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Peer reviewedEberly, Donald J. – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
This article discusses national, state, and local youth service, noting the initiatives of 1984-5, the association of national youth services with the military draft, some keys to deriving maximum value from youth service initiatives, and the outcomes that can be anticipated from a youth service program. (DCS)
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Federal Programs, Futures (of Society)
Download full textSoukup, Paul A. – 1996
Experiential education, and more specifically service-learning, connects students with a different kind of education. Moreover, service-learning provides the opportunity for students to listen to voices seldom heard in academia. Experiential learning and service-learning have taken on an important role in contemporary schooling and are being…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Programs, Community Services, Experiential Learning
Morgan, Margaret K.; And Others – VocEd, 1981
Teachers' management of time and student motivation techniques are the subjects of "Make Your Time Work for You" by Margaret Morgan; "Teacher Identity/Student Success" by Bill Hosking; "How Much Motivation Is Enough?" by Gerald Larson and Carl Gorman; and "Solar Greenhouse Puts New Light on Learning" by Kari…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Greenhouses, Postsecondary Education, School Community Programs
Laplante, Lisa J.; Kinsley, Carol – 1994
Some educators contend that students who engage in activities related to school subjects learn more efficiently and more effectively, and remember what they have learned much longer than students who do not. Service-Learning (S-L) can provide a central focus around which educational change can occur. Moreover, S-L enhances the ideas promoted by…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Change, Elementary Education
Lambert, Robin – Active Learner: A Foxfire Journal for Teachers, 1996
PACERS Small Schools Cooperative, a 29-school cooperative in rural Alabama, operates an innovative program in which student projects both serve the community and preserve community traditions. Describes how information technology enables the advantages of small schools to flower. Discusses addressing policies and mindsets that hinder development…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Educational Cooperation, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedArnold, Faye W. – Teaching Sociology, 1995
Describes developing and teaching a college cultural pluralism course at California State University in Los Angeles. Maintains that the course used a political economy perspective and cooperative learning techniques. Discusses course objectives, class activities, and course materials. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Course Content, Course Descriptions
Demetrion, George – 2000
The Bob Steele Reading Center was established in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1986 under board and staff leadership of the Literacy Volunteers of America-Connecticut (LVA-CT). The center has been under the management of Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford (LVGH) since 1989. Located in an alternative high school in a predominantly Hispanic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Bilingual Education
