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Becker, Ellen; Becker, Larry; McPheeters, Tom; Mercogliano, Chris – Paths of Learning: Options for Families & Communities, 1999
Mary Leue started the Free School, an independent, alternative elementary school in inner-city Albany (New York), based on open democratic education dedicated to the authentic lives of children. Other accomplishments include a community-investment organization, a magazine of alternative education, a magazine for empowering families, and a…
Descriptors: Biographies, Change Agents, Community Leaders, Community Programs
Zapata Independent School District, TX. – 1974
One of the expressed aims of the Teacher Corps project is to encourage community members to develop their own potential for self-development. The present course on Community-Based Education (CBE) has been constructed with this goal in mind. The central issues of the course are presented in modularized format in an attempt to guide the first steps…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Change, Community Characteristics
Dombro, Amy Laura; O'Donnell, Nina Sazer; Galinsky, Ellen; Melchar, Sarah Gilkeson; Farber, Abby – 1996
Noting the increasing need for public officials, practitioners, business leaders, concerned citizens, and parents to work together to improve the quality of life for young children and families, this book for community organizations provides information needed to begin or enhance local or statewide community mobilization efforts. Included are…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Action, Community Attitudes, Community Cooperation