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Pentz, Julie L. – Arts Education Policy Review, 2020
Parents and guardians are the first individuals who impact a child's daily life. However, no single person is responsible for the growth and development of a nation's children. Collaboration is critical to a successful community-based program. One often hears the phrase, taken from an African proverb, it takes a village to raise a child. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dance Education, Cooperation, Parents as Teachers
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Hadiyanti, Puji – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
This study reviews a group approach in empowering the community through waste recycling activities related to the development of human resources in Jakarta. The specific objectives to be achieved are the wish to understand and find: (1) Conditions of waste recycling empowerment in Jakarta, (2) Mechanisms of a group approach in empowering…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Recycling, Sanitation, Community Role
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Tsoi-A-Fatt, Rhonda; Harris, Linda – Prevention Researcher, 2009
Youth develop across multiple domains that are relevant to academic success. While schools focus primarily on cognitive development, many of the supports young people receive in other developmental areas come from community-based out-of-school programming. Stimulation of development in these additional key areas builds skills that support…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Academic Achievement, High School Graduates, Graduation Rate
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Daro, Deborah; Dodge, Kenneth A. – Future of Children, 2009
Deborah Daro and Kenneth Dodge observe that efforts to prevent child abuse have historically focused on directly improving the skills of parents who are at risk for or engaged in maltreatment. But, as experts increasingly recognize that negative forces within a community can overwhelm even well-intentioned parents, attention is shifting toward…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Prevention, Community Responsibility, Cultural Context
Moore, Roslyn Holliday; Rivera, Araminta – Reaching Today's Youth: The Community Circle of Caring Journal, 1999
Recounts how one community's response to tragedy illustrates that a community-based system of care can meet the needs of individuals, families, and organizations in culturally competent ways. Examines how the implemented program successfully meets the community's needs for coordinated children's mental health services on the community's terms.…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Community Role, Cultural Awareness, Integrated Services
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Reclaiming Children and Youth: Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems, 2000
Article describes two organizations, the Latin American Youth Center and the Asian Pacific Development Center, that have a number of programs that foster relationships among youth and families of various races and cultures. It presents ways in which they work towards helping families adjust to U.S. culture. (Author/JDM)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Community Programs, Community Role, Cultural Pluralism
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Aitman, J. B.; Samuel, J. C. – Early Child Development and Care, 1985
Differentiates between traditional psychology and community psychology in the movement from the institution into the community, suggesting a more active role in ascertaining potential community stressors. Particular attention is given to models of intervention for under fives and mentally handicapped people. (DT)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Community Role, Community Services, Foreign Countries
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Bell, Sharon – Journal of Studies in Technical Careers, 1980
Describes how the School of Practical Nursing illustrates CETA's success in the Columbus public school system. Illustrates the roles of the city, the school, and the CETA prime sponsor. A section on program evaluation is also included. (CT)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Programs, Community Role, Educational Cooperation
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Dieck, Margret – Gerontologist, 1980
The position of the "home for the aged" in the total social support network of West Germany is controversial. Senior citizen housing provides a more favorable atmosphere for older adults. Old age homes will have to offer better conditions and more independence. (JAC)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Community Role, Foreign Countries, Gerontology
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Wolf, Maura – Social Policy, 1993
The success of the national-service campaign may hinge on whether community agencies and those that they serve are involved in the process. Critical areas are the use of language that people can understand; public meetings; outreach that stresses diversity; funding; planning; action context; management; training; and evaluation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Administration, Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Involvement, Community Programs
Melton, Gary B. – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1992
This paper argues for a renewed research effort on the etiology, prevention, and treatment of child abuse and neglect at the neighborhood level, based on evidence that the variance in rates of child maltreatment is accounted for by social class and neighborhood quality. Such research is seen as essential to development of effective child…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Community Action, Community Programs
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Pgeterson, Peggy L.; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1992
Recommendations for feasible and rigorous evaluation design formulated by a 1991 conference on the evaluation of comprehensive community interventions are summarized and illustrated through the example of a program for drug risk reduction. Implications of a multisite design with matched pairs randomized into intervention and comparison conditions…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Community Programs, Community Role
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Lowenthal, Barbara – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1996
This article on the use of community resources by families of young children with special needs discusses the rationale for the use of community resources in federal legislation, strategies for building resources, barriers to the use of community resources, and recommendations for increasing the use of community resources. (CR)
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Community Programs, Community Resources, Community Role
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le Roux, Johann; Smith, Cheryl Sylvia – Adolescence, 1998
Research has shown that no treatment program designed for street children can succeed unless the community is prepared to respect, protect, and provide opportunities for them. Investigates why the general public, and those charged with enforcing the law, often treat street children with scorn and hostility. (Author/GCP)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Welfare, Children, Community Involvement
Kaye, Cathryn Berger – School Safety, 1989
School-based youth community service programs are helping students develop individual and social responsibility, and build intergenerational bonds. Elements necessary to reap maximum benefit are described followed by five examples of nationally recognized programs. Project ideas and factors for success are offered. (SI)
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Community Involvement, Community Organizations, Community Programs
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