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Bers, Marina Umaschi – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2011
This volume contains the following papers: (1) Beyond Computer Literacy: Supporting Youth's Positive Development through Technology (Marina Umaschi Bers); (2) Educational Technology, Reimagined (Michael Eisenberg); (3) Children as Codesigners of New Technologies: Valuing the Imagination to Transform What Is Possible (Allison Druin); (4) Content…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Social Change, Educational Technology
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Clinton, Amanda; Amesty, Elvia – School Psychology International, 2010
The present project analysed the use of participatory models during the process of application of a prevention program with preschool-aged children in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Relevant phases in achieving community collaboration are delineated and challenges are discussed. Results indicate that participatory models provided an effective means of…
Descriptors: Prevention, Community Involvement, Foreign Countries, Culturally Relevant Education
Smith, Timothy W. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Establishing effective transition programs for students entering high school is an ongoing process. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore best practices transition programs employ to aid student's success. The participants in this study were six administrators chosen from a population of administrators at 60 central Indiana high…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Transitional Programs, High School Students, Best Practices
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Kurtines, William M.; Ferrer-Wreder, Laura; Berman, Steven L.; Lorente, Carolyn Cass; Briones, Ervin; Montgomery, Marilyn J.; Albrecht, Richard; Garcia, Arlen J.; Arrufat, Ondina – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2008
The Miami Youth Development Project (YDP) had its beginnings in the early 1990s as a grassroots response to the needs of troubled (multiproblem) young people in the community (Arnett, Kurtines, & Montgomery, 2008, this issue). YDP is an important outcome of efforts to create positive youth development interventions that draw on the strengths…
Descriptors: Youth Problems, Community Needs, Intervention, Young Adults
Gold, Eva; Simon, Elaine; Evans, Shani Adia; Kay, Joseph; Henig, Jeffrey; Silander, Megan – Research for Action, 2009
This is the second evaluation of the Donors' Education Collaborative's (DEC) grant making since its founding in 1995. The first evaluation was a cross-case study of three projects that embodied DEC's theory of action: lasting systemic school reform demands sustained funding to build organizational collaboration that simultaneously broadens and…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Urban Schools, Governance, Grants
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Chen, Peiying – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2008
This article examines school leadership in the context of Taiwanese educational reform since the mid-1990s. The goal of the inquiry is twofold: to explore the conflicts that school administrators have confronted in facilitating school reform and to analyze the strategic and innovative leadership practices that have facilitated improvements in…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Community Involvement, School Effectiveness, Educational Change
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Palmer, Kristi L.; Anderson, Stephen A.; Sabatelli, Ronald M. – Afterschool Matters, 2009
While research on program effectiveness offers ample evidence that afterschool programs can benefit young people in a variety of ways, this same body of research demonstrates that not all programs are equally effective (Granger, 2008). Some programs show positive results in many or all major outcome categories. Other programs are associated with…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Program Effectiveness, Educational Quality, Youth Programs
Stanley-Clarke, Jekka; Dallimore, Pat – Visual Education, 1974
A discussion of how Bristol, Great Britain organized and developed a televised symposium on women. (HB)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Feminism, Participation, Program Development
Goldwyn, Edward – Educational Broadcasting International, 1974
A discussion of community access television at the British Broadcasting Corporation in Great Britain. (HB)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Mass Media, Participation, Program Development
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Li, Qiang; Wu, Zhongyuan – International Education Studies, 2008
The paper mainly introduces the development of the educational administration agency in China, including the evolution of the educational administration agency, the Course of instituting legal system of education in China, the missions of the now Minister of Education, questions emerged in the development of the educational administration system,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Administration, Educational Development, Educational Change
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Daudi, Sabiha S. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2008
Environmental literacy has been defined in various ways: from acquisition of scientific knowledge to addressing environmental concerns through indigenous knowledge. Program planners and educators need to identify and employ strategies for inclusive program development where all stakeholders are given an equal opportunity to share their opinions as…
Descriptors: Indigenous Knowledge, Environmental Education, Program Development, Literacy
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Hall, Cherrie H. – Community and Junior College Journal, 1975
Among the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration's three thematic program areas is Horizons '76, which will provide opportunities for citizens to participate in planning future achievements and commitments. Various Horizons '76 projects are described, with recommendations and directions for community college participation. (NHM)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Program Development, Two Year Colleges
Frinks, Marshall – 1969
This monograph considers 12 questions which could provide guidelines for local administrators and school boards to follow in considering the concept of differentiated staffing: 1) What are your instructional objectives and is the proposed staffing pattern related to these objectives? 2) Will the proposed new patterns provide for continued…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Differentiated Staffs, Guidelines, Program Development
Appalachia, 1973
Penn State students helped a West Virginia county express its heritage of natural beauty. (PS)
Descriptors: Buildings, Community Involvement, Community Problems, Natural Resources
Reuther, Ronald T. – Parks and Recreation, 1971
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Conservation Education, International Programs, Program Development
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