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Using Parent Book Clubs to Build a School-Wide Reading Community
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Deuschle, Kristen – Knowledge Quest, 2017
A prevalent misconception is that reading must be a solitary endeavor. This view of reading creates an instant aversion for many teens who tend to be social creatures. This article discusses how Kristen Deuschle, the district media specialist for Forsyth County Schools in Cumming, Georgia, combined two of her passions--community outreach and…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Media Specialists, Recreational Reading, Outreach Programs
Values, Obstacles, and Needs of Campus Outdoor Programs to Serve Local Underserved Communities
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Marchand, Geneviève; Sanford, Paul – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2017
Although participation in outdoor recreation activities is a right and is essential for the health of individuals and their communities, not all communities have access to outdoor recreation opportunities. Fortunately, many successful outdoor programs at colleges and universities are already in place around the country. These programs have the…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Disadvantaged, Recreational Activities, Focus Groups
Beyond the Schoolhouse: Understanding Families though Preservices Experiences in the Community
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Stoddard, Kim; Braun, Bonnie; Koorland, Mark – Preventing School Failure, 2011
The benefits of family involvement in the education of children with disabilities are well documented. Few teacher education programs, however, implement specific strategies for encouraging interactions between families and those preparing to be teachers. The University of South Florida St. Petersburg and the local membership of a professional…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Family Involvement
Growing Pumpkins Where Missiles Grew
Loret, John – Communicator, 1976
Purposes of transforming the former Nike-Ajax missile base into a living historical homestead environmental center, resembling an 1800 Long Island village, were to build a homestead environmental center and develop materials, using homestead and pioneer skills, that could be used for education and recreation programs for the schools and community.…
Descriptors: Community Recreation Programs, Cultural Centers, Educational Complexes, Environmental Education
The Community as Textbook. Fastback 64.
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Williams, Catharine M. – 1975
Suggestions on how community resources can be organized and made available for both formal education activities and residents of a community are provided. Six categories of community resource learning experiences are examined, consisting of study strips, resource persons, community services, community resource maps, community surveys, and camping…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Class Activities, Community Cooperation, Community Programs
PLANNING AND FINANCING SCHOOL-COMMUNITY RECREATION. REPORT OF THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PLANNING AND FINANCING SCHOOL-COMMUNITY RECREATION (LOS ANGELES, DECEMBER 27-30, 1966).
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TROESTER, CARL A., JR.; AND OTHERS – 1967
INCREASED PRESSURES FOR PROVIDING VARIOUS PUBLIC RECREATION PROGRAMS HAVE LED COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SEARCH FOR INCREASED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO MAINTAIN RECREATION SERVICES AT EXISTING LEVELS OR TO INITIATE NEW PROGRAMS. THIS BOOK IS A COLLECTION OF PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PLANNING AND FINANCING SCHOOL-COMMUNITY…
Descriptors: Community Planning, Community Recreation Programs, Community Support, Federal Aid