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Greene, John F.; Gable, Robert K. – 1974
The report describes a program whose purpose is to minimize the student dropout rate through a comprehensive educational program located in a neighborhood center. The center is designed to provide effective academic training, related supervised employment, and allied support services. The program serves ninth grade students from Warren Harding…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Counseling, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention
Greene, John F.; Gable, Robert K. – 1974
This report is an evaluation of a program designed to minimize the student dropout rate through a comprehensive educational program located in a neighborhood center. The center provides academic training, related supervised employment, and allied support services. The program serves ninth grade students from Warren Harding High School in…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Counseling, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention
Download full textNational Inst. on Early Childhood Development and Education (ED/OERI), Washington, DC. – 1997
The National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education (ECI) was established by the U.S. Department of Education to carry out a comprehensive program of research, development, and dissemination to improve young children's learning and development. This directory contains information on the programs and projects funded by ECI in fiscal…
Descriptors: Child Development, Community Centers, Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education
National Inst. on Early Childhood Development and Education (ED/OERI), Washington, DC. – 1997
The National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education (ECI) was established to carry out a comprehensive program of research, development, and dissemination to improve young children's learning and development. This directory contains information on the programs and projects funded by ECI in fiscal year 1998. The directory's 10…
Descriptors: Child Development, Community Centers, Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education
Coats, Betty Ann Hanna – 1976
This report describes a one-year feasibility study to design a functional child development model for infant day care in Hamilton County, Ohio. Mothers of babies under 18 months were interviewed by telephone to determine use of and interest in infant day care. Assessment was made of existing resources for full time day care in the county…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Community Centers, Community Surveys, Day Care
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. Literacy and Continuing Education Branch. – 1995
This document profiles seven exemplary literacy programs in Manitoba, Canada: the Open Doors program in Winnipeg (a community-based program conducted in a school setting); the Brandon Friendship Centre literacy program (a community-based program conducted in a friendship center in rural Manitoba); the Flin Flon Friendship Centre literacy program…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Agriculture, Community Centers, Community Education
Direct linkCollins, Timothy – Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, 2005
This report discusses the need for a research agenda to understand how rural public schools can work with their communities to improve student performance while building the community. It focuses on the potential strengths of school-community relationships. Described herein are four community engagement models a school can adopt: (1) School as…
Descriptors: Small Businesses, Rural Education, Learning Centers (Classroom), Lifelong Learning
Walker, Karen E.; Arbreton, Amy J. A. – 2001
The Beacons Initiative aimed to transform eight public schools (five middle schools and three high schools) into youth and family centers in low-income neighborhoods in San Francisco, California. Using a coalition of local partners and funding from public agencies and foundations, the centers served 7,500 youth and adults between July 1, 1999, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, After School Centers, After School Programs, Black Students
Murphy, Garrett; Heitner, Bess – CAAL Bulletin, 2002
This document profiles 31 federal programs from which funding for adult literacy may be available. The document's three sections present descriptions of the following types of sources of funding and programs: (1) single pieces of legislation that contribute the major federal share of federal support for adult education in the United States; (2)…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Alaska Natives
