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Traill, Saskia; Brohawn, Katie – ExpandED Schools, 2015
In the 2013-14 school year, TASC entered the third year of its national demonstration of ExpandED Schools. Ten elementary and middle schools in New York City, Baltimore and New Orleans continued their partnerships with youth-serving community organizations, such as settlement houses or community development corporations. Together, principals,…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, School Community Programs, Community Organizations, Extended School Day
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McBride, Amanda Moore; Chung, Saras; Robertson, Anne – Journal of Experiential Education, 2016
Behaviors that warrant school discipline (e.g., fighting, victimizing peers) is detrimental to school climate and the learning process. This study examines the effectiveness of preventing school disciplinary incidents in middle school through an experiential, social and emotional learning (SEL) program. A community youth development organization,…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Emotional Development, Discipline Problems, Social Development
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Buote, Denise; Berglund, Patricia – Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2010
This evaluation examines the effectiveness of the Saltspring Women Opposed to Violence and Abuse (SWOVA) Community Development and Research Society's "Respectful Relationships" (R+R) program. R+R is a school-community partnership program that focuses on youth development of social competencies that underlie social justice. Youth in…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Feedback (Response), Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence
Gunzburg, H. C. – Journal of Practical Approaches to Developmental Handicap, 1977
Evaluated was the effectiveness of five different schemes for the social rehabilitation of mentally subnormal adults in the community. Available from: Journal of Practical Approaches to Developmental Handicap, 3304-33rd Street N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2L 2A6. (SBH)
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Mental Retardation, Normalization (Handicapped)
Layzer, Jean I.; And Others – 1990
This volume presents the findings of the second year of a 3-year evaluation of Project Giant Step, focussing on the effects of the project on children, families, and staff. Begun in the fall of 1986, Project Giant Step is a half-day comprehensive program for 4-year old, low-income children and their families in New York City who are not served by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
South Umpqua School District, Myrtle Creek, OR. – 1972
The South Douglas County Early Childhood Education Project serves preschool children from 3 to 5 years old and handicapped children from birth to age 5. The program, designed to establish a parent-school partnership, brings teaching ideas and materials to the homes of participating families. Parents control the educational process, aided by…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Home Programs, Individual Instruction
Klugerman, Phyllis; And Others – 1981
This supplement to a source book providing information on developing a training program for mentally handicapped adults describes in detail group counseling and community experience components. It offers concrete information emanating from the East Brunswick (New Jersey) Adult Mentally Handicapped Program. The first section overviews the current…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Involvement