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Kirby, Kathleen – 1989
Community service is a voluntary contribution to the commonweal that teaches valuable lessons about the responsibilities of citizenship in a free society. Vital services are provided through thousands of organizations created to meet needs not otherwise provided for by government. Participation in these community service projects help create a…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Action, Community Involvement, Community Programs
Di Benedetto, Romeo; Wilson, Alfred P. – 1982
The skills needed by the principal for developing and maintaining good school/community relations are synthesized from recent research and presented in this brief document. These universal concepts are applicable to both large and small schools. The topics included are the principal's responsibility to the community, necessary political skills,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Check Lists, Community Involvement, Community Support
Peterson-del Mar, David – 1994
Coalition building and school restructuring unfortunately do not always occur together. But the two forces can complement each other and combine their resources and strengths. Coalitions are organizations or groups of individuals who share a commitment to a particular issue. Although coalitions involved in school restructuring may in the long run…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership Responsibility
Brown, Bettina Lankard – 1996
Businesses, community agencies, career educators and counselors, churches, parents, and other community members are increasingly being approached to become actively involved in K-12 career education through school-to-work, tech prep, or other related programs. Community involvement in career education can assume many forms. Businesses can…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Career Education, Community Involvement, Community Organizations
Gaustad, Joan – 1990
An increase in gang violence and mobility in the last 20 years has alarmed members of the public school community. Gang membership, formation, location, and growth are described. Strategies to counteract gang activity, such as school discipline policies, school and community prevention programs, information sharing networks, and state legislation,…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Community Action, Community Coordination, Community Involvement
Sosa, Alicia – 1990
Hispanic students have higher dropout rates and lower academic achievement than Anglo students. While schools have begun to address the issue of underachievement, some community groups have implemented enrichment programs that focus on the affective domain--self-esteem, family values, and cultural pride. This digest describes and synthesizes the…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, High Risk Students
Poonwassie, Anne – 1995
In hoping for a brighter future of self-government and self-determination, Canadian Aboriginal communities have placed great hopes and expectations on their youth. The complexity and uniqueness of career-related issues pose a formidable challenge in the development of career counseling programs for Aboriginal youth. This digest describes the…
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Career Counseling, Career Development, Community Involvement
Maynard, Stan; Howley, Aimee – 1997
Parent involvement programs for rural communities work best when they respond to particular features of the communities they serve. Research provides conflicting findings about whether rural parents are more or less involved in their children's education than are urban or suburban parents. Even if parent involvement is more prevalent in rural…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Programs
Peacock, Thomas D.; Day, Donald R. – 1999
This digest considers issues, possible solutions, and successful efforts in dealing with Native language loss, maintenance, and restoration in American Indian and Alaska Native communities and schools. The preservation and maintenance of the remaining 210 tribal languages is a major cultural and education concern in Native communities. The problem…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, American Indians
Rutherford, Barry; Billig, Shelley H. – 1995
From a synthesis of findings culled from a study that examined partnerships of families and communities with middle schools at multiple sites, researchers derived eight "lessons" that can help foster understanding of the nature of family-school partnerships in the middle grades. Researchers also elaborated implications of these lessons,…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Curriculum, Family School Relationship, Intermediate Grades
Ascher, Carol – 1994
This ERIC digest presents a summary of discussions from urban educators who addressed the issue of school violence at a National Education Association meeting held May 19, 1994. These educators note that American society is steeped in violence, particularly in urban areas, where children experience frustration, helplessness, and anger, and where…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Conferences, Crime Prevention, Economically Disadvantaged
Gardener, Clark – 1984
Information concerning methods and available materials for conserving energy is needed by small, rural schools to offset continued increasing energy costs and lack of financial support and technical assistance. The first step in developing an energy conservation policy is to obtain school board commitment and to establish an energy saving policy.…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Community Involvement, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education
Anderson, Larry S. – 1996
Thanks to ever-increasing high-level advocacy and the added incentive provided by Goals 2000 legislation, many states have completed or are working on school technology plans. Although technology planning occurs at multiple levels, many principles are identical, and with careful cooperation, facets of a plan at one level will often…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Cooperative Planning, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Cummings, Carolyn – 1990
This digest discusses issues related to the implementation of high quality early childhood education by public school districts. Contents focus on: (1) the development of a written statement of philosophy; (2) the analysis of screening and assessment practices; (3) organization of the learning environment; (4) teacher preparation; (5) parent…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Curriculum, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Giles, Hollyce C. – 1998
A growing number of urban school reform initiatives seeking to transform failing schools engage significant numbers of parents. Many such initiatives have succeeded in improving student academic achievement and transforming the culture of schools. This digest describes common characteristics of such projects. While the best among these projects is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Involvement, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
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