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Pentz, Julie L. – Arts Education Policy Review, 2020
Parents and guardians are the first individuals who impact a child's daily life. However, no single person is responsible for the growth and development of a nation's children. Collaboration is critical to a successful community-based program. One often hears the phrase, taken from an African proverb, it takes a village to raise a child. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dance Education, Cooperation, Parents as Teachers
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Hadiyanti, Puji – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
This study reviews a group approach in empowering the community through waste recycling activities related to the development of human resources in Jakarta. The specific objectives to be achieved are the wish to understand and find: (1) Conditions of waste recycling empowerment in Jakarta, (2) Mechanisms of a group approach in empowering…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Recycling, Sanitation, Community Role
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Aitman, J. B.; Samuel, J. C. – Early Child Development and Care, 1985
Differentiates between traditional psychology and community psychology in the movement from the institution into the community, suggesting a more active role in ascertaining potential community stressors. Particular attention is given to models of intervention for under fives and mentally handicapped people. (DT)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Community Role, Community Services, Foreign Countries
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Dieck, Margret – Gerontologist, 1980
The position of the "home for the aged" in the total social support network of West Germany is controversial. Senior citizen housing provides a more favorable atmosphere for older adults. Old age homes will have to offer better conditions and more independence. (JAC)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Community Role, Foreign Countries, Gerontology
Campbell, Ruth; Britton, Bruce – 1998
This sourcebook has been written to help workers and activists consider how they can introduce the idea of children's rights into their work of supporting and developing community groups. The sourcebook focuses on: (1) practical ways of introducing children's rights using exercises; (2) case studies of how some projects and organizations have…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs
Renard, Rosamunde – 1996
Community-based early childhood education and development programs can serve a geographical community, but may also serve a group not necessarily from the same community but who have a deep interest in one or more community-based schools. This set of booklets provides a proposal and program characteristics for a community-based early childhood…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Programs, Community Role, Community Schools
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le Roux, Johann; Smith, Cheryl Sylvia – Adolescence, 1998
Research has shown that no treatment program designed for street children can succeed unless the community is prepared to respect, protect, and provide opportunities for them. Investigates why the general public, and those charged with enforcing the law, often treat street children with scorn and hostility. (Author/GCP)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Welfare, Children, Community Involvement
Smith, James P., Ed.; Weiland, Steven, Ed. – 1980
Six essays exploring the uses of the humanities in public programs are presented. They relate to the traditional and current interests of the disciplines, and discuss matters that bear on the conduct of projects and the activities of participating humanists in state programs. They are the result of a study of the concepts and practices in the…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Community Programs, Community Role, Essays
Wyn, Johanna; Stokes, Helen; Stafford, John – 1998
This report examines the challenges facing young people living in rural Australia in relation to their health and well-being and explores the relevance of personal resilience to offset these challenges. Specifically, the report synthesizes the literature on rural Australian youth and the results of focus groups undertaken in five rural…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Access to Health Care, Community Programs, Community Role