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Peer reviewedDecker, Larry E. – NASSP Bulletin, 1975
In addition to defining the concepts of community education and the community school, the author covers the basic tenets as well as many of the misconceptions regarding the subject. (Editor)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Education, Community Schools
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Dept. of Agricultural and Extension Education. – 1980
This student workbook is for 8- to 11-year-olds participating in the Pennsylvania 4-H "Getting To Know Your Community" program which is designed to involve youth in improving the quality of community life, learning about the role and functions of local government, understanding public issues, becoming involved in the process of community…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Study
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Dept. of Agricultural and Extension Education. – 1980
This student guide is for 15- to 17-year-olds participating in the Pennsylvania 4-H "Your Community, Help Develop It" project which is designed to involve youth in improving the quality of community life, learning about the role and functions of local government, understanding public issues, becoming involved in the process of community…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Study
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Dept. of Agricultural and Extension Education. – 1980
This student workbook is for 12- to 14-year-olds participating in the Pennsylvania 4-H "Opening the Doors of Your Community" project which is designed to involve youth in improving the quality of community life, learning about the role and functions of local government, understanding public issues, becoming involved in the process of…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Resources
Download full textNational Commission on Civic Renewal, College Park, MD. – 1997
Assessing the current state of civic engagement in the United States, this document argues for increased participation from the citizenry, and discuses a number of programs supporting this effort. Although individuals remain actively involved in many civic activities through church, voluntary, and political associations, recent decades have…
Descriptors: Alienation, Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility
Sagan, Barbara M.
To help high school students learn first-hand about county and local government, educators in New York state developed a community internship program. The program stressed frequent discussions between students and officials to review meetings they had attended and to assess student progress on journals of local government activities, community…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, City Officials, Civics, Community Development
Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington, DC. – 2000
This document profiles successful projects designed to develop Appalachia's labor force, economy, and educational opportunities. The 86 project profiles provided are grouped by the following five goals that were established for the region by the Appalachian Regional Commission: (1) Appalachian residents will have the skills and knowledge necessary…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Citizen Participation
