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Naidoo, Loshini – Issues in Educational Research, 2010
This paper discusses the community engagement program, "Refugee Action Support" (RAS) at the University of Western Sydney. RAS is a partnership program between the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation, The NSW Department of Education and Training and the university. The Refugee Action Support program prepares pre-service teachers…
Descriptors: Refugees, Community Programs, Community Involvement, Partnerships in Education
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Khandelwal, Rajiv; Gilbert, Elon – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2007
In the context of areas that have little prospect in the medium term of providing even minimal livelihoods locally for their overwhelming poor and increasingly migration-dependent rural populations, what does education for sustainable development (ESD) mean? Do efforts to qualitatively improve migration offer a viable strategy for reducing poverty…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Migration, Economically Disadvantaged
Stadler, Anne K. – 1989
This paper describes the migrant program in the Yuma (Arizona) Union High School District (YUHSD), and its documented successes in parental involvement and student graduation rate. Statistical profiles offer an image of the YUHSD and the migrant student population it serves. The migrant program's goal is to provide the best education possible by…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention, English (Second Language), High Schools
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1987
This annual report summarizes the activities and accomplishments of the Interstate Migrant Education Council (IMEC) during its 1986-87 project year. Extensive work on reauthorization legislation, planning for a national forum on youth-at-risk issues, and preparation of migrant education research were IMEC's major achievements during the period.…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Conferences, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Texas Migrant Council, Inc., Laredo. – 1972
This report discusses the background study, and proposed objectives, mode of operation personnel training, staff, assessment, and facilities of a Head Start relocation service for migrant families. Included is a description of the establishment of such a relocation service which provided followup social services activities from one state to…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Ancillary Services, Child Advocacy, Child Development Centers
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1987
The condition of migrant students is detailed in this report, which points out that the problems facing migrant students are shared by many at-risk students and the recommendations for migrant students apply to many segments of the at-risk population. Chapter 1 outlines migrant student demographics noting racial and ethnic minority status, limited…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Demography, Economic Factors, Educational Change