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Clark, John Cripps; Tytler, Russell; Symington, David – Teaching Science, 2014
There is increasing interest in collaborative arrangements between schools and community scientists to enhance student engagement with learning. We describe research in which we identify a wide range of such collaborations in Australia, and investigate through interviews with community participants their perspectives on the purposes of…
Descriptors: School Community Programs, School Community Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Science Education
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Cutajar, Mario; Bezzina, Christopher – Management in Education, 2013
In October 2005, the Maltese Government embarked on a new phase of its national educational reform, which focuses on state compulsory primary and secondary schooling. A central part of this reform was the creation of state-maintained colleges. By February 2008 all state primary and secondary schools on the Maltese Islands were clustered into ten…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, National Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
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McKim, Billy R.; Torres, Robert M. – Journal of Extension, 2011
Perceptions of 4-H youth development personnel regarding interorganizational cooperation were studied between the perceived and desired levels of cooperative activities between 4-H youth development personnel and secondary agriculture teachers. Results indicated that 4-H youth development personnel wanted higher levels of coordinated efforts…
Descriptors: Group Activities, Agricultural Education, Institutional Cooperation, Youth Opportunities
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Germundsson, Per; Hillborg, Helene; Danermark, Berth – Disability & Society, 2011
There is an aspiration and policy within the European Union to fully involve persons with disabilities in the community; this implies an opportunity to gainful employment. A large percentage of disabled persons remain unemployed despite this policy, especially persons with mental health problems. This study aims at investigating how people with…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Mental Health, Vocational Rehabilitation, Caseworkers
Lewis, Donna S. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to describe a collaborative partnership model known as the Global Educational Ecosystem, which involves three K-12 schools in Northern California, community organizations (representing science, technology, health, and arts), and Xilinx, Inc. from the perspectives of the leaders of the involved partner organizations in…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Ecology, Community Organizations, Partnerships in Education
Despres, Blane Rolland – Online Submission, 2003
The aim of this research project has been to map the range of perceptions of a sample of people concerning business in partnership with education. From the range of perceptions held by the participants in this dissertation, we can conclude that partnering is not a simple matter of two parties agreeing to some workable union between them for mutual…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Performance Factors, Influences, School Business Relationship