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From Roots to Results: A Qualitative Case Study of the Evolution of a Public Health Leadership Institute Building Capacity in Collaborating for Equity and Justice
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Wolf, Lesley; Vigna, Abra J.; Inzeo, Paula Tran; Ceraso, Marion; Wolff, Tom – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Policy, systems, and environmental change are now widely accepted as critical to sustaining improvements in community health. Evidence suggests that such systems-level change is most effective when driven by community-based partnerships. Yet, after more than three decades of building community-based partnership work, health inequities have…
Descriptors: Public Health, Community Involvement, Social Differences, Case Studies
Engaging Learners through Collaborative Learning: Leadership Development of County Extension Directors and Lessons Learned
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Sobrero, Patricia; Jayaratne, K. S. U. – Journal of Extension, 2014
The leadership institute, targeting new and aspiring county Extension directors, was completely revised to reflect face-to-face and online constructivist learning theory and practice. New co-learning and engagement methods were incorporated, and all facilitators and teachers/presenters were trained and coached to use the new methods and…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Leadership Training, Administrator Education, Cooperative Learning
The Story of the Appalachian Rural Systemic Initiative.
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St. John, Mark; Carroll, Becky; Tambe, Pamela; Broun, Samantha – 2000
In 1995, the Appalachian Rural Systemic Initiative (ARSI) was awarded a 5-year grant to improve performance in mathematics and science in a 66-county area in central Appalachia through high-quality, standards-based teaching supported by aligned, coherent local and regional systems. The ARSI model has three levels. The first level entails local…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Community Involvement, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Ways of Establishing and Funding Community Learning Centers. Final Report.
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Center for Urban Education, New York, NY. – 1971
The contents of this compendium of reports on projects attempting to promote increased citizen participation in urban education are organized in three sections. Section 1, Citizen Participation, includes the following reports: "Ways of Establishing and Funding Community Learning Centers," settings strategically located within the…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Community Leaders, Community Programs
Education Is Iowa's Future: The State Plan for Educational Excellence in the 21st Century.
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Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. – 1992
The education of today's Iowa students does not provide them with the technical skills that will be demanded by nearly every work place. Neither does it provide them with sufficient ability to analyze complex information to make increasingly difficult social, political, or life decisions. This plan encourages and guides the reconstruction of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Community Colleges, Community Involvement
Leadership Practices for Directors of Vocational Education.
Dull, Lloyd, W., Comp. – 1979
This volume on leadership practices is designed to serve as a professional handbook for directors of vocational education. Ten major areas of educational responsibility are discussed: (1) selection and improvement of staff (e.g., job descriptions, tenure, and evaluation of teacher effectiveness); (2) curriculum development (e.g., advisory…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Budgeting, Business Administration