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Abbott, Ian; Bush, Tony – Education 3-13, 2013
This article reports on the findings from a study into high-performing leadership teams in English primary schools. The schools, in the sample, received "outstanding" Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) grades overall, and for leadership and management, in their most recent school inspection. The evidence suggests that developing…
Descriptors: Leadership Effectiveness, Teamwork, Elementary Education, Team Training
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Large, Andrew; Bowler, Leanne; Beheshti, Jamshid; Nesset, Valerie – McGill Journal of Education, 2007
The article presents a new technology design methodology that the authors have termed "Bonded Design" and that was applied by two intergenerational teams comprising adults and grade-three elementary school students in one case, and adults and grade-six students in a second case. The objective of each team was to design a low-tech web…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Internet, Intergenerational Programs, Team Training
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Titterington, Lee – Child Welfare, 1990
Summarizes the objectives, conceptual model, results, and implications of a project called Foster Care Training: A Comprehensive Approach, in British Columbia, Canada, which was designed to illustrate ways in which a networking model can provide increased support and training for participating foster parents. (BB)
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, Child Welfare, Demonstration Programs, Foreign Countries
East-West Center, Honolulu, HI. – 1989
For the United States perhaps the most pressing issue today is the need to increase the national capacity to understand and interact with the peoples and economies of Asia and the Pacific. The East-West Center (Honolulu, Hawaii) has undertaken a project in this direction, the Consortuim for Teaching Asia and the Pacific in the Schools (CTAPS).…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Curriculum Enrichment, Curriculum Study Centers
Ministry of the Solicitor General, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1997
This manual addresses the issue of sexual abuse in Canadian aboriginal communities, and advocates a community sexual abuse response team approach in building a viable solution to the problem. The manual introduces the main issues and problems relevant to a community sexual response team. Chapter 1 looks at the cultural and historical past of…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Canada Natives, Child Abuse, Community Action
Hubbard, Robert L.; Ennis-Applegate, Mari – 1988
This manual contains materials for a 2-week workshop to train extension staff and community leaders working at the village level in the Solomon Islands. The aim of the course is to improve participants' skills so they are better able to help communities and community groups design and manage community projects. An introduction addresses the team…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Community Involvement, Community Programs