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Peterson-del Mar, David – 1994
Coalition building and school restructuring unfortunately do not always occur together. But the two forces can complement each other and combine their resources and strengths. Coalitions are organizations or groups of individuals who share a commitment to a particular issue. Although coalitions involved in school restructuring may in the long run…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership Responsibility
Toy, Steve – 1987
Addressing the concerns and resources of small, rural school districts, this book sets out a rationale and model plan for school-community relations. After introductory material and a review of what's been done, the first major section lists and describes 10 criteria shown by research to be most important for a small school district community…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board of Education Policy, Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Involvement
Powell, Douglas R. – 1990
This digest identifies current programmatic efforts to inform and support parents and briefly reviews research on the effectiveness of parent education and support programs. The discussion of approaches to parent support focuses on parent education programs, the Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments (Public Law 99-457), Head Start, state…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Educational Quality, Federal Programs
Colby, Anita; Opp, Ron – 1987
Criticisms have been raised about large scale community college involvement in developmental education. A number of these criticisms seem valid, while others clearly are not. Some of the most commonly voiced concerns include the following: (1) "The community college is the wrong place to provide developmental education"; (2)…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Outcomes of Education, Program Effectiveness
Schwartz, Wendy – 1995
Although learning the value of being nonviolent at home is very important, school and community programs are also valuable, because participants can work together to prevent violence in their neighborhoods and can help each other avoid violence. Education programs can include conflict resolution and mediation training as school courses. Crime…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Conflict Resolution, Crime, Curriculum
Kuo, Elaine W. – 2000
This digest presents an overview of English as a Second Language (ESL) curriculum, discussing various approaches and assessment efforts at community colleges, and examining some current issues facing ESL instruction. Although the general goals of ESL programs are similar, instruction within community colleges is not standardized. Different…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Community Colleges, English (Second Language), Program Effectiveness
Killacky, Jim – 1984
The monograph, written for persons and organizations at state and local levels who share concern about learning activities for adults in rural America, explores characteristics of three traditional providers of nonformal education (the Cooperative Extension Service, public libraries, and community service divisions of community colleges), assesses…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Colleges, Community Services, Comparative Analysis
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Keim, William A., Ed.; Keim, Marybelle C., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1981
This collection of essays examines the role of marketing in the recruitment and retention of community college students. First, Philip Kotler and Leslie A. Goldgehn define the marketing process and assess its potential benefits. Richard C. Richardson, Jr., and Donald S. Doucette question the effectiveness of marketing in the community college.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Mass Media, Needs Assessment, Program Effectiveness
Abell, Arianne – 1999
This digest defines interdisciplinary courses, presents the benefits and challenges of offering them in the community college, and describes six existing interdisciplinary courses at community colleges around the country. Interdisciplinary courses are characterized by the following: they tend to be highly innovative; they incorporate concepts and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Curriculum Design, Educational Change
ERIC Clearinghouse for Junior Colleges, Los Angeles, CA. – 1984
Increased national attention to the quality of education has resulted in a more critical examination of the community college transfer function. This concern for transfer has been precipitated by several factors: (1) the declining percentage of community college students who transfer; (2) the growth of the community services, vocational, and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Schwartz, Wendy – 1996
This digest reviews a variety of the policies, programs, and practices to prevent youth violence so that local leaders can base decisions on the experience of other communities. The effectiveness of school violence prevention initiatives is increased by public policies that reinforce their message and by community programs that attempt to prevent…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Community Involvement, Early Intervention, Educational Policy
McCarthy, J. Christopher – 1995
The Project for Adult College Education (PACE) is a general education core curriculum designed for working adults. PACE students receive approximately half the classroom hours in each subject area that they would in a traditional classroom. The balance of time is devoted to viewing course-related instructional television and participating in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Colleges
Outcalt, Charles – 1999
This digest describes community college honors programs with regard to their origins and goals, consistency with institutional missions, and effectiveness. Potential goals for honors programs at community colleges include: (1) providing advanced students an opportunity to learn more than they would in a non-honors curriculum; (2) retaining a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Honors Curriculum
Little, Judith Warren; Haley, Frances – 1982
The importance of following prescribed principles in the implementation of an effective law-related education (LRE) program is emphasized. Based on research findings that law-related education is a delinquency-prevention technique, the fact sheet lists six prescriptions for providing effective law-related education programs: (1) the use of…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Delinquency Prevention, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education
Christle, Christine A.; Jolivette, Kristine; Nelson, C. Michael – 2000
This brief paper summarizes the current literature concerning youth aggression and violence especially risk, resilience, and prevention. It summarizes risk factors for aggression and violence including child characteristics (e.g., hyperactivity, risk-taking, emotional disturbance), home conditions (e.g., harsh and ineffective parental discipline,…
Descriptors: Aggression, At Risk Persons, Behavior Disorders, Community Influence
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