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Austin, Anna – 1990
The Urban Curriculum Partnership is a collaborative among a rural university and an urban school district and the community it serves. The goal is to help at-risk students reach their academic potential, stay in school, and eventually enter into a postsecondary education program. A district-wide tutoring program was developed and implemented in…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Community Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, High Risk Students
Dallas County Juvenile Dept., TX. – 1978
This document describes a program designed to strengthen the educational opportunities of juvenile delinquents and/or youth offenders in the Dallas Independent School District (DISD) and the Dallas County Juvenile Department Detention Center. The project's goals, expected outcomes and activities are outlined. Major project components outlined…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Community Cooperation, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Educational Programs
Odom, Boyd D. – 1984
Described are programs sponsored by the Atlanta, Georgia, community which has accepted the "community of believers" concept espoused by the Superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools. According to the concept, the community at large must believe that each student is capable of learning, our educational system can teach students, our…
Descriptors: Colleges, Community Cooperation, Community Coordination, Community Resources
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Inter-American Foundation, Arlington, VA. – 1997
This report summarizes 1997 activities of the Inter-American Foundation (IAF), an independent agency of the U.S. government. The IAF promotes equitable, participatory, and sustainable self-help development in Latin America and the Caribbean by awarding grants directly to local organizations, as well as by entering into partnerships with public-…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Action, Community Cooperation, Community Development
Inter-American Foundation, Arlington, VA. – 1998
This report summarizes 1998 activities of the Inter-American Foundation (IAF), an independent agency of the U.S. government. The IAF promotes equitable, participatory, and sustainable self-help development in Latin America and the Caribbean by awarding grants directly to local organizations, as well as by entering into partnerships with public-…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Action, Community Cooperation, Community Development
Ascher, Carol – 1988
Collaborations between urban schools and businesses, community agencies, cultural institutions, and universities have become a popular way to improve public education. Motives for collaborating include the following: (1) schools with a largely disadvantaged population need powerful, vocal support groups; (2) businesses need a highly educated and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, College School Cooperation, Community Cooperation, Cooperative Planning
Jones, Orville E., Ed.; Swan, Malcolm D., Ed. – 1972
At a meeting in DuPage County, Illinois, in April 1972, speakers representing the PTA, students, school teachers and administrators, outdoor education, the Illinois School Boards Association, and the Open Lands Project voiced enthusiastic support for introducing environmental education into the school curriculum. One of the County's several…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Cooperation, Community Support, Curriculum Development
Connections, 1979
Various education outreach programs of urban colleges and universities are examined. In one article, Mary McKinnick looks at cooperative models for urban outreach. Suggested are ways in which colleges and universities can respond more effectively to the needs of prospective students--especially those who have not been well served by the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Agency Cooperation, Community Colleges, Community Cooperation