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Regan, Ross H. – Canadian Vocational Journal, 1980
Curriculum design model provides a conceptual basis for ongoing planning and appraisal of the school system by members of the community. (JOW)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Program Evaluation
Hurley, Daniel J.; Santos, Alan – 1981
The effectiveness of the community board in the mental health system specifically and in human service systems generally depends, to a large extent, on how the board's role and scope are defined and how its organizational structure and staffing procedures are developed. The development of community boards should be based upon the premises that (1)…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Involvement, Community Leaders, Community Programs
Morrow, Lesley Mandel, Ed.; Woo, Deborah Gee, Ed. – 2001
As a result of the America Reads Challenge Act of 1997, numerous tutoring programs have been established to help ensure that every child reads independently by the end of third grade. This book describes exemplary America Reads programs across the country as well as other effective early literacy interventions, including Reading Recovery, the…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Early Intervention, Foreign Countries, Literacy
Wichmann, Theodore F., Ed. – 1977
This report chronicles a workshop intended to speak to the needs of directors and instructors working in established wilderness rehabilitation programs for delinquent youth. Issues such as the formation of a professional association, the need for future conferences, and the development of reliable communication channels within the field are…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Counselor Role, Counselor Training, Delinquency
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Holley, Freda M. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1983
The belief that solutions to educators' problems and requirements for competent personnel must come from external sources and increased public interest in education is examined. Economic conditions result in pressure for higher achievement and increased cost effectiveness. Evaluation will shift to combined data base emphasis and public relations…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Influence, Community Involvement, Educational Improvement
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Hoyt, Kenneth B. – Journal of Career Education, 1980
The author highlights some of career education's successes of the 1980s and some of the challenges of the 1980s. He emphasizes the central role of state and local policymakers, educators, and citizens in providing increased interest and support. (CT)
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Involvement, Futures (of Society), Local Government
Butterfield, Dennie – 1980
In response to increasingly vigorous and vocal criticism of American education, the author proposes a new model for curriculum development--a double triad that would combine the traditional cooperative efforts of administrators, teachers, and school board members with involvement of the community, parents, and students. The author suggests…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board of Education Role, Community Involvement, Curriculum Development
Cardarelli, Albert P. – 1977
This policy paper, prepared for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and focused on institutional strategies for prevention of juvenile delinquency, begins with a definition of delinquency prevention and a framework which classifies delinquency theories according to the individual, social institutions, or social interaction.…
Descriptors: Children, Community Involvement, Counseling Techniques, Delinquency Prevention
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Kelly, James G. – Journal of Rural Community Psychology, 1986
Discusses common themes in five papers on rural community psychology: myth that rural life is naturally supportive, importance of community needs in designing prevention programs, risks of labeling diseases, rural psychologists as developers/advocates, using advice/direct suggestion, thinking in systems/ecological terms, role/boundary conflicts,…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Coordination, Community Development
Steinberg, Lois S. – 1979
A longitudinal sociological study was conducted on the impact of the implementation of the Bilingual Education Act and the Aspira consent decree in New York City. The study sought to develop a theoretical framework for analyzing the participation of the Puerto Rican community ln the implementation of the bilingual education policies. The question…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community Involvement, Community Role, Court Litigation
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Tillman, Jerome – Rural Educator, 1983
Isolation, sparsity, smallness, and differentness hamper pursuit of quality rural education. Necessary basic conditions for quality education are attractive buildings with positive school climate; strong teacher/administrator leadership; core curricula reflecting rural values/culture; high academic expectations for all students; and use of…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Educational Assessment, Educational Environment, Educational Needs
Butler, Eric Payne; And Others – 1982
This report synthesizes recommendations on future youth employment policy that emerged from a series of 10 regional Policy Forums sponsored by the National Youth Practitioners' Network. Introductory information lists the sessions and the five discussion questions on the agenda at 10 forums. These three general recommendations are then discussed:…
Descriptors: Business, Business Responsibility, Community Involvement, Coordination
Carron, G., Ed.; Bordia, A., Ed. – 1985
The following papers were produced by participants and resource persons on specific issues of planning, management and implementation of literacy and post-literacy strategies: "People's Participation and Mobilization: Characteristics of the Literacy Campaigns in China" (Yanwei); "Strategies for Mobilization and Participation of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Citizen Participation, Community Involvement
Hoyt, Kenneth B. – 1980
This monograph discusses seven topics regarding ways in which local K-12 school districts could and should relate with the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) Prime Sponsor in their particular geographic area. The seven priority issues were identified by participants in a series of 15 two-day mini-conferences conducted by the Office…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Career Education, Community Involvement, Cooperative Education
Hoyt, Kenneth B. – 1981
This monogrpah examines the first 10 years and probable future of the career education movement in the United States. The first part outlines changes that have occurred in the 1970s in the following areas: definition of career education, defining skills to be delivered by career education efforts, career education/vocational education…
Descriptors: Career Education, Change Strategies, Community Involvement, Definitions
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