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Whose Voices Are Being Heard? Mechanisms for Community Participation in Education in Northern Ghana
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Mfum-Mensah, Obed; Friedson-Ridenour, Sophia – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2014
This article reports on a study of community participation in School "for" Life, a complementary education programme operating in northern Ghana. The researchers investigated three components of community participation: the nature of the mechanisms used to engage community members as participants in the education process; the actors who…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Partnerships in Education, Outreach Programs, Change Agents
Sense of Cohesion among Community Activists Engaging in Volunteer Activity
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Levy, Drorit; Itzhaky, Haya; Zanbar, Lea; Schwartz, Chaya – Journal of Community Psychology, 2012
The present article attempts to shed light on the direct and indirect contribution of personal resources and community indices to Sense of Cohesion among activists engaging in community volunteer work. The sample comprised 481 activists. Based on social systems theory, three levels of variables were examined: (1) inputs, which included personal…
Descriptors: Social Systems, Path Analysis, Systems Approach, Volunteers
"I Can Influence Change--I am Part of the Solution"
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Yarnit, Martin; Cousins, Liz – Adults Learning, 2010
Enthusiastic learners acting as community learning champions (CLCs) are scarcely a novelty. There has been a surge of interest in what they have to offer in the last couple of years, thanks in large part to a government programme, which has funded training and support for learning champions through 50 community projects across the country, and a…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Volunteers, Ethnic Diversity, Models
Researching VET and Disability. At a Glance
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Griffin, Tabatha; Beddie, Francesca – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011
This publication is dedicated to Chris Selby Smith, who was posthumously awarded the 2009 National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) VET Researcher of the Year Award. Selby Smith's body of work displayed many aspects of the excellence for which the award is offered. His experience working in both academia and the public service gave…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Vocational Education, Educational Research, Access to Education
Responding to Hard Times in the "Big Easy": Meeting the Vocational Needs of Low-Income African American New Orleans Residents
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Lyons, Heather Z. – Career Development Quarterly, 2011
The already limited vocational prospects of low-income African Americans in New Orleans were further devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill added to the devastation, highlighting the continued vulnerability of New Orleanians seeking employment. As a result, opportunities persist for vocational practitioners…
Descriptors: African Americans, Low Income Groups, Barriers, Employment Opportunities
The Contribution of Work-Based Supervision to Interprofessional Learning on a Masters Programme in Community Mental Health
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Bailey, Di – Active Learning in Higher Education the Journal of the Institute for Learning and Teaching, 2004
This paper explores the contribution of work-based supervision to an education programme in mental health from the perspectives of supervisors and supervisees. It attempts to clarify the supervisory role by looking at the literature together with supervisors' reported learning and development needs. Supervisors responded positively to a…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Academic Standards, Mental Health Programs, Counselor Training