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Isaac, Carol A.; Bernstein, Arla; Balloun, Joseph L. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2021
Atlanta, the fourth-fastest gentrifying city in the United States, is comprised of neighborhoods close to the city center and seat of urban wealth, that suffer from high poverty rates, unemployment, and low literacy rates. One neighborhood school has been ranked as one of the lowest in the state. To combat historical under-performance, Atlanta…
Descriptors: Community Change, Disadvantaged, Social Class, Land Acquisition
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Chinyowa, Kennedy C.; Sirayi, Mziwoxolo; Mokuku, Selloane – Journal of International Education and Leadership, 2016
The Laedza Batanani Project has been regarded as the pioneering experiment that paved the way for other prominent African Theatre for Development (TFD) projects such as Kamiriithu in Kenya, Murewa in Zimbabwe, Kumba in Cameroon and Marotholi Travelling Theatre in Lesotho. Laedza Batanani (1974-6) aimed at awakening the creative potential of…
Descriptors: Community Development, Theater Arts, Secondary Schools, Case Studies
Wills, Monica; Brewer, Curtis; Knoeppel, Robert; Witte, James; Pargas, Roy; Lindle, Jane Clark – Online Submission, 2010
In 2008, due to increasing stakeholder dissatisfaction with assessment results and school report cards, South Carolina revised its 1998 Educational Accountability Act and required public engagement with stakeholders including parents/guardians, educators, business and community leaders, and taxpayers. The legislation created partnerships between…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Focus Groups, School Community Relationship, Computer Science