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Direct linkWatson, Terri Nicol; Bogotch, Ira – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2015
In this article we critically examine how teachers and administrators in an urban high school identify and consider the challenges to parent involvement without either engaging in or disrupting normative constructions of the term parent involvement. It is in this unintentional misconstruction of the notion of parent involvement that school leaders…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Urban Schools, Leadership Effectiveness, Leadership Role
Download full textGRIFFITH, WILLIAM S.; AND OTHERS – 1966
A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED BY THE NORTHERN ILLINOIS ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO DETERMINE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF, AND PARTICIPATION IN, ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS IN 1963-64. THE QUESTIONNAIRE WAS DESIGNED TO COLLECT INFORMATION IN SEVERAL AREAS, SUCH AS PROGRAMS -- CREATION, DEVELOPMENT, SCOPE, PURPOSES, CHANGES,…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrators, Adult Education, Community Relations
ACTION, Washington, DC. – 1983
Intended for Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) project sponsors and staff, as well as for advisory council members and ACTION staff, this handbook provides guidance for the management and operation of FGP projects based on the provisions of Public Law 93-113. An introductory chapter provides basic information and definitions, and in the 10…
Descriptors: Administration, Community Relations, Federal Legislation, Low Income Groups
Norris, Tracy H. – New Directions for Institutional Advancement, 1980
Community is defined and several methods, ranging from formal research to informal observation, that can be used by a college or university to learn about the community are described. Identifying the influentials in the community is seen as essential. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Community Attitudes, Community Leaders, Community Relations
Boegen, Anne, Ed. – 1986
Designed to offer guidelines, ideas and help to those who provide library service to young adults, this manual includes information about the provision of young adult (YA) services in six sections. The first section, which addresses planning and administration, includes a definition of a young adult and a checklist for determining community needs…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Relations, Library Materials, Library Networks
Bureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Albuquerque, NM. – 1974
As an appendix to "Evaluation of White Shield School, Roseglen, North Dakota. Part A", August 1974, this document substantiated findings of an evaluation team. A brief on-site visitation report stated that students wanted more flexible course requirements and firmer student discipline; teachers wanted more authority clarification on…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, American Indians, Budgets, Community Relations
National Council of Churches of Christ, New York, NY. – 1984
Produced for pastors, parents, and church members who consider service to families with young children a vital part of ministry, this manual presents information to stimulate enthusiasm about child day care as an important part of church mission. Its goal is to describe the church's unique opportunity to care for children and to offer guidance to…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Budgeting, Certification, Check Lists
Kalus, Janet Marie Wolcott – 1978
It was the intent of this study to examine student discipline problems in twenty-one high schools on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. Literature was reviewed concerning the youth revolution as it affects students in Hawaiian public schools and concerning discipline problems unique to Hawaiian public schools. Data were collected through a…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Community Relations, Correlation, Crime
DAVIS, LOWERY H. – 1966
NINE PARTICIPANTS IN A WORKSHOP AT NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY DEVELOPED THIS FOUR-PART HANDBOOK FOR OPERATING SUPERVISED OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS. RESOURCE PERSONS FROM ADULT EDUCATION, AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, AND HORTICULTURE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE GROUP. PART 1 COVERS STEPS FOR ORGANIZING AND…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Advisory Committees, Community Relations, Community Surveys
Nehnevajsa, Jiri; Coleman, Alan N. – 1971
The main purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which community consensus existed regarding a variety of major changes in Pittsburgh and the extent to which widely differing perspectives of community leaders might contribute to conflict, or at least significant difficulties, on these issues. A pragmatic secondary objective was to…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Change, Community Cooperation, Community Development
Peller, Roslyn – 1982
Based on data from site visits to local educational agencies and area vocational technical schools, this report details an evaluation of Georgia's vocational programs. The report is presented in two sections with identical formats. Section 1 contains an analysis of data from secondary programs, while section 2 focuses on data from postsecondary…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Community Relations, Data Analysis, Educational Facilities
Glascock, Catherine H. – 1998
One of the results of rural school district consolidation has been the potential for schisms that develop among the divergent populations with distinct traditions, culture, and customs. This paper presents research on an Appalachian school district that remains in cultural turmoil after 25 years of consolidation. The population of the three…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Attitudes, Community Control, Community Relations
Haro, Robert P. – 1981
Emphasizing public, school, and academic libraries, the book provides information on library and information services for Hispanics. Topics of the 10 chapters include: the geographical distribution and concentrations, attitudes, and pertinent sociocultural factors of Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Latinos; assessment of an Hispanic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bilingual Education, Community Attitudes, Community Information Services
Johnson, John A. – 1981
A study examined the question of whether there is a connection between program characteristics and desirable program outcomes (student satisfaction, placement, and job performance ratings). A program evaluation questionnaire, containing over 300 individual items on such program characteristics as teacher certification and experience, instructional…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Relations, Counseling Services, Criteria
Smith, Clifton L.; Edmunds, Niel A. – 1999
This guide is intended to help career and technical education teachers perform the new roles expected of them in view of the new emphasis on school-to-careers programs. The following are among the topics discussed in the guide's nine chapters: role of the career and technical educator; providing career guidance; integrating academic and career and…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Career Education, Career Guidance, Community Relations
