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Direct linkSimon Parkinson – FORUM: for promoting 3-19 comprehensive education, 2024
The Workers' Educational Association (WEA) has supported adult learning for over 120 years. Participating in adult learning brings a range of benefits for individuals and communities. These go much wider than solely education benefits and include better health, increased participation in community activities, and increased confidence and critical…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Social Justice, Organizations (Groups), Educational Benefits
Download full textNicky Denison; Les Newby; Peter Mackreth; Peter R. H. Slee – Metropolitan Universities, 2024
The Leeds Anchor Network (or system) was established in 2017 with eight founder organizations. In 2024, membership was 14 and represented 1 in 7 of the Leeds city workforce. Leeds Beckett University is a founding member. This paper explains how the system originated and developed, the role Leeds Beckett University has played in that process, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Service Learning, School Community Relationship, School Community Programs
Patrick Mortiere; Melissa Johnson; Brooke DeRenzis; Jeannine LaPrad – National Skills Coalition, 2025
This policy playbook presents a comprehensive set of strategies aimed at empowering state policymakers, governors, and state agency leaders to cultivate a strong, diverse, and multigenerational workforce capable of driving the development and maintenance of our nation's new infrastructure. By implementing the following recommendations, state…
Descriptors: Empowerment, State Officials, State Agencies, State Government
Kristin Riggsbee; Alexandra Nussbaumer Gardner; Elizabeth L. Hall; Elizabeth Anderson-Steeves; Christopher T. Sneed; Janie Burney; Sarah Colby – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2021
The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to understand the perceptions Extension professionals have about healthy food retail programs (HFRPs). Family and Consumer Science (FCS) agents from one state in the southeastern United States were interviewed about their definitions of HFRPs, what challenges and benefits existed, and strategies for…
Descriptors: Extension Agents, Extension Education, Family and Consumer Sciences, Health Promotion
Miller-Adams, Michelle; Smith, Edward – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2018
Can place-based college scholarships stimulate local prosperity? Research suggests that Promise programs can indeed contribute to revitalizing economically distressed communities. We argue that these scholarship programs, when leveraged effectively, can spawn a host of community benefits and serve as catalysts for economic and educational…
Descriptors: College Programs, Scholarships, Enrollment, Economic Development
Geller, Joanna D.; Zuckerman, Natalie; Seidel, Adam – Education and Urban Society, 2016
Service-learning has the potential to create mutually beneficial relationships between schools and communities, but little research explores service-learning from the community's perspective. The purpose of this study was to (a) understand how community-based organizations (CBOs) benefited from partnering with students and (b) examine whether…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Community Development, Community Benefits, Partnerships in Education
