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Download full textOffice of Elementary and Secondary Education, Washington, DC. School Improvement Programs. – 1990
This publication summarizes the presentations at individual and group sessions of a conference called to facilitate a broad exchange of concepts and experiences among those individuals and organizations most closely involved with Drug-Free Schools and Communities Programs at the national, state, and local levels. It is intended to highlight key…
Descriptors: Community Role, Drug Use, Elementary Secondary Education, Prevention
Levine, Marsha, Ed. – 1985
The American Enterprise Institute and the National Institute of Education commissioned six authors to prepare papers examining the barriers and incentives to private-sector involvement in public schools. These authors include representatives from two corporations, a former school superintendent and academic, a state policy analyst and attorney,…
Descriptors: Community Role, Conferences, Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Barbarin, Oscar A., Ed.; And Others – 1981
This is a collection of papers and research reports presented at a conference that focused on mental health issues and on individual, organizational, and community competence in relation to institutional racism. The report is divided into five sections. Section 1 discusses theoretical models of racism and community competence (community…
Descriptors: Community Role, Cultural Pluralism, Human Services, Institutional Environment
Williams, Byron, Ed. – 1980
This collection of conference papers examines various policy issues significant to the education of California's ethnic minority students. The document supports the view that educational improvements should not be based upon compensatory programs that assume linguistic and cultural deficiencies among students, but rather should look toward…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Role, Cultural Pluralism, Desegregation Litigation
Maryland Univ., College Park. Cooperative Extension Service. – 1973
Presented are the proceedings from a 1973 national conference on the development of service programs for and with deaf people. Opening papers include an introduction to the use of American Sign Language in community programs, a deaf woman's view of her world, and guidelines for the family physician in diagnosing and treating the deaf. In the next…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Community Resources, Community Role, Conference Reports
Batson, Ruth M.; Peters, Lyda S. – 1977
Issues discussed in this conference report include: (1) desegregation as a mental health issue; (2) the responsibility of community mental health centers (CMHCs) for improving the quality of people's lives; (3) community role in crisis intervention; (4) the political responsibilities of CMHCs; (5) the role of the Solomon Carter Fuller CMHC in…
Descriptors: Community Role, Community Services, Conference Reports, Crisis Intervention
National Library of Australia, Canberra. – 1978
Speeches, papers, and summaries of group discussions from Australia's 1978 national seminar on library services for the visually and physically impaired are presented. The opening and keynote addresses are followed by two papers dealing with the present state of services in Australia and other nations, two papers on the library service needs of…
Descriptors: Community Role, Conference Reports, Facility Requirements, Foreign Countries
Oregon Univ., Eugene. Northwest Regional Special Education Instructional Materials Center. – 1975
Conceived as an idea book for educators, parents, concerned citizens, and others interested in special education services for handicapped children living in rural areas, these proceedings constitute the results of a 3 day workshop. Used as a guide, this document may serve as an index to possible resources for use in any typical rural area. The…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administration, Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Role
Young, Mary Eming, Ed. – 2002
In April 2000, the World Bank hosted a global conference that addressed the benefits and challenges of investing in early child development (ECD). The landmark conference brought together the world's leading experts, academicians, practitioners, and policymakers to focus on various aspects of ECD. This volume contains the proceedings of the…
Descriptors: Brain, Case Studies, Community Role, Developing Nations
Hollander, Harriet E., Ed.; And Others – 1974
The proceedings of the conference "Women: Their Future in the University and in the Community" are provided. Speakers discussed a variety of concerns that affect all women. In education, the following topics were addressed: the status of affirmative action plans, the establishment of women's studies programs, and the impact of Title IX…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Community Role, Community Services, Conference Reports
Cater, Douglass, Ed.; Nyhan, Michael J., Ed. – 1975
Five essays were delivered at a conference which addressed the issues of federal financial support for public broadcasting and what constitutes appropriate programing for public television stations. The essays discussed the following issues specifically: (1) the role of public broadcasting, (2) commercial versus noncommercial programing, (3)…
Descriptors: Audiences, Broadcast Industry, Censorship, Commercial Television
Greenhalgh, Claire – 1997
Establishing a British national strategy to tackle youth drug use would seem an obvious first step in solving the drug problem. Some ideas for remedying the drug problem among young people are presented in this conference report. Drug abuse among children and adolescents throws up some complex issues and the obstacles to any coordinated,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Community Problems
Ligon, Glynn; And Others – 1990
Four essays and associated introductory text constituting the proceedings of a symposium on dropout research issues are presented. The introduction by Glynn Ligon makes a call for considering what is known about dropouts, what is needed to be known about dropouts, and how these findings can be communicated to educators, the public, and lawmakers.…
Descriptors: Community Role, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research
PDF pending restorationBoston Foundation, MA. – 1992
This document discusses issues relevant to child care in Boston and in five chapters and extensive appendices, offers recommendations to strengthen the city's child care system. Chapter 1 describes background issues relevant to child care, draws a portrait of Boston families, and offers recommendations for expanding child care resources. Chapter 2…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Child Caregivers, Children, Community Role
Meredith, William H., Ed.; Tweten, Bette J., Ed. – 1981
This compilation presents the proceedings of a conference on Indochinese refugee families. The papers included in the volume are the following: (1) "Counseling Vietnamese Women in Transition," by Tran Nhu Choung; (2) "Preliminary Nutritional and Demographic Assessment of Hmong Refugees in the Area of Puget Sound, Washington,"…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Asian Americans, Community Role
