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Dameris, Logan; Frerker, Hannah; Iler, H. Darrell – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
An environmental chemistry service-learning project was implemented by Greenville University in coordination with the local county health department to test the quality of well water for residents in a five-county region of southern Illinois. Well owners attended a student run well water testing "kickoff meeting", received testing kits,…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Service Learning, Science Instruction, Water Quality
National Center for Homeless Education, 2021
This NCHE program profile explores the role of education in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP); summarizes key education outcomes in, lessons learned in, and technical assistance provided to YHDP communities; and shares cross-system innovations and promising practices for…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Program Descriptions, Profiles, Public Agencies
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Claro, Magdalena; Jara, Ignacio – Digital Education Review, 2020
This article analyzes the reasons behind the end of the ICT in education policy (Enlaces) driven by the Chilean Ministry of Education for 25 years. The argument is that the institution that sought to give sustainability to this policy over time, ended up losing its ability to lead relevant responses to the educational challenges posed by the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Educational History, Information Technology
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Sofalvi, Alan J. – Health Educator, 2017
Awareness of the history of health education efforts is important for health educators. The VD Radio Project, developed in the middle of the 20th century, was a cooperative effort of the United States Public Health Service and Columbia University designed to encourage people to be tested for sexually transmitted infections. How the campaign came…
Descriptors: Health Education, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Prevention, Public Health
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Slattery, Peter; Cherry, Joan; Swift, Aaron; Tallon, Mary; Doyle, Ian – Journal of Sexual Aggression, 2012
The Baseline Project provided an assessment package and treatment for juveniles (aged 16-21 years) serving sentences for sexual offences, and was the only such programme available in Ireland (ROI). It was a venture between the Northside Inter-Agency Project and the Psychology Department of the Irish Prison Service and worked with juveniles on a…
Descriptors: School Security, Crime Prevention, Correctional Institutions, Risk
Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2010
Within the City of Chicago, a wide variety of public and private programs are geared towards preparing adults and youth for the workforce. This report of workforce development programs provides an overview of federal, state, and city workforce development programs within the City of Chicago through a detailed inventory table of the programs…
Descriptors: Program Administration, Public Agencies, Labor Force Development, Federal Programs
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Whitehurst, Grover J. – Institute of Education Sciences, 2008
The mission of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is to provide rigorous evidence on which to ground education practice and policy and to encourage its use. The Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA) requires that the Director of IES, on a biennial basis, transmit to the President, the National Board for Education Sciences, and the…
Descriptors: Public Agencies, Educational Research, Federal Programs, Grants
Kirlin, Mary; Shulock, Nancy – Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy, 2012
The challenge of producing the systemic changes that are needed to boost educational attainment and economic competitiveness across the country falls heavily on entities that coordinate public postsecondary institutions. Coordination of postsecondary education, whether of a single system of institutions or across an entire state, requires…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Groups), Technical Institutes, Governance, Program Effectiveness
Blank, Martin J.; Jacobson, Reuben; Melaville, Atelia – Center for American Progress, 2012
A community school is a place and a set of partnerships connecting a school, the families of students, and the surrounding community. A community school is distinguished by an integrated focus on academics, youth development, family support, health and social services, and community development. The community school strategy is central to efforts…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Social Services, Unions, Community Development
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Metcalfe, Amy Scott; Fenwick, Tara – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2009
With the dissemination of its Innovation Strategy in 2002, the Canadian government further solidified its commitment to a knowledge-based national competitiveness strategy. Through the unfolding of a multi-million dollar Workplace Skills Strategy (WSS) agency, and the launch of two research agencies, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Innovation, Discourse Analysis, Program Descriptions
Harle, Jonathan – Association of Commonwealth Universities, 2009
Across Sub-Saharan Africa it is evident that humanities and social sciences research is in urgent need of support. Universities and researchers face many challenges, the results of declining funding in the face of huge increases in enrollments. Infrastructure and facilities are insufficient and incomes have fallen. Many academics have been forced…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Social Sciences, International Cooperation, Foreign Countries
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Bellamy, Jennifer L.; Bledsoe, Sarah E.; Mullen, Edward J.; Fang, Lin; Manuel, Jennifer I. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2008
Little is known about evidence-based practice (EBP) in social service agencies beyond studies of researcher, practitioner, and educator opinions. The Bringing Evidence for Social Work Training (BEST) Project involved 16 participants from 3 social service agencies. The experiential training, delivered by 2 doctoral students, focused on a…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Social Work, Public Agencies, Partnerships in Education
Institute of Education Sciences, 2007
The mission of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is to provide rigorous evidence on which to ground education practice and policy and to encourage its use. The Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA) requires that the Director of IES, on a biennial basis, transmit to the President, the National Board for Education Sciences, and the…
Descriptors: Public Agencies, Federal Programs, Program Descriptions, Educational Research
Chang, Hedy N.; Romero, Mariajose – National Center for Children in Poverty, 2008
This report seeks to raise awareness of the critical importance of chronic early absence, synthesize available data on the scope of the challenge, and share emerging insights about how schools and communities can use chronic early absence to identify and address challenges affecting the social, educational and physical well-being of children and…
Descriptors: Poverty, Child Welfare, Attendance Patterns, Attendance
Ray, Doris; Pike, Ann – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2004
On the surface, learning and leading may appear to be opposites. Learners are commonly thought to be na?ve and innocent. Leaders are expected to possess special skills and knowledge. However, these apparent opposites may be like two sides of the same coin, a dynamic combination that generates powerful results. A Maine nonprofit has created a…
Descriptors: Teacher Empowerment, Public Agencies, Professional Development, Teacher Leadership
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