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Black, Glenda L.; Cantalini-Williams, Maria; Elliott-Johns, Susan E.; Wideman, Ron – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2013
The Learning Partnership (TLP) initiated a Family and Community Engagement Strategy (FACES) initiative in three Ontario communities to foster active and responsive relationships among community partners and enhanced family engagement in transitions to school. A case study research design, grounded in participatory action research, was used to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Participatory Research, Action Research, Community Involvement
Diamant-Cohen, Betsy, Ed. – ALA Editions, 2010
Co-author of the popular titles "Booktalking Bonanza" and "The Early Literacy Kit", Betsy Diamant-Cohen brings together 18 examples of successful outreach partnerships that children's librarians and administrators can adapt to their own situations. Contributors from the U.S and Canada explain how they partnered with schools,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Readiness, Reading Programs, Outreach Programs
Holmes, Maggie – NHSA Journal, 1995
Discusses the importance of Head Start programs understanding the changing profile of today's family and meeting the subsequent demands for more services. Points out that Head Start agencies around the country have already formed partnerships to deal with diverse issues such as child abuse, incarcerated parents, and preventive mental health.…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Educational Change, Educational Cooperation
Paprocki, Charles; Kolben, Nancy – 2002
This report describes how expanding Universal PreKindergarten (UPK) services in New York City's Community School District 11 (CSD 11) demonstrates how a community school district can work with early childhood programs in the community to integrate early childhood services and public education in the northeast Bronx. The report examines the roles…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Agency Role, Community Cooperation, Community Organizations
Partnership for Family Involvement in Education (ED), Washington, DC. – 1997
Family involvement in education is good for business, critical to children's school achievement, and important in creating strong and vibrant communities. This report discusses the role of businesses and employers in helping partners and family members be more involved in children's learning. Throughout the report, programs at specific companies…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Early Childhood Education, Employed Parents, Employer Employee Relationship
Galinsky, Ellen; And Others – 1995
Intended to highlight the importance of including families and members of the broader community in children's learning, this report discusses the role of businesses and employers in helping partners and family members be more involved in children's learning. The introduction, "Making Family Involvement in Learning a Goal" notes the three…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Early Childhood Education, Employed Parents, Employer Employee Relationship
Pines, Marion, Ed. – 2000
This document contains nine papers devoted to the labor market problems faced by out-of-school and other disadvantaged young people in the United States and policy options and strategies for addressing those problems. The papers update the data on out-of-school young adults, review the lessons learned from past youth programs and policies,…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Case Studies, Community Cooperation, Cooperative Planning