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Zida Wang – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation discovers a hybrid collaborative curation and creation exhibition project at the Florida State University's Museum of Fine Arts. This research serves as a tangible application to integrate the third place theory (Oldenburg, 1997) and constructivist museum practices (Hein, 1998) under the umbrella of participatory action research.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Museums, Cooperative Programs, Partnerships in Education
Rachel Kulick; Anicca Cox; Fernanda V. Dias – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2023
Higher education-community projects to support food security and food justice can improve health outcomes and increase community cohesion, but university funding may lead to power inequities that perpetuate marginalizing narratives. For this project, a regional state university, a local high school, and a nonprofit focused on building school…
Descriptors: School Community Relationship, Partnerships in Education, School Community Programs, Agricultural Education
Erbstein, Nancy; Fabionar, James O. – Afterschool Matters, 2019
Increasingly, leaders of youth-serving organizations voice concern about low Latinx participation (Borden et al., 2006), often recognizing that poor participation reflects a need to develop new capacities and inclusive practices (Perkins et al., 2007). The authors were asked to summarize the scholarship on Latinx participation in youth development…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Youth, Participation, Youth Programs
Hackett, Kelly A.; Ziegler, Michael C.; Olson, Jared A.; Bizub, Jessica; Stolley, Melinda; Szabo, Aniko; Heller, Elizabeth; Beyer, Kirsten M. M. – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2021
Significant declines in outdoor activity and engagement with the natural environment are growing concerns with negative impacts on well-being. We pilot-tested an intervention encouraging outdoor activity among adult mentor and child mentee pairs and families, in partnership with Milwaukee's Urban Ecology Center. The study used a mixed methods…
Descriptors: Natural Resources, Urban Areas, Youth, Participation
Munro, Alison; Marcus, Jean; Dolling, Katie; Robinson, John; Wahl, Jennifer – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2016
Purpose: This paper describes the sustainability partnership between the City of Vancouver and the University of British Columbia (UBC) and, in particular, the co-curricular Greenest City Scholars graduate student internship program, which has been developed by the two organizations. Through the program, UBC graduate students work on projects at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainability, Partnerships in Education, School Community Programs
Rowe, Dawn A.; Carter, Erik; Gajjar, Shimul; Maves, Erin A.; Wall, Jennifer C. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2020
Transition education is a distinctive aspect of special education that extends well beyond the boundaries of the school building, engages partners from all corners of the local community, and addresses so many different life domains. In the midst of a pandemic, creative strategies are needed to equip students with the skills, knowledge,…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Special Education, Rural Schools
Smathers, Carol A.; Lobb, Jennifer M. – Journal of Extension, 2015
Community coalitions play an important role in community-wide strategies to promote health and wellbeing, and Extension professionals may provide leadership, technical assistance, and other support to coalitions. Extension professionals across a Midwestern state were invited to participate in an online survey about their coalition involvement and…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Extension Agents, Extension Education, Community Organizations
Barrera, Douglas – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2015
Although the literature on institutional civic engagement within higher education is quite extensive, the community perspective on such endeavors remains an underdeveloped area of study. This is particularly true of outreach programs emanating from the university intended to support college preparation of underrepresented students. The purpose of…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, College School Cooperation, Partnerships in Education, Universities
Alsop, Steve; Dippo, Don; Zandvliet, David B. – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2007
This paper offers reflections on two transformative teacher education projects. The first a global communities module is set in a university in Vancouver and utilizes the lens of social ecology to examine the roles of teachers in bringing an awareness of local/global issues to their students' learning experiences. The second, a Canadian…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Ecology, Sustainable Development
Weerts, David J. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2005
During the past decade, words and phrases like "engagement," "reciprocity," and "building a two-way street" have been scattered throughout speeches and literature calling for colleges and universities to develop more mutually beneficial relationships with their surrounding communities. The purpose of this article is…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, School Community Relationship, Higher Education, Case Studies
Harnish, Richard J.; Bridges, K. Robert – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2004
In this article, we present a novel way to integrate psychological theories and research methods in an applied social psychology course as a means to foster engagement in a university-community partnership. We taught an advanced course on the application of social psychological theories and research methods to junior and senior undergraduates. Our…
Descriptors: Higher Education, School Community Relationship, Strategic Planning, Social Psychology
Campbell-Kibler Associates, Groton, MA. – 1996
Often, parents walk into their children's schools and feel as if they don't have a place to "hang their hats." This guide argues that districts should establish a school family center as a focus of activity and learning for parents, school supporters, and children. The goal of the family center is to provide an avenue for participation…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Education Service Centers, Elementary Secondary Education
Wilson-Ahlstrom, Alicia; Davis, Kalisha; Moore, Amber; Joselowsky, Francine; Yohalem, Nicole; Pittman, Karen – Forum for Youth Investment, 2004
The word "summer" brings to mind images of a relaxed, unstructured season--a time markedly different from other seasons of the year. In the United States, we have a particularly entrenched notion that summer is different--a notion reflected in popular assumptions about summer as a "break" and reinforced by carefree depictions…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Popular Culture, Summer Schools, At Risk Students
Van Horn, Barbara; Kassab, Cathy; Grinder, Elisabeth – 2002
Pennsylvania's family literacy programs were subjected to a statewide evaluation in 1999-2000. Data were collected through focus groups with parents, a survey of staff in community agencies and organizations, and analyses of program data and the findings of selected assessments administered to adults and children involved in the program.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills