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Goldberg, Milton – 1973
This report discusses Philadelphia's Follow Through program placing the project in its historical context. Growing out of the curriculum reform movement of the fifties and sixties, as well as Project Head Start and the War on Poverty, the Follow Through program was an attempt to maintain and reinforce the gains made by low-income children in…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
Sledge, George W. – Wisconsin Vocational Educator, 1985
Discusses recommendations for changes in the vocational agriculture curriculum: the need for excellence in basic skills education, communication between parents and educational groups, expertise in competing in the world market, staff development, improved instructional materials, modern educational facilities, adequate budget, administrative…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agricultural Education, Basic Skills, Classroom Environment
Fitzsimmons, Stephen J.; And Others – 1976
In an effort to identify and prioritize critical issues in rural education, three groups were surveyed: policy makers (N=10 national, 7 state, and 4 local); practitioners (limited to 48 school superintendents from districts randomly drawn by region, with no more than 2 to a given state); and trainers (N=48 trainers with 16 in each of the…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Resources, Consolidated Schools, Curriculum Development
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Indiana State Dept. of Public Instruction, Indianapolis. – 1976
The handbook provides information, ideas, and strategies for developing and utilizing community resources in elementary and secondary school programs. The first section of the document describes six school-community programs in Indiana. Innovations developed in the programs which motivate students to learn about the real world include parental…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Community Cooperation, Community Involvement, Community Resources
Block, Alfred – 1988
Implemented in the Franklin (Wisconsin) Public Schools during the 1986-1987 school year, this project was aimed at improving citizenship development in high school students through an intensive study of the U.S. Constitution as it relates to the personal lives of citizens. The project's primary objective was to provide a structured program of…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Community Involvement, Community Resources
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. Career and Vocational Education Section. – 1978
To infuse career education with language arts and science, a task force of Oregon educators developed, evaluated, and finalized a set of seven career education competencies for secondary language arts and science teachers, 7-12. These competencies cover the following areas: attitudes toward life and careers; job search method and job adjustment;…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Communication Skills, Community Resources