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de Groot, Jane, Ed. – 1979
This book provides information about national organizations which can help parents, citizens, and grassroots organizations become more directly involved in educational policymaking. Emphasis is placed on how and where to get information and the kinds of information needed. Relevant information is provided for the following topics: (1) public…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Educational Change, Educational Policy
Peer reviewedJennings, Zellynne – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1993
Asserts that many educational innovations introduced into developing nations from developed nations fail. Describes a project utilizing community involvement and individualized instruction that was introduced into Jamaica after successful development and implementation in the Philippines. Concludes that the project failed. (CFR)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Developing Nations
The Innovations Program 1974-81: Constructing an Approach to Planned Change in Australian Education.
Streat, W. L. – 1982
The Innovations Program, established by the Australian Schools Commission in 1974, was a small national program aimed at fostering local actions for change in Australian primary and secondary education. In this report, the author begins by examining different approaches to educational innovation and reviewing the literature on innovation. Part 2…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Involvement, Community Role
Download full textRehder, N. William – 1971
This paper indicates some of the varied facets of knowledge on adult education that were found in readings on this subject over the past few years, and specifically in the last six months. The emphasis on andragogy (the teaching of adults) focuses on the future adult students of Canada. Eight chapters examine such topics as: I. Definitions and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Allen, Dwight W. – 1992
This book advances a program for national educational reform by arguing that the nation already has a national curriculum by default, which is based on advance placement examinations, textbook publishers, and college admissions requirements that must be replaced by national goals that preserve local control through national coordination of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Involvement, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Kazis, Richard; Pennington, Hilary – 1999
The next step in the school-to-career (STC) movement is to build upon its significant successes in today's policy and political environment. The School to Work Opportunities Act 1994 codifies a reform agenda to promote academic achievement and economic opportunity for young people during and after high school. Its general principles are that most…
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Involvement, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention
