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Kundu, Anindya – Educational Leadership, 2018
If students from all backgrounds and advantages were given equal opportunity to succeed, how would this change our schools? Anindya Kundu examines two New York City schools--Medgar Evers College Prep and The James Baldwin School--and how their energized school culture contributes to the success of all students. By leading with consistency,…
Descriptors: School Culture, Success, Administrator Role, Role Models
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Kuban, Adam J.; Purcell, Jennifer W.; Jones, Brytnie D. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2020
The purpose of this reflective essay is to encourage the discussion of community-engaged scholarship (CES) that does not progress as planned. Insufficient attention is given to lessons gleaned from missteps and outright failures experienced by scholars in the field, which results in a paucity of documented cases and recommendations for…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Faculty Development, Reflective Teaching, Scholarship
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Gilbert, Jacqueline A.; Raffo, Deana M. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2015
The authors explore service-learning as a pedagogy to promote bullying prevention within schools. Specifically, they explain the preparatory experiences necessary for students in an undergraduate Experiential Learning Principles of Management course to interface with high school freshmen and the reciprocal impact that students at both levels had…
Descriptors: Bullying, Experiential Learning, Prevention, Service Learning
Abravanel, Susan; Guy, Sarah – Principal Leadership, 2011
For the past two years, eighth graders at Lincoln Middle School have been participating in the STEMester of Service program, which uses the science, math, and language arts curricula to help students improve the environment. More than 70% of Lincoln students receive free and reduced-price lunch, and the school is diverse because it hosts the…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Foreign Students, Service Learning, Grade 8
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Ramaley, Judith A. – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2000
Discusses service learning research, emphasizing: why institutions are interested in service learning; service learning to promote community involvement; college presidents' role in promoting service learning; creating the capacity for change; and a research agenda. Emphasizes how much can be gained from communication between higher education…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Presidents, Community Services, Educational Research
Prentice, Mary; Exley, Robert; Robinson, Gail – American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2003
In the fall of 2000, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) received a three-year grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to create and enhance service learning initiatives at community colleges across the country. Service learning combines community service with academic instruction, focusing on…
Descriptors: Deans, Community Colleges, Grants, Service Learning