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Chang, Benjamin – Theory Into Practice, 2015
Influenced by Third World Liberation social movements in the United States and abroad, this article applies a serve-the-people concept to service-learning in education. Rooted in pedagogies more traditionally associated with ethnic studies and community organizing, and informed by sociocultural and critical frameworks in education, this article…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Teacher Education, Service Learning, Community Change
Smith, Gregory A. – Environmental Education Research, 2015
One of the central tenets of the neoliberal world view is that there is no alternative to market-based societies with their focus on competition, individualism, and the abandonment of social safety nets and environmental protections. This vision has become the new common sense. As neoliberal policies and practices have spread across the planet,…
Descriptors: World Views, Neoliberalism, Community Organizations, Community Coordination
Perez, Henry M.; Madera, Perla – Voices in Urban Education, 2015
This article describes a ten-year effort led by youth, community organizers, and a range of partners that resulted in two new, successful high schools and showed the power of grassroots mobilization for social justice. Since opening in 2009 and 2010 respectively, Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High School for College and Career Preparation and…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Educational Improvement, Effective Schools Research, Interviews
Liu, Judith; Kelly, Donald P. – Metropolitan Universities, 2010
The 2008 presidential election catapulted "community organizers" into the media fray and raised awareness about community organizing. At the University of San Diego (USD), a course teaching consensus organizing techniques to address community issues was instituted in 2004. The course incorporates traditional undergraduate students and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Community Involvement, Social Change, Community Coordination
Kandel, Herman J.; Ransom, Joel K.; Torgerson, David A.; Wiersma, Jochum J. – Journal of Extension, 2010
Wheat and soybean producers pay a small amount per bushel produced as a check-off. Funds are used for research, outreach, and crop promotion. Commodity organizations and Extension joined forces to develop multi-state educational outreach on spring wheat and soybean production. Participatory planning involved producers in developing these…
Descriptors: Rural Extension, Program Effectiveness, Outreach Programs, Community Organizations
National League of Cities Institute for Youth, Education and Families (NJ1), 2009
The Institute for Youth, Education, and Families (YEF Institute) is a special entity within the National League of Cities (NLC). The YEF Institute helps municipal leaders take action on behalf of the children, youth, and families in their communities. NLC launched the YEF Institute in January 2000 in recognition of the unique and influential…
Descriptors: Leadership, After School Programs, Community Leaders, Innovation
Nesoff, Jeremy – Horace, 2007
During the summer of 2006, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and union officials announced that the Pico Union area of East Los Angeles would soon be home to the Belmont Zone of Choice (BZC). The BZC encompasses the Belmont High School attendance area and will include up to 10 Belmont Pilot Schools, each with a targeted enrollment of 400…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Educational Change, School Districts, Partnerships in Education
Trujillo, Frances L. – 1988
A mini-conference on rural schools and community development brought together experts in rural community, rural education, and economic development to brainstorm ideas for collaborative projects and produce a helpful conceptual design for use both by rural communities and their schools. This document offers a synthesis and overview of the experts'…
Descriptors: Community Coordination, Community Development, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development

Libed, Andres – Educational Perspectives, 1979
The author describes the model community education program at Waipahu Intermediate School, with emphasis on its parent involvement methods, its special activities for immigrant students, and the role of its community facilitator. This article is part of a theme issue on community education in Hawaii. (SJL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Community Coordination, Community Education, Community Schools

Forbes, Jean – Environmentalist, 1987
Examines the practical requirements of educational "participation," attempting to define the kind of educational system which would meet these requirements. Describes the role of environmental education for all age groups. Presents some organizational and curriculum models designed to form a collective learning process. Discusses some of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Community Coordination, Community Education
Garrett, Rick L.; Parker, Walter A. – 1995
Florence-Darlington Technical College (FDTC) in Florence, South Carolina, has implemented the Academy for Community College Leadership Advancement, Innovation, and Modeling (ACCLAIM) community-based programming (C-BP) model for developing a regional economic development strategic plan. FDTC offers 27 associate degrees, 10 diplomas, and 9…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Coordination, Community Development, Community Leaders
Jackson, Henry E. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1918
To make more valuable to the people those things from which the people are accustomed to derive value has been appropriately been said to be the prime business of legislators. That the schoolhouse, whose value to the people is already great, may become still more valuable to them, is the purpose of the community-organization movement which the…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Community Centers, Program Descriptions, Program Development
Odom, Boyd D. – 1984
Described are programs sponsored by the Atlanta, Georgia, community which has accepted the "community of believers" concept espoused by the Superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools. According to the concept, the community at large must believe that each student is capable of learning, our educational system can teach students, our…
Descriptors: Colleges, Community Cooperation, Community Coordination, Community Resources
Saint Paul Foundation, St. Paul, MN. – 1993
This newsletter describes the 6-year Supporting Diversity in Schools (SDS) project that seeks to create school environments free of racial prejudice and privilege. It briefly describes the program's working themes: (1) giving a voice to people who have traditionally been silent in the shaping of classroom practices; (2) developing pride in…
Descriptors: Community Coordination, Community Involvement, Cooperation, Cultural Pluralism
Joyner, Edward T. – 1988
This paper argues that effective schools meet their educational objectives when they promote collaboration and coordination among all school publics via the participative decision-making School Development Program Model. Steps and guidelines are listed to integrate the program into school systems. In addition, the model's structure, functions, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Coordination, Cooperative Planning, Educational Quality
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