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de Freitas Ermel, Tatiane; Hernández Huerta, José Luis – Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 2022
In the 1970s and 1980s, the social and professional imaginaries of education, sociopolitical conceptions of it, and educational practices in Spain, began to be influenced by certain elements specific to critical popular education, which had developed in Latin America during the "long 1960s." Paulo Freire's work was particularly prominent…
Descriptors: Popular Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Practices, Clergy
Education Scotland, 2022
HM Inspectors of Education have published a new report highlighting features of effective community development practice in response to COVID-19. As part of Scottish Government's "Education Recovery: Key Actions and Next Steps," HM Inspectors of Education committed to undertaking national thematic reviews. These thematic inspections…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Development, Pandemics, COVID-19
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Herrera-Pastor, David; Juárez, Jesús; Ruiz-Román, Cristóbal – School Leadership & Management, 2020
This article analyses the collaborative leadership of a network-based approach that seeks to subvert the social inequality suffered by the residents of "Los Asperones" (Málaga, Spain), where approximately one thousand people live in extreme exclusion. The network is made up of various socio-educational associations, schools and social…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Leadership, Disproportionate Representation, Foreign Countries
Mahalingam, Mahalakshmi R. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Food insecurity is a global concern and is acute in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa as well as pockets in the global North. In the lush green spaces of "God's Own Country", the state of Kerala in India, about 379,000 women are engaged in farming in about 75,800 groups. Spearheaded by Kudumbashree, the State Poverty Eradication Mission…
Descriptors: Hunger, Females, Agricultural Occupations, Poverty
Morrison, Sarah A. – Center for the Study of Social Policy, 2020
Over the last decade, The California Endowment (TCE) has invested in 14 communities that have historically been marginalized and denied opportunities for their residents to thrive. The initiative, known as Building Healthy Communities (BHC), focuses on creating places where children are healthy, safe, and ready to learn. Del Norte and Tribal Lands…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Community, Community Development, Health
Wing, Terren – Center for Cities & Schools, 2019
In 2008, the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) commissioned UC Berkeley's Center for Cities and Schools (CC+S) to develop a strategy for integrating education into future housing redevelopment in the Bayview. Two years later, HOPE SF was launched in the Bayview at the existing public housing site at Hunters View. CC+S has worked in…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Community Development, Public Housing, African Americans
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Sanders, Mavis; Galindo, Claudia; DeTablan, Dante – Children & Schools, 2019
This article examines the leadership roles and practices of community school coordinators (CSCs) in three full-service community schools (FSCSs). FSCSs are designed to improve the educational experiences and outcomes of historically underserved students through expanded learning opportunities, integrated service provision, family engagement, and…
Descriptors: Leadership Role, Cooperation, School Community Relationship, Educational Experience
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Verharen, Charles C. – Ethics and Education, 2020
Philosophy confronts two existential crises: the threats to its existence from scientists like Stephen Hawking who claim that philosophy is dead; and the threat to life itself from catastrophic climate change. The essay's first theoretical part critiques Nietzsche's claim that philosophy's primary function is to guarantee the future of life. The…
Descriptors: Ethics, Philosophy, Models, Educational Philosophy
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Lacárcel, Alfonso Conde; Sola Martinez, Tomas; Lopez Núñez, Juan Antonio – Education and Urban Society, 2020
The following article presents part of the final results of an investigation carried out in the city of Granada, Spain, referring to the knowledge of the dynamics of work in the field of nonformal education with groups at risk of social exclusion and the promotion of communities and groups. More specifically, children at risk of exclusion…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Access to Education, Informal Education, Nongovernmental Organizations
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Webster, Nicole S.; Sausner, Erica B. – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2017
Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) is increasingly emphasised by international education organisations. In Nicaragua, particularly, this type of engagement is viewed as a potential for boosting the economy, improving employment and building the infrastructure and sustainability of remote and marginalised communities. To date,…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Opportunities, Foreign Countries, Disadvantaged
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Ubbink, Marie J.; Strydom, Herman – Research on Social Work Practice, 2019
Purpose: This research is providing social workers with a deeper insight into the process of empowering people from disadvantaged communities with leadership abilities by applying a narrative approach in group work and to develop members' individual potential within their social construction of leaders and leadership. Method: This research was…
Descriptors: Social Work, Caseworkers, Empowerment, Leadership Training
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Smetackova, Irena; Viktorova, Ida; Lauermann, Marek; Jones, Chris – Peabody Journal of Education, 2020
In this article, we present the results of an international comparative study on the concept of Community School across nine eastern European and Eurasian countries. The study sample consists of two schools considered to be Community Schools from each country (N = 451 teachers); a teacher survey was conducted and the implementation of the…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Comparative Education, Teacher Attitudes, Program Implementation
Hinton, Lee; Lucas, Erin; Zoubak, Ekaterina – ZERO TO THREE, 2020
Leadership in infant and early childhood mental health must take into consideration issues of diversity, historical context, power dynamics, and difference in worldview and experiences. This article describes the importance of equitable and effective partnerships with rural/remote, underserved, and Indigenous communities in the United States and…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Rural Population, Geographic Isolation, Cultural Relevance
Bridgespan Group, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated longstanding systemic and structural inequities in early childhood, particularly for Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and low-income families and providers. Through the remainder of 2020, it is anticipated that the pandemic will continue to disproportionately impact these communities. In July and August, the authors…
Descriptors: Grants, Equal Education, Social Differences, Low Income Students
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Zerquera, Desiree D.; Berumen, Juan G.; Pender, Jason T. – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2017
While sufficient methodological training and effective implementation of assessment approaches are essential for successful evaluation in student affairs, those with an interest and passion for social justice may be conflicted. Many of the assessment approaches employed today are misaligned with social justice agendas, lack theoretical grounding…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Action Research, Ethics, Community Development
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