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Little, Priscilla M.; Irby, Merita; Borah, Poonam; Pittman, Karen – Forum for Youth Investment, 2021
Because researchers know so much more about the brain and development than they did when the 20th-century U.S. education system was designed, this knowledge can now be used to design a system in which all individuals are able to take advantage of high-quality opportunities for transformative learning and development. This playbook suggests a set…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Educational Innovation, Models, Critical Thinking
Traill, Saskia; Brohawn, Katie – ExpandED Schools, 2015
In the 2013-14 school year, TASC entered the third year of its national demonstration of ExpandED Schools. Ten elementary and middle schools in New York City, Baltimore and New Orleans continued their partnerships with youth-serving community organizations, such as settlement houses or community development corporations. Together, principals,…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, School Community Programs, Community Organizations, Extended School Day
Bassan, Elizabeth Ann; Wood, Timothy S., Ed. – 1985
This manual is the fourth volume in a series of publications that provide information for the planning of environmentally sound small-scale projects. Programs that aim to protect the renewable natural resources that supply most of the energy used in developing nations are suggested. Considerations are made for physical environmental factors as…
Descriptors: Alternative Energy Sources, Case Studies, Community Development, Community Programs
Downs, Susan Whitelaw – 1994
This report provides an overview of neighborhood-based family-support programs and describes the development of the family-support movement. It includes sections on the definition of neighborhood-based family-support programs, the principles and theories on which they are based, a discussion of the problems they are designed to address, a…
Descriptors: Administration, Community Programs, Cooperation, Family Life
Jesuale, Nancy, Ed.; And Others – 1982
The second in a two-part series, this volume presents 13 chapters discussing many of the most pressing cable policy issues facing local government, describing alternative policy options, and suggesting regulatory procedures successfully used by decision makers in the United States. Topics covered are (1) "The Rationale for Regulation,"…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Cable Television, Case Studies, Community Programs
United Nations Children's Fund, Bangkok (Thailand). – 1985
Suggestions for communication activities in developing new and ongoing water programs are offered in this handbook. It is one in a series of UNICEF publications that aim to inform a variety of audiences on life quality concerns. Specific objectives in this guide focus on providing information and education in the use, transportation, storage, and…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Community Problems, Community Programs, Developing Nations
Ffolliott, Peter F.; Thames, John L. – 1983
This manual, the third in a series of publications that address community development possibilities in developing nations, provides guidelines for small-scale forestry projects that are integrative and conservation-oriented. Chapters focus on: (1) users and uses (specifying targeted audience and general objectives); (2) planning process (including…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Community Development, Community Programs, Conservation (Environment)
Mohonk Trust, New Paltz, NY. – 1979
This publication is the first of a series of manuals that present environmental guidelines for planning and implementing ecologically sustainable projects. Attention is particularly directed to the agricultural situation and needs of developing nations. Subject areas discussed include: (1) users and uses (identifying the major purposes of the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Skills, Agronomy, Community Development, Community Programs
Walker, Clarence; And Others – 1980
This resource book, which provides a sampling of programs developed by the Youth Advocacy Projects of the Teacher Corps on behalf of troubled youth, is organized ln tbree major sections. Section I presents outlines, resources, and critiques of staff development courses, organized according to target youth group(s) and by subject area. Section II…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Guides
Tillman, Gus – 1981
This manual is the second volume in a series of publications on community development programs. Guidelines are suggested for small-scale water projects that would benefit segments of the world's urban or rural poor. Strategies in project planning, implementation and evaluation are presented that emphasize environmental conservation and promote…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Programs, Conservation (Environment), Developing Nations
Carter, Robert M.; And Others – 1980
Intended to help the correctional administrator make informed choices in planning, implementing, and improving community correctional centers, this program model on community correctional centers contains descriptions of three major program model options and information on how the correctional center should be operated. Components of the Des…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adults, Community Programs, Correctional Education
Wright, Elisabeth – 2003
Out-of-school programs have proven potential to help low-income youth overcome many barriers associated with growing up in rural communities. Finding resources to support these programs, however, can be difficult and often requires additional effort by rural leaders to push for resource sharing and coordination of multiple services for rural…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged