relation between development and learning; (2) school readiness; (3) early learning programs; and (4) partnerships among…
Descriptors: Child Development, Curriculum, Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives
Heffernan, James M. – New Directions for Education and Work, 1979
Services of community-based agencies, besides information and referral, are described. Their assessment, counseling, advocacy, and outreach services are designed to aid adult learners. Three case examples are discussed: the Community Based Educational Counseling for Adults (CBECA) program in Wisconsin, Boston's WINNERS program, and two…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Students, Career Change, Career Counseling
Miller, Bruce A. – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 1995
Explores issues related to expanding the roles of rural schools and youth in community development; summarizes literature related to community development and social capital; reports on how three rural Midwest communities built linkages between the school and community; reports on data from a symposium on community-based learning; and addresses…
Descriptors: Community Development, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Bhaerman, Robert; And Others – 1995
This report illustrates how community service learning can be used as a vehicle for achieving the goals of education and youth development and, concurrently, how it is highly consistent with the goals of systemic educational reform, particularly in rural schools and communities. Part 1 covers the definition of service learning as a method of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits, Educational Change
Hess, Fritz; And Others – 1979
American schools, after two decades of expansion, are now in the midst of an enrollment decline and inflation. The impact of the shift from growth to retrenchment and streamlining has been severe. An effective approach to this situation requires an understanding of the new conditions and of available alternatives for action. An overview of the…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Collective Bargaining, Cost Effectiveness, Declining Enrollment
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