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Page, Leslie – 1985
This booklet explains the concept of a community exchange system (CES), or barter system, for the exchange of goods and services and describes how to set one up. The booklet is concerned only with nonprofit, voluntary organizations. The booklet is organized in four sections. The first section introduces the community exchange systems idea and…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Cooperation, Community Organizations, Cooperatives
Clark, Donald M. – 1981
This handbook for adult basic education (ABE) program operators is designed to provide an understanding of procedures involved in establishing or improving ABE/cooperative planning and arrangements (CP&A). It is organized around four major topics. Chapter 1 overviews community resource utilization in ABE programs. A systems approach to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Cooperation, Community Involvement, Community Resources
Wiglesworth, Bill, Comp. – 1982
Designed to assist in the planning of community education and services, this booklet offers an argument in support of as well as step-by-step implementation instructions for a 2-day planning process. Following a discussion of the advantages of cooperative planning, the community planning process is outlined. Examined next are the reasons why a…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Community Education, Community Planning, Cooperative Planning
American Association of School Administrators, Arlington, VA. – 1980
An examination of several school systems across the country offering community education programs provided information for this report on successful management techniques and unique program ideas, featuring tips from experts and a number of "how-to" suggestions. Drawing particularly on the experiences of administrators with programs in Flint,…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Citizen Participation, Community Centers, Community Cooperation
Harris, Lewis, E.; Harris, Rae – 1980
This book describes how the authors and other progressive-minded citizens in Floodwood, Minnesota, started a community school which literally lifted the community "by its bootstraps" from poverty and economic deprivation into one which became economically self-supporting and culturally enriched. A strong case is presented for…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Educational Administration, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education
Watson, Wendy; Bate, Barbara – 1991
This document addresses literacy partnerships and presents a guide for community organization and program development. Section 1, "Developing a Community Literacy Organization," provides a framework for planning. It covers getting started, becoming a society, building a strong board, conducting effective meetings, accessing the media,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Cooperation, Community Organizations, Community Programs
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT), Washington, DC. – 1985
This manual provides information on implementing a local child passenger safety program. It covers understanding the problems and solutions; deciding what can be done; planning and carrying out a project; providing adequate, accurate, and current technical information; and reaching additional sources of information. Chapter 1 provides community…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Child Advocacy, Child Safety, Community Cooperation
Bliss, Steven; Riccio, James – 2001
Jobs-Plus is an intensive, place-based initiative for increasing employment among public housing residents. Closely aligned with the goals of the 1998 federal Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998, Jobs-Plus aims to transform public housing communities by increasing employment among residents. Tests of this new employment approach…
Descriptors: Adults, Agency Cooperation, Attitude Change, Community Cooperation
Prager, Audrey; And Others – 1981
This collection of four case studies represents the conclusion of a two-phase study of a federal program to sponsor education and work councils. Following an outline of the history and concept of education and work councils as well as the findings of a study of such councils, the importance of council collaboration with selected sectors is…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Community Cooperation, Community Programs
Thayer, May M., Ed.; Chase, Elizabeth C. R., Ed. – 1981
This guide provides descriptions of 33 promising practices in career education in Massachusetts, which represent a cross-section of geographical locations, student populations, and program components. It is designed for use by school administrators, guidance personnel, teachers, and community members who are looking for suggestions on how to…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Guidance, Community Cooperation, Demonstration Programs
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Lesser, Janna; Verdugo, Robert L.; Koniak-Griffin, Deborah; Tello, Jerry; Kappos, Barbara; Cumberland, William G. – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2005
This article describes a two-phase community and academic collaboration funded by the California Collaborative Research Initiative to develop and test the feasibility of an innovative HIV prevention program relevant to the needs of the population of inner-city Latino teen parenting couples and realistic for implementation in community settings.…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Intervention, Health Education, Prevention
Steenhausen, Nancy E., Ed.; And Others – 1981
A three-year project to develop and implement a regional planning and communications model for vocational education was conducted in the River Hills Region of southern Indiana. The project attempted to facilitate communications and coordinate the efforts of educational institutions, community agencies, and employers in providing efficient…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communications, Community Cooperation
Barton, Stephanie Lang – 1982
This volume contains descriptions of five community work education councils that have broadened their agendas from a focus on youth issues to include serving adult learners by improving adults' access to education and training and by improving the articulation between work and learning institutions that serve adults in the community. Included in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, DC. – 1989
Community education can be characterized as a flexible community process for addressing the community's educational needs; it is designed by local residents to meet local needs. This guide presents an overview of community education and offers some ideas for drafting and passing legislation for community education and beginning and carrying out…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Cooperation
Jones, G. Brian; And Others – 1983
This monograph was written to motivate and provide initial orientation for community leaders who are committed to seeing that comprehensive career guidance programs are established to serve the career planning and development needs of all citizens. The monograph is divided into two parts. Part A, containing four chapters, gives suggestions for how…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Career Development, Career Guidance, Career Planning
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