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Smith, Suzanne R.; Wright, Kevin; Hrncirik, Lauren; Deen, Mary Katherine Y. – Journal of Extension, 2017
University faculty and Extension educators sought to use school gardens in Burundi, Africa, as a means of reducing food insecurity, teaching positive youth development, and increasing experiential learning for Burundian students. Washington State University personnel used videoconferencing to provide training to Burundian nongovernmental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Extension Education, Gardening, Food
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Snyder, Kristen; Cooper, Karen – Journal for Learning through the Arts, 2015
While the "scientific" debate about school dropouts has ensued, some have taken matters into their own hands, creating successful non-school based programs on the arts for at-risk youth based. Their efforts demonstrate powerful results for learning and human development. We suggest that it is time to incorporate this knowledge base, and…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Pilot Projects, Story Telling, Painting (Visual Arts)
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Berman, Naomi; White, Alexandra – Youth Studies Australia, 2013
The media plays a significant role in shaping cultural norms and attitudes, concomitantly reinforcing "body" and "beauty" ideals and gender stereotypes. Unrealistic, photoshopped and stereotyped images used by the media, advertising and fashion industries influence young people's body image and impact on their feelings of body…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Media Literacy, Secondary School Students, Sex Stereotypes
EQUIP3, 2009
The "EQUIP3 Newsletter" is an e-newsletter that is currently sent to subscribers quarterly. It provides updates on EQUIP3 activities and initiatives, and shares excerpts from relevant youth development resources. This issue contains the following articles: (1) Bangladesh Youth Employment Pilot (BYEP); (2) CSY [Cross-Sectoral Youth]/YED…
Descriptors: Youth Employment, Youth Programs, Foreign Countries, Out of School Youth
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Peacock-Villada, Paola; DeCelles, Jeff; Banda, Peter S. – New Directions for Youth Development, 2007
Grassroot Soccer (GRS), a U.S.-based nonprofit organization, designed a curriculum and sport-based teaching model to build resiliency, targeting boys and girls in Lusaka, Zambia, and Johannesburg, South Africa, where most children are reminded daily of the devastation caused by AIDS and where many face chronic and acute hardship. Collaborating…
Descriptors: Team Sports, Teaching Models, Pilot Projects, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Moss (William L.) and Associates, Ltd., Alexandria, VA. – 1991
An evaluation of Round One of a pilot study of a system for identifying effective youth organizations around the world is presented in this report. The report begins with a page of general observations about the successes and shortcomings of the pilot study, indicating that in general the study accomplished its objectives but that a need for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries
Shackleton, Jenny; And Others – 1985
A pilot project was undertaken in South Bedfordshire, England, to develop a work-based job training program for out-of-school youth. The program was based on a partnership between local educators and employers and featured an integrated curriculum that combined work-based learning with off-the-job training. Besides integrating occupational and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship
West, Anne; Sparkes, Jo; Balabanov, Todor – 2000
The use of demand-side financing mechanisms and vouchers for postcompulsory secondary-level education was examined through case studies of funding practices in the following countries: Austria; France; the United Kingdom; the United States; and Wallonia (the French community of Belgium). Different models of voucher use were identified in the…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Comparative Analysis, Definitions, Educational Demand
Flude, Mike, Ed.; Sieminski, Sandy, Ed. – 1999
This book contains 13 papers on developments in vocational education and training in Great Britain and the future of work. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Geoff Esland, Mike Flude, Sandy Sieminski); "The Roles of the State and the Social Partners in Vocational Education and Training Systems" (Andy Green);…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Case Studies, Competence, Competency Based Education