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East Harlem Block Nursery, Inc., New York, NY. – 1988
This manual is written for adults working in the schools to organize student governments. It is based on the experience of the Youth Action Program (YAP) of East Harlem (New York City) in organizing and developing student leadership. The manual is divided into 10 sections. "Student Government: Leadership and Purposes" explores the…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Involvement, Conferences, Junior High Schools
Download full textStoneman, Dorothy; Bell, John – 1988
This manual is written for adults who work with teenagers and young adults. It is based on the experience of building the Youth Action Program (YAP) of the East Harlem (New York City) Block Schools. The manual begins with background information on the accomplishments and plans of YAP on its 10th anniversary, followed by a section on YAP's basic…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Action, Community Involvement, Cultural Awareness
Gaul, Joan – 1988
A Local Education Fund (LEF) is a third-party, nonprofit entity whose agenda, at least in part, consists of developing supportive community and private sector relationships with a public school system. It provides limited private sector support to launch initiatives and broker relationships leading toward school improvement. LEFs are funded and…
Descriptors: Community Action, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Public Education Fund, Pittsburgh, PA. – 1988
A Local Education Fund (LEF) is a third-party, nonprofit entity whose agenda, at least in part, consists of developing supportive community and private sector relationships with a public school system. It provides limited private sector support to launch initiatives and broker relationships leading toward school improvement. LEFs are funded by the…
Descriptors: Community Action, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Peace Corps, 2004
"Community Content-Based Instruction" grew out of several development initiatives and field needs. It began to take shape in a Gender and Public Health Education for Teachers Workshop and an In-Service Education Workshop for Volunteers and their counterparts, in the spring of 1996 in Eritrea. Since that time, the concept has been further…
Descriptors: Workshops, Educational Technology, Vocational Education, Teaching Methods
Minnich, Brenda S. – 1978
This project was conducted as an experiment in the implementation of the guidelines set up by the agents' manual of the Texas study, SKILLS (Seniors and Kids Involved in Learning Life's Skills). Objectives of the intergenerational program included the following: (1) to further the work started by the SKILLS study, (2) to offer a variety of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advisory Committees, Citizen Role, Communication Skills
