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Wolk, Donald J.; Tomanio, Anthony J. – Journal of Drug Education, 1974
Describes a program designed to involve school and community persons in an action-oriented problem-solving process related to increased drug use in the schools. Results from three evaluative methods revealed that participants experienced personal learning, increased understanding and sensitivity to others. (Author)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Problem Solving
Fertman, Carl I.; Chubb, Nancy H. – 1990
The ecological perspective holds that community and school activities are a rare product of interaction among adolescents, communities, families, and schools. This study was designed to assess the outcomes of a personal empowerment program. The sample consisted of 25 male and 27 female ninth grade students. Students took a pretest and received a…
Descriptors: Activities, Community Involvement, Grade 9, High School Freshmen
Murray, Saundra R.; And Others – 1980
This report, the second in a series of six, describes the PUSH for Excellence (PUSH-EXCEL) Project--its origins, goals, approach, and extent of implementation. Each of the six reports tracks PUSH-EXCEL's progress in six sites: Chattanooga, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, Los Angeles, and Memphis. Chapter 1 discusses the social movement that became…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, National Programs, Objectives, Parent Participation
Nakamura, Robert T.; Pinderhughes, Dianne M. – 1978
In this history and analysis of Federal educational projects in the Anacostia area of the District of Columbia from 1967 to 1977 the origins and development of the Anacostia Community School Project (1967-72) and its successor, the Response to Educational Needs Project (1972-77) are described. The requirements of implementation studies are…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Involvement, Educational Planning, Educational Policy
Swick, Kevin J. – 1990
A partnership between the College of Education of the University of South Carolina, the Salkehatchie Consortium of schools, International Business Machines, and families and schools in Allendale, South Carolina, and Estill, Denmark was formed in an effort to implement a project designed to enhance the school success of at-risk elementary school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College School Cooperation, Community Involvement, Computer Uses in Education
Welser, Carl F. – 1979
This report compiles information related to the extent, quality, methodology, and effectiveness of certain process elements in the implementation of federally funded community education projects. It is divided into four major parts: need, process, program, and evaluation. Under these headings, 24 separate components are described. These components…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Citizen Participation