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Welcoming Intergenerational Communication and Senior Citizen Volunteers in Schools
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Spudich, Dimana; Spudich, Christine – Improving Schools, 2010
This article focuses on intergenerational communication and provides a practical approach for how teachers and administrators can implement intergenerational programs in their schools. A discussion of the social and cultural implications of intergenerational communication is offered, and a review of literature regarding intergenerational programs…
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, Older Adults, Volunteers, Interpersonal Communication
Personal and Organizational Development through a Leadership Development Program.
Bolton, Elizabeth B. – 1988
A leadership development program was conducted by the home economics department of the University of Florida. The program consisted of an 11-week structured learning experience conducted by county home economics extension faculty for participants recruited from local voluntary associations in four counties. The broad objective of the program was…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Leadership Qualities, Leadership Training, Learning Activities
Read across the City.
Harvey, Carl A., II; Satterlee, Karen L. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2001
Describes a cooperative project between several year-round elementary schools in Indianapolis (Indiana) to promote reading, based on the National Education Association's campaign using Dr. Seuss books. Discusses planning with library media specialists, activities that included writing about reading, volunteers and funding, and evaluation. (LRW)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Library Cooperation, Library Funding
Enhancing Organizational Effectiveness in Adult and Community Education. Professional Practices in Adult Education and Human Resource Development Series.
Dean, Gary J.; Murk, Peter J.; Del Prete, Tony – 2000
This book, which is intended as a resource for individuals and organizations involved in adult and community education, presents guidelines and activities to assist in enhancing organizational effectiveness in adult and community education. The following are among the topics discussed: (1) experiencing professional and organizational development…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
The Early Childhood Model Parenting Program.
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Compensatory, Urban, and Supplementary Programs. – 1983
Designed for teachers, administrators, and others involved in early childhood education, the guide presents a model for implementing parenting programs as part of early childhood education programs. Separate sections discuss the planning and implementation of a parenting program, the role of a parent coordinating council, utilizing volunteers,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education, Home Instruction
Experiential Education and the Schools.
Kraft, Richard J., Ed.; Kielsmeier, James, Ed. – 1985
This anthology of 58 pieces originally published in the "Journal of Experiential Education" focuses on the value of experiential learning and the need to incorporate direct experience in formal education. Chapter 1 summarizes and reviews the findings of "A Nation at Risk" and other major national reports on education. Chapter 2…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
A Manual for Developing Successful Projects. Company School Collaboration.
American Council of Life Insurance, Washington, DC. – 1983
This manual is designed to help company officials who are responsible for planning, implementing, and coordinating company and school collaborative programs. Addressed in the individual chapters of the guide are the following topics: the benefits and principles of establishing company and school linkages; procedures for determining a company's…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Business, Career Education, Consumer Education