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Little, Warren M. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1974
Five programs that use community aides to assist teachers with environmental education projects are discussed. A profile gives characteristics of the typical environmental aide. The aides tend to see themselves as "specialists" as indicated by their selection of supplementary activities. Teachers' activity listings indicate they see the aide's…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Environmental Education, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Program Descriptions
Valverde, Leonard A. – 1978
This paper presents the findings of a one year national study. The research was directed at determining the status of culturally pluralistic programs in 29 urban school districts across the United States. Statistical and descriptive information was gathered from 130 urban school districts by means of questionnaires and observation teams. Among the…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Participation
Williams, Georgia – 1979
This report summarizes the work undertaken by the Berkeley Unified School District's (BUSD) project to define a collaborative leadership planning/training model to combat school resegregation. In 1972, four years after full desegregation, the BUSD experienced a marked shift in the school population and its distribution. In 1976, the BUSD committed…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Community Involvement, Court Litigation, Educational Legislation
Burlingame Elementary School District, CA. – 1984
A program description and two booklets provide information about the May 1980 Schoolympics Games held at Burlingame Intermediate School (California). The description of the 10-day, schoolwide event includes: (1) the use of all areas of the curriculum in the competitive events; (2) the involvement of students, staff, parents, and community; (3) the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Athletics, Community Involvement, Competition
Blau, Rosalie; And Others – 1977
This book presents ideas for developing day care programs to serve children (aged 5-10) before and after school hours as well as during vacation periods. The general program, including schedules, routines and daily activities, is described. The main body of the book presents ideas for learning and play activities in specific areas, including…
Descriptors: After School Day Care, Art Activities, Community Involvement, Curriculum Design
Hubbell, Ruth; And Others – 1987
This volume, second of two, presents results of the formative evaluation of 14 Head Start programs that received grants for the purpose of demonstrating a variety of approaches to improving transition between Head Start programs and elementary schools. The evaluation was designed to obtain data on project implementation, successes, and obstacles.…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Compensatory Education, Day Care, Demonstration Programs
Research for Better Schools, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1978
This document contains an overview of the Research for Better Schools (RBS) model for experience-based career education (EBCE). (Descriptions of two other EBCE models are included in ERIC documents CE 018 446 and CE 018 447.) Divided into eight sections, this document highlights some of the important features of the model and includes excerpts of…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Career Development, Career Education, Career Exploration
Appalachia Educational Lab., Charleston, WV. – 1978
This document contains an overview of the Appalachia Educational Laboratory (AEL) model for Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE). (Descriptions of two other EBCE models are included in ERIC documents CE 018 447 and CE 018 449.) Divided into thirteen sections, this document highlights some of the important features of the model and includes…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Career Guidance, Career Planning
Far West Lab. for Educational Research and Development, San Francisco, CA. – 1978
This document contains an overview of the Far West Laboratory (FWL) model for Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE). (Descriptions of two other EBCE models are included in ERIC documents CE 018 446 and CE 018 449.) Divided into seven sections, this document highlights some of the important features of the model and includes excerpts of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Development, Career Education, Career Exploration
Hackettstown Public Schools, NJ. – 1976
This manual is designed for the administrator or coordinator responsible for implementing the World of Related Knowledge and Educational Development (WORK-ED) program in a school district. (The program is a career education course of study for ninth graders designed to enable students who have not chosen the traditional college prep high school…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Career Development, Career Education, Community Involvement
Fraleigh, Virginia A. – 1978
This manual is designed to assist personnel responsible for training teachers in the implementation of the World of Related Knowledge and Educational Development (WORK-ED). (The program is a career education course for ninth graders developed to enable students who have not chosen the traditional college-prep high school course to make career…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Awareness, Career Choice, Career Counseling
Drews, Pearl A. – 1977
Based on collaboration efforts in Akron, Ohio, this manual is designed to help interested communities implement or expand collaboration of career education among the formal education system, the home-family structure, business, labor, industry, government, the professions, service organizations, and others. Topics discussed include the following:…
Descriptors: Agencies, Business, Career Choice, Career Development