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Download full textDobson, John R. A. – 1982
Three seminars examined strategies and tactics for community mobilization in Latin America. The sessions--which were held in Bogota, Columbia; Quito, Ecuador; and Recife, Brazil--involved a total of 75 participants from 27 organizations. Addressed during the seminars were development, leadership, mobilization, and learning in the context of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Coordination, Community Development, Community Education
Interinstitutional Consortium for Career Education, Salem, OR. – 1978
Designed for use by local education agencies, this handbook develops a twelve step process that facilitates the planning and development of comprehensive career education programs. The twelve steps are (1) involve administrators, teachers, and counselors; (2) involve the school board; (3) select a district career education coordinator; (4) inform…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Career Education, Community Involvement
Murray, Saundra R.; And Others – 1980
This report, the second in a series of six, describes the PUSH for Excellence (PUSH-EXCEL) Project--its origins, goals, approach, and extent of implementation. Each of the six reports tracks PUSH-EXCEL's progress in six sites: Chattanooga, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, Los Angeles, and Memphis. Chapter 1 discusses the social movement that became…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, National Programs, Objectives, Parent Participation
Seefeldt, Carol; And Others – 1974
This resource guide provides detailed information for Head Start programs and other organizations interested in planning and operating a home-based comprehensive child/family development program. Part I deals with topics such as: (1) assessing needs and interests, (2) goals, objectives, and resources, (3) administrative planning, (4) community…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Early Childhood Education, Home Programs, Home Visits
Orr, Paul G. – 1974
Among the philosophical premises which should undergird manpower planning and training for American Indian elementary and secondary education are: (1) opportunity to alleviate educational disadvantage; (2) realization that prior attempts to design programs for Indians have been fragmented or unworkable; (3) realization of the right to determine…
Descriptors: American Indians, Community Education, Community Involvement, Cultural Awareness
Development Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1975
This report presents a description of the Jackson, Michigan site of the Child and Family Resource Program (CFRP), Head Start-affiliated program designed to promote community and family involvement in fostering optimum development of preschool children. The Jackson site is one of 11 demonstration sites of the national CFRP. The local program was…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Coordination, Community Involvement, Coordination
New York Univ., NY. New Careers Development Center. – 1970
A case study in career advancement in the community action agency in Suffolk County, New York, presents information on demography, economics, institutional resources, minority groups, political structure, funded programs, and the agency's background, as well as on the problems, objectives, benefits, activities, and strengths and weaknesses of the…
Descriptors: Agencies, Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Community Action
Gudenberg, Karl A. – 1977
The principal aim of community work-education councils is to make the transition between the worlds of education and work more rational through a deliberative, collaborative process of public and private interests and initiatives. A cross section of the community must work together as peers in a flexible give and take spirit. Councils should avoid…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Community Involvement, Community Organizations, Community Support
La Guardia Community Coll., Long Island City, NY. – 1977
Divided into two parts, this document describes the comprehensive career education model at LaGuardia Community College (New York). Introductory material in part 1 includes a general overview of the project, a description of the U.S. Office of Career Education contract which enabled LaGuardia to expand its career education efforts, and a…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Community Colleges, Community Involvement
HAUBRICH, VERNON F. – 1966
THE BACKGROUND OF THE FAILURE OF RURAL AND URBAN SLUM SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUTH IS REVIEWED. A DISCUSSION OF THE SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS FOR SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE TEACHER, THE PARENT, AND THE COMMUNITY IN THESE PROGRAMS. IT IS FELT THAT ACTIVE TEACHER…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Involvement, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Programs
New Hampshire State Dept. of Education, Concord. – 1978
This guide is designed as an outline of the means to broaden the context of education within a community and to serve its needs through community involvement in educational program planning. Part 1 is a discussion of the need and means for community collaboration, including maximizing use of existing educational facilities and community resources…
Descriptors: Administration, Boards of Education, Career Education, Community Benefits
Developing a Competency-Based Adult Education (CBAE) Program. A Handbook for Kansas Adult Educators.
Goodman, Deborah – 1977
This handbook for Kansas adult educators presents a process for providing competency-based adult education (CBAE) and supporting materials. The narrative describes and then charts these seven steps in development and implementation of a CBAE program: develop and adapt philosophy, evaluate current program, collect set of goals and objectives from…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Basic Skills, Community Involvement
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Assembly of Engineering. – 1975
Two surveys were conducted to identify the essential characteristics of minority engineering programs and to provide summaries of ongoing minority programs in a broad sampling of engineering schools. The first surveyed colleges with the largest minority enrollments, including the 6 traditionally Black schools and 45 predominantly white schools.…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, American Indians, Black Colleges, Black Students
