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Pineda, Claudia G. – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2017
Although research on minority youth has established the value of coethnic spaces for safe ethnic identity exploration, research has seldom examined how youth in these spaces draw ethnic boundaries or offered appropriate frameworks addressing boundary-setting. This study uses Berry's acculturation framework to explore ethnic boundary-setting within…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Ethnic Groups, Youth Programs, Foreign Countries
Hatley, Issac – Online Submission, 2016
The purpose of the Doctoral Capstone project was to examine the effects of a community-based program on adults with disabilities. For many years, individuals with disabilities have been socially excluded from the community for many years. Individuals with scholarly handicaps are unequally defenseless against social rejection, destitution and abuse…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Adult Education, Self Esteem, Quality of Life
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Ledman, Shira M.; And Others – Children Today, 1991
Describes the development, characteristics, and effectiveness of the Everybuddy Program in South Richmond-Chesterfield, Virginia, an integrated after-school care and recreation program for disabled and nondisabled children. (BB)
Descriptors: After School Programs, Ancillary School Services, Community Programs, Disabilities
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Whitehead, Kevin A.; Kriel, Anita J.; Richter, Linda M. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2005
In the face of extreme poverty and inequality in South Africa, community mobilization interventions represent an important way in which people can be empowered to improve their life. Successfully conducting community mobilization interventions in rural South African communities requires anticipating and addressing a number of potential barriers in…
Descriptors: Intervention, Well Being, Foreign Countries, Barriers