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Laura Rasmussen Foster; Jessie Stadd; Michelle Tolbert – Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2023
When aligned with career pathways and other education and training programs in the community, IET programs offered in prisons and jails enable participants to make significant progress toward their education and training goals that can be continued after release. This guide summarizes lessons learned from the IET in Corrections project and serves…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Career Pathways, Educational Objectives, Training Objectives
Shute, James C. M. – Education Canada, 1976
Describes how Wellington County set about defining educational objectives that could be applied to everyday practice in the schools. (Editor)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Educational Objectives, Educational Opportunities, Educational Practices
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Stern, Barry E. – Journal of Studies in Technical Careers, 1980
An illustration of a community at work, this documentary shows how work experience can be made relevant to career and educational goals. Reflects the feelings of staff and program operators about how effective manpower and educational agency linkages have been in fostering coordination and collaboration between the two institutions. (CT)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Community Involvement, Educational Cooperation, Educational Objectives
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Greathouse, Betty; Young, Barbara Goldman – Social Studies, 1979
Presents a rationale for introducing multiethnic studies into elementary and secondary social studies classrooms and explains how community resources can help students understand themselves and others. Learning activities based on the televised version of Alex Haley's "Roots" are suggested. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Resources, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs
Hannafin, Michael J.; Barrett, Bradley K. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1983
The application of an educational planning model designed for involving a representative sample of school patrons in decision making is described with reference to the case of Gilbert, Arizona. The article focuses on the first of the model's three phases: prioritizing goals, curriculum development, and program design and evaluation. (MJL)
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Involvement, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development
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Fuller, Frank – History and Social Science Teacher, 1981
Describes a secondary school unit to help students understand the working class skills, economics, and politics of their community. Students study the local logging industry, the effect of the logger and the union on the lives of community people, past struggles, and present conditions of loggers. (KC)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Course Descriptions, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
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Wade, Rahima C. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1994
Discusses the history of U.S. community service programs and asserts that the potential benefits for students include increased self-esteem, enhanced motivation and interest in school, improved academic achievement, and increased social responsibility. Includes a list of six curriculum resources and a bibliography. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Cooperation, Community Involvement, Community Services
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Matczynski, Thomas J.; Rogus, Joseph – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
By using the deductive or the inductive approach to needs assessment, or a combination of both approaches, school administrators can allocate physical or human resources in accordance with community priorities. (DCS)
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Involvement, Community Support, Deduction
Howery, Carla B. – 1988
The inclusion of more sociology related materials in the 8th and 9th grade civics curriculum can push the margins of civics education to a more broadly conceived notion of citizenry and make civics and sociology more relevant to students' lives. The goal should be to help students understand society, not the discipline of sociology. Sociology…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Citizenship Education, Civics, Community
Anton, Tod A. – 1983
Because the outcome of education should be independence as well as a sense of accomplishment in serving others, educational objectives should consist of a demonstration of competence, the application of learning, creative responses, and the ability of one learner to teach the other. Educators need to reinforce examples of the work ethic and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Community Action, Community Involvement
National Program for Secondary Credit Exchange and Accrual, Edinburg, TX. – 1993
This planner aims to assist program directors in establishing or enhancing secondary education programs for migrant students. A chart format enables review of essential elements of successful programs and facilitates discussion and planning of each element. The charts identify the task, the person responsible for accomplishing the task, the…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Dropouts, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning
Placentia Unified School District, CA. – 1984
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: Districts are currently searching for methods to do Something about the many problems facing education. Dwindling resources, a lessening of public confidence, and a rapidly changing world all make the search for a better way an urgent one. Continuing a district tradition of taking a pro-active role…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Conferences, Demonstration Programs, Educational Needs
Apker, Wesley L. – State Education Leader, 1982
In order for education to improve, it must undergo change implemented by teachers and administrators; directives from governing bodies will not accomplish much. The process for change could be based on the Japanese management model of redefining the corporate mission every few years with input from the employees. Schools need to listen to the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Community Involvement, Educational Improvement
LRE Project Exchange, 1985
Tips to help persons involved with law-related education (LRE) take advantage of the current demands for educational reform are presented in this special issue, which explores how ferment for reform in education can be a boon to legal education as long as LRE educators understand the changes that are taking place and are alert to ways of making…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Involvement, Curriculum, Educational Change
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Rutter, Robert A.; Newmann, Fred M. – Social Education, 1989
Offers information useful to educators interested in implementing community-service programs. Provides estimates of students' participation in community service in U. S. high schools; describes the nature of the programs and students' experiences; and reports data which illustrate that the potential for influencing civic responsibility may not yet…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics
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