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Expanding Time for Learning Both inside and outside the Classroom: A Review of the Evidence Base
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Redd, Zakia; Boccanfuso, Christopher; Walker, Karen; Princiotta, Daniel; Knewstub, Dylan; Moore, Kristin – Child Trends, 2012
The educational achievement and attainment of young people in the United States has been a long-standing issue of concern. While analyses of long-term trend data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) show that students in the United States have made gains in reading and mathematics over the past few decades, a sizeable…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Evidence, Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education
Circles of Kinship, Friendship, Position, and Power: Examining the Community in Community-Based Literacy Research.
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Moje, Elizabeth B. – Journal of Literacy Research, 2000
Explores issues surrounding community-based literacy research. Suggests that, although well intentioned, literacy researchers risk overdetermining, essentializing, and romanticizing what it means to engage in community-based literacy if they do not define and question what is meant by community. Examines various definitions of community and argues…
Descriptors: Community, Community Characteristics, Community Programs, Definitions
Translating What We Know about the Context of Antisocial Behavior into a Lower Prevalence of Such Behavior.
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Biglan, Anthony – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1995
This paper calls for research on reducing the incidence and prevalence of antisocial behavior, focusing on testing such interventions as advocacy and community organizing within small communities. Availability of validated school and clinical behavior interventions can assist communities in increasing forms of youth supervision and social and…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Community Programs
School and Community Support Programs That Enhance Adolescent Health and Education.
Price, Richard H.; And Others – 1990
This paper reviews social support programs designed to have a preventive impact on young adolescents. A review of supportive programs for reducing adolescents' risks of educational failure and poor health has identified a number of innovative school- and community-based support programs. School-based support programs are aimed at enhanced…
Descriptors: Child Health, Community Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Involvement
Van Riper-Hopper House: A Case Study of the Local Historical Museum of Wayne Township, New Jersey, as a Resource for Community Continuing Education.
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Krawiec, Walter E. – 1976
This dissertation is a case study of the Van Riper-Hopper House Museum in Wayne Township, New Jersey. The study was undertaken to determine and to illustrate the kinds of educational contributions which local historical museums can make within their communities. Chapter one introduces the nature and scope of the study. A review of related…
Descriptors: Activities, Adult Education, Bibliographies, Case Studies
Making the Vision a Reality: A Latino Action Agenda for Educational Reform. Final Report of the Latino Commission on Educational Reform.
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Latino Commission on Educational Reform, New York, NY. – 1994
This report is the result of more than 2 years of extensive review of the education of Latino students in the New York City school system. The investigation found that Latino students, who numbered 355,000 during the 1992-93 school year, now account for 36 percent of the total student population. Over one quarter of these students have limited…
Descriptors: Agenda Setting, College Preparation, Community Programs, Comprehensive Programs