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Hedgecoth, David M.; Fischer, Sarah H. – Music Educators Journal, 2014
As "Music Educators Journal" celebrates its centennial, it is appropriate to look back over the past century to see how advocacy in music education has evolved. Of the more than 200 submitted articles on advocacy, four main themes emerged: music education in community, the relevancy of music education, the value of music education, and…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Music Education, Journal Articles, Periodicals
Shaw, K.; Bornhoft, S. – Metropolitan Universities, 2011
This case study of Florida State University (FSU) Panama City illustrates the essential importance of strong synergy among a branch campus, its main campus, and its community. The interdependence of the branch campus and its community is highlighted through discussion of the role of the campus administrator, various partnerships, and niche…
Descriptors: Multicampus Colleges, Community Support, Student Needs, Partnerships in Education
Russell, Kenneth A. – Online Submission, 2009
This study examines how communities participate in schools across diverse contexts in developing countries and the results attributed to community participation. It reviews evaluations of participatory approaches to education in developing countries to answer two basic questions: 1) How do communities participate in school in developing countries?…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Institutional Characteristics, School Community Programs, School Community Relationship
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McCracken, J. G. – Educational Leadership, 1973
Author, Superintendent of Spartanburg City Schools, Spartanburg, South Carolina, offers examples of innovations supported by the community. (CB)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Support, Consolidated Schools, Educational Change
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Wanat, Carolyn L.; Bowles, B. Dean – Community Education Journal, 1993
Elements of a home-school-community relationship model are goals (academic achievement, institutional legitimacy, support, and effective relations), programs, and processes (communication, involvement, participation, and resolution). The model can be applied to contemporary issues: diversity, varied stakeholders, school-business partnerships,…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Education, Community Involvement, Community Support
Crohn, Leslie; Hagans, Rex W. – 1994
Reforming schools involves change and, like all change, it faces opposition. This 2-part report is designed to help local school and community leaders involved in education who are experiencing growing opposition to school improvement efforts. The first part includes materials and resources educational leaders can use to promote change. Each entry…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Involvement, Community Support, Conflict Resolution
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1993
This workbook offers information about building community support for educational reform, particularly for improving mathematics and science education. Following an introductory chapter that explains the need for community support, the second chapter offers step-by-step suggestions for bringing the community together, some of which are identifying…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Community Involvement, Community Support, Educational Change
Watkins, Debra A.; Anderson, Beverly L. – 1975
The authors describe (1) methods for evaluation of a strategy for community involvement in educational problem-solving being developed by a regional laboratory, and (2) initial results obtained in several schools and communities in western states. Critical elements of the strategy include outside change agents and representative school-community…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Involvement, Community Role
Ferguson, Chris – National Center for Family and Community Connections with Schools, 2005
As schools, families, and communities begin to come together, everyone benefits. A mother who teaches her son's class about traditional uses of native plants passes on important cultural knowledge and builds her own public speaking skills. A science class that tests the water quality at a nearby reservoir learns about local environmental issues,…
Descriptors: Attendance, Public Speaking, Educational Development, Community Involvement
Horn, Jerry G. – 1988
This document describes the industrial decline in a small Midwestern town and its effect on education and the local economy. While some people refused to see a problem, others saw that the decline would continue until the town school closed and community services dwindled. The paper calls for new solutions to rural education and economic problems,…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Resources, Community Services, Community Support
Moray, Mary – 1985
Changing population patterns, inflated housing costs, and cuts in school financing have forced many school districts to face school closures and school consolidation as a way of maintaining solvency. This report reviews the literature on school consolidation with attention to the fact that the need to consolidate now faces elementary schools as…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Involvement, Community Support
Stoops, Jack W. – 1994
This report examines the use of community-based support to facilitate curriculum renewal efforts in small rural school districts. Interviews with educators from five school districts in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington describe three approaches to curriculum renewal: community-initiated approaches, state-directed reform efforts, and…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Community Education, Community Involvement, Community Resources