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Kulhankova, Jana – Qualitative Report, 2011
In this study, I address contemporary ways of looking after children and care giving roles women play in today's Aboriginal community in Brisbane, Australia. Data were collected through participant observation and interviews during field work in a family care centre managed by Indigenous women with the staff and their clients. My main contribution…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Females, Participant Observation, Foreign Countries
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Guarino, Michael A.; And Others – Journal of Nutrition Education, 1984
Describes a nutrition education program that, in addition to school-based activities for children in grades K-3, provided newsletters for parents, articles in local newspapers, food store displays, and a cable television program. Results of the program's evaluation are also reported and discussed. (JN)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Nutrition, Nutrition Instruction, Primary Education
Baldwin, Mark, Comp.; Seaberg, Anita, Comp. – 1992
The Roger Tory Peterson Institute's Nature Educators of the Year program recognizes teachers who have successfully implemented education programs that effectively connect children to nature, and that can be replicated by others. Two awards of $1,000 each were given in 1991. One of the recipients, Steven Prchal, is executive director of Sonoran…
Descriptors: Awards, Community Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
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Cesarone, Bernard – Childhood Education, 1994
Contains abstracts of eight documents and six journal articles from the ERIC database that concern the creation of school and community environments in which children are safe from violence. (MDM)
Descriptors: Abstracts, Community Programs, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT), Washington, DC. – 1984
This guide was created for school administrators, parents, teachers, and community groups interested in developing effective alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs for elementary and secondary schools. A comprehensive approach to school-based alcohol and drug prevention is described and various prevention activities which have been selected by…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Community Programs, Curriculum Guides, Demonstration Programs
Clark, Terry A. – 1987
This paper discusses the potential of school district-based and community-wide approaches to dropout prevention, and provides a summary of the goals and expected outcomes of the Consortium on Dropout Prevention, and the Urban Dropout Prevention Collaboratives Program. The Consortium on Dropout Prevention was formed to cooperatively gather and…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cooperative Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs