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Curtis, Otis – Communicator, 1977
A model of interagency cooperation the Windham County (Connecticut) Student Environment Center was begun entirely with resources available in most counties of the U.S. and is currently cooperating as a field based training center for pre-service elementary teachers andan educational camp for elementary and secondary students. (JC)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Models, Outdoor Education
Hogmo, Asle; Solstad, Karl Jan – 1977
Begun in 1973, the Lofoten project is described as an innovation or action research program serving seven comprehensive schools in northern Norway and operating on the assumption that rural communities can be strengthened by means of an educational system which reflects the local and regional situation socially, culturally, and economically.…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development, Economic Factors, Elementary Secondary Education
Barton, Amy; And Others – 1976
Defining basic concepts re: the New Federalism Acts, this monograph presents the following: (1) survey results of a study of 21 small cities in the California Sacramento Valley designed to determine why local administrative and elected officials had or had not taken advantage of the Housing and Community Development Act (H/CD) of 1974; (2) survey…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Control, Community Coordination, Community Development
Tennessee Univ., Knoxville. Occupational Research and Development Coordinating Unit. – 1976
Volume 1 of the report, covering the period July 1, 1974 to December 31, 1975, describes project goals, phases of operation, procedures followed, and results. Three planning and development districts in Appalachia were involved: Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia (encompassing an 18 county area). Three principal project goals were: (1) to…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Information Dissemination, Information Needs, Information Systems
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. – 2001
Community learning centers (CLCs) are local educational institutions outside the formal education system that are usually established and managed by local people to provide various learning opportunities designed to empower individuals and promote community development for all community members regardless of age or socioeconomic group. CLCs…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Case Studies, Community Development
Nelson, Eugene A. – 1978
Prepared for State University of New York/Buffalo researchers participating in a state-sponsored educational financing project, this background paper focuses on the vocational education "program effects" of changing financial aid formulas and/or the rationale for organizing school districts and regional services. It scrutinizes the role of Boards…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Board of Education Role, Career Development, Career Education