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Peer reviewedDecker, Larry E. – Community Education Journal, 1999
Frank Manley is considered the founder of the modern community school movement. His legacy includes a continuing call to vision building and a model for leadership in community education. (JOW)
Descriptors: Community Education, Community Schools, Leadership Qualities, Partnerships in Education
Download full textDecker, Larry E. – 1999
The essays in this collection describe the contributions of Frank Manley, widely acknowledged by education historians to be the founder of the modern community school movement. They review his leadership after he opened the first community schools in Flint, Michigan, and describe his later career as executive director of the Charles Stewart Mott…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership, Philanthropic Foundations
Peer reviewedDecker, Larry E. – Journal of School Public Relations, 2002
Describes mission of community education, the implementation of community education through community schools, and the relationship between community education and school public relations. Discusses some future trends and issues in education and their implications for community education. (PKP)
Descriptors: Community Education, Community Schools, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Ringers, Joseph, Jr.; Decker, Larry E. – Principal, 1996
In the 1960s and 1970s, some communities developed community schools--facilities to accommodate multitudinous human services for people of all ages and interests. Some schools are reinventing themselves as community centers, developing educational and recreational programs for youths and adults; medical/mental health, social-service and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Centers, Community Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Decker, Larry E. – 1972
Community education is an eclectic philosophy which combines many desirable features of educational movements of the past and present. In the United States, its evolution occurred in those periods of educational history when forces favoring a close relationship between the community and school were dominant. Periods of rapid development of…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Education
Peer reviewedDecker, Larry E.; Goldsmith, Joanne T. – Community Education Journal, 1974
Describes how the community educator can develop an effective working relationship with his Congressman. (Author/DN)
Descriptors: Administrators, Citizen Participation, Community Education, Community Schools
Peer reviewedDecker, Larry E. – NASSP Bulletin, 1975
In addition to defining the concepts of community education and the community school, the author covers the basic tenets as well as many of the misconceptions regarding the subject. (Editor)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Education, Community Schools
Direct linkDecker, Larry E. – Principal Leadership, 2001
A comprehensive home-school-community involvement plan aims to create a responsive support system for collaborative action to address educational concerns, quality-of-life issues, and specialized needs. Strategies include enlisting community resources and volunteers, developing school-community partnerships, and converting schools to…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Community Involvement, Community Relations, Community Schools
Decker, Larry E.; And Others – 1990
This national reference manual identifies exemplary local community education projects and highlights the status of statewide community education initiatives and support networks. Information for the directory was gathered through the Community Education Network and National Community Education Association. Preliminary information in the directory…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Education
