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Download full textGuddemi, Marcy; And Others – 1992
A PlayDay is a day designed to draw attention to a range of play activities, while providing an opportunity for children, families, members of the community, and teachers to share in physical and mental challenges without facing the pressure of winning or losing a game. PlayDays can range from massive park events for thousands of children and…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Childrens Games, Day Programs
Dobson, 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
May, Mary
Written to help local school systems more fully utilize community expertise in their career education programs, this guide discusses the following topics in a question/answer format: What is community involvement? What challenges must be overcome to gain effective community involvement? and How are community involvement activities developed and…
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Involvement, Community Leaders, Program Development
Semberger, Franklin M. – 1972
The overall purpose of the study was to assess the effect of various levels of conferee participation in the process of conference program planning. The first hypothesis tested was that conferees assigned to committees most actively engaged in the planning and implementation of a conference will perceive it as more effective than will conferees…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adults, Conferences, Doctoral Dissertations
Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. – 1999
This bulletin is part of an ongoing project to recognize and build upon the power of youth leadership. The goal is to use communication and action to enable youth to have a positive impact on their communities. This bulletin serves as a training manual on how to conduct a special event. Special events can address a variety of problems ranging from…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Action, Community Problems, Leadership Training
Peer reviewedWilliams, Mitchell R.; Wade, Vickey M. – Journal of the Community Development Society, 2002
A survey of 67 professionals who design and implement leadership programs identified who they considered to be ideal partners. Results indicate that institutions of higher education should work with community-based organizations to plan and deliver these programs. (Contains 13 references.) (JOW)
Descriptors: Community Coordination, Community Development, Community Leaders, Higher Education
Direct linkWooldridge, Deborah; Keino, Leah; Mayers, Gloysis – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2006
Empowering women and allowing them to provide community leadership in a rapidly changing and increasingly complex society is essential. Offering a sound family science curriculum is one way to facilitate empowerment of women in a developing country. Conceptualizing, planning, and developing strong programs became an opportunity to review existing…
Descriptors: Models, Females, Empowerment, Community Leaders
Lam, Paul; McNaught, Carmel – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2007
This article describes the evaluation of purpose-built course websites for university-level teaching and learning developed by a funded project (e3Learning, e3L) in Hong Kong, which was designed to support teachers in three universities to supplement classroom teaching with eLearning. Previous articles on the e3L project have described the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evaluation Methods, Program Development, Classroom Observation Techniques
Adult Education Association of U.S.A., Washington, DC. – 1955
This pamphlet on program planning is the second of 16 in a series to provide leaders in adult activities with sound introductory material to give practical help in using a method of adult education or working in a particular area. Its objective is to help leaders develop programs suited to their groups and group aims. Eleven articles and how-tos…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Democracy, Group Activities, Groups
LONG, FERN – 1967
THE IMPORTANCE OF THOROUGH PLANNING TO THE SUCCESS OF A MEETING IS EMPHASIZED IN THIS GUIDE. TYPES OF MEETINGS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROGRAM PLANNERS (EARLY PLANNING, BUDGETING, SELECTING TOPIC, AND FINDING PROGRAM RESOURCES), SELECTING THE SPEAKER (TRANSPORTATION AND ACCOMMODATION ARRANGEMENTS, FEES, AND CONFIRMATION) ARE COVERED. METHODS OF…
Descriptors: Clubs, Exhibits, Leaders Guides, Leadership Responsibility
Nix, Harold L. – 1970
Attention is focused upon the interstitial, or in-between, groups of organizations in the community, as well as upon the conjunctive or competitive nature of the relationships within them. An effort is then made to offer some modifications to the many classifications of types of community leaders and structures of community power. Attention is…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Community Characteristics, Community Involvement, Community Leaders
Peer reviewedShakeshaft, Charol; Trachtman, Roberta – Metropolitan Education, 1987
Chief executives of corporations were surveyed to see why they participated in school-business collaborations. The survey focused on: (1) what type of corporation was likely to participate; (2) types of partnership; (4) benefits for education; (5) beliefs about corporate involvement; (6) education and corporate philanthropy; and (7) the impact of…
Descriptors: Administrators, Business Responsibility, Cooperative Programs, Corporate Support
Myers, Gary – 2000
Noting that a family with young children is under tremendous pressure and that a babysitting cooperative can give parents relief during a vital stage of a family's development, this book provides guidance for mothers of preschool children in starting and maintaining a Smart Mom's Babysitting Cooperative based on the University Place Baby-Sitting…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Cooperative Planning, Cooperatives, Leaders
Harty, Harold; Bonwit, Toby – 1974
This guide to inservice education is designed to help people in school systems (teachers, administrators, counselors, evaluators, and paraprofessionals) with the selection and use of the skills and knowledge of those university faculty committed to inservice education. Consultants are listed who are willing to serve as leaders of workshops,…
Descriptors: Consultants, Consultation Programs, Inservice Teacher Education, Leaders Guides
Kelly, James A. – 1968
The rationale and modus operandi of the Urban Coalition are discussed. Activities are concentrated in four major areas: support of legislation, communications, organization of local community coalitions, and development of programs in housing, entrepreneurship, education, employment, etc. School superintendents should become involved in a…
Descriptors: Business, Churches, City Government, Communications
