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Supervised Agricultural Experience Programs: An Examination of Committed Teachers and Student-Centered Programs
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Rubenstein, Eric D.; Thoron, Andrew C. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2015
SAE programs were designed as an integral component in SBAE. However, participation has continued to decline. This qualitative study examined exemplary SAE programs in rural SBAE to discover factors that were working in SAE development and implementation. Through focus groups, individual and informal interviews, and observations, two themes that…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Rural Education, Program Development, Program Implementation
Community Organizing and Advocacy: Increasing the Quality and Quantity of Mentoring Programs
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Wandersman, Abraham; Clary, E. Gil; Forbush, Janet; Weinberger, Susan G.; Coyne, Shawn M.; Duffy, Jennifer L. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2006
Although youth mentoring programs are widespread, it is clear that there is a great need to increase their quality and quantity. This article provides background on funding initiatives in mentoring, and the role of community organizing and advocacy in influencing the demand for programs. A model that examines the community's role in influencing…
Descriptors: Mentors, Technical Assistance, Advocacy, Program Effectiveness
Intervention and Measurement: Facilitating Readiness.
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Roberts, Richard N. – Early Education and Development, 1994
Argues that for early intervention programs to become part of national, state, and community efforts to assist families in early education, they must represent the cooperation and joint planning of constituencies involved, including the research, policy, consumer, and practice communities. Describes an early education demonstration program that is…
Descriptors: Community Role, Cooperative Programs, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
Why African American Adoption Agencies Succeed: A New Perspective on Self-Help.
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Jackson-White, Geraldine; And Others – Child Welfare, 1997
Traces the history of self-help in the African American community, with emphasis on services and programs for children. Claims that the traditions of self-help are very much alive in the African American community, and are manifest in a range of activities. Illustrates contemporary models of self-help from the example of one adoption agency. (MOK)
Descriptors: Adoption, Blacks, Child Welfare, Community Action
Positive Prevention: Successful Approaches To Preventing Youthful Drug and Alcohol Use [and] La Prevencion Positiva: Metodos que han tenido exito en la prevencion del uso de drogas y alcohol entre la juventud.
American Association of School Administrators, Arlington, VA. – 1985
The United States has the highest rate of youthful drug abuse of any industrialized country in the world. There is a growing awareness that drug and alcohol use are closely connected to other problems such as teenage suicide, adolescent pregnancy, traffic fatalities, juvenile delinquency, poor school performance, runaways, and dropouts. Youthful…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Community Role, Dropout Rate, Drug Abuse
Development of Educational Programs for Older Adult Learners: A Statewide Evaluation.
Romaniuk, Jean Gasen; Swartz, Laurel – 1981
Declines in the numbers of 18-22-year-old college students, coupled with rapidly rising costs for providing education, are contributing to the increased efforts that colleges and universities are making to attract nontraditional students into both traditional and nontraditional programs. A study was made of all 73 colleges and universities in…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Planning, College Programs, College Students