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Direct linkBarry, Maureen E.; Snyder, Robert J.; Mathuews, Katy B. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2021
High school students' transition to college-level research is often discussed among school library and media specialists and academic librarians. The authors conducted a survey to gather data about the academic library's role in the adjustment to college, with the intention to identify compelling or recurring themes and share the results in…
Descriptors: Motivation, Academic Libraries, Student Adjustment, Library Role
Download full textAnderson, Leslie M.; Butler, Alisha; Woodworth, Katrina – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2019
This is the technical appendices for the report, "Implementation of the Title VI Indian Education Formula Grants Program." Three appendices are included. The appendices are: (1) Supplemental Exhibits; (2) Data Collection Instruments; and (3) Title VI Indian Student Eligibility Certification Form (ED 506 Form). [For "Implementation…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Grants, Educational Finance, Funding Formulas
Association of Science-Technology Centers, Washington, DC. – 1996
In 1992, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) launched a 3-year project titled Natural Resources for Equity in Science: Connecting Museums and Community Groups, also known as Project MOSAIC (Museums Offering Science Assistance in the Community). This manual and accompanying video, designed by Project MOSAIC, covers…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation
Kinneavy, Tom – 1989
This document describes a project conducted by Britain's Further Education Unit, at Cleveland Technical College in Redcar, England, to deliver adult education for the unemployed in local community facilities. The report is intended to help college administrators who are interested in delivering college programs for adults on an outreach basis. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Education, Community Involvement
Walling, Joyce – 1990
The Library Rural Literacy Outreach Program targeted to ten rural communities in the Fresno County, California, Free Library district is reported. The sites were chosen based on inquiries from volunteers in those communities and support for the program by the branch library staff. Goals of the program were to provide literacy services to adult…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Community Involvement, English (Second Language)
Berla, Nancy; And Others – 1993
Noting that although the benefits of working closely with parents and families are widely recognized, many schools do not enjoy close partnerships with their communities, this document describes the Taking Stock program, which is intended to help develop more extensive, creative, and responsive strategies for collaboration. The goals of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship
Hannaford, Claudia – 1985
The ABCs of financing church and synagogue libraries are presented in this guide as Acquiring Funds, Budgeting, and Cash Accounting. Acquiring funds and the basic means needed to start a library are described, including resources such as books, shelves, office supplies, and financial resources; ideas and methods are presented for soliciting both…
Descriptors: Accounting, Community Involvement, Cost Effectiveness, Financial Support
Yin, Robert K.; Ahonen, Pirkko; Kim, Dawn – US Department of Education, 2007
The purpose of the Voluntary Public School Choice (VPSC) Program is to assist states and local school districts in the development of innovative strategies to expand options for students, and to encourage transfers of students from low-performing to higher-performing schools. This report presents interim findings from the National Evaluation of…
Descriptors: School Choice, School Districts, Innovation, Access to Education
Bauldry, Shawn; Hartmann, Tracey A. – Public/Private Ventures, 2004
This report, the third derived from research out of the National Faith-Based Initiative (NFBI), examines how faith-based organizations designed and implemented mentoring programs for high-risk youth. Focusing on four NFBI sites (in the Bronx and Brooklyn, NY; Baton Rouge, LA; and Philadelphia, PA), the report takes up three key questions: How were…
Descriptors: Mentors, Volunteers, Youth Opportunities, Youth Problems
Beachler, Judith Anne – 1981
This paper outlines aspects of a community education project, which involved the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) and other educational institutions and community service agencies in Pittsburgh in the provision of adult and continuing education and adult and family recreation programs. After section I provides background information on…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Characteristics, Community Colleges, Community Education
Minnich, Brenda S. – 1978
This project was conducted as an experiment in the implementation of the guidelines set up by the agents' manual of the Texas study, SKILLS (Seniors and Kids Involved in Learning Life's Skills). Objectives of the intergenerational program included the following: (1) to further the work started by the SKILLS study, (2) to offer a variety of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advisory Committees, Citizen Role, Communication Skills
PDF pending restorationSaskatchewan School Trustees Association, Regina. Research Centre. – 1994
Parent involvement in their children's schooling results in improved student performance, attitudes, and self-concepts, along with decreased dropout, suspension, and absenteeism rates. Increased involvement also provides necessary community feedback to the school, encourages positive parent-teacher-student relations, and creates a more informed…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Child Rearing, Citizen Participation, Community Coordination
Sawchuk, Mariette T.; Taylor, Nancy S.; Perry, Jill, Ed. – 1997
This document is intended to be a resource to others who would like to emulate the programs and resources of the Center for Cultural Fluency, a center for K-12 teachers trying to address cultural diversity in the classrooms. The Center is a multicultural teacher resource facility offering classroom materials and workshops to assist teachers and…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
