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Holland, Barbara A.; Howard, Ted; Seligsohn, Andrew J. – Metropolitan Universities, 2018
Urban and metropolitan areas face unique challenges in serving the multifaceted needs of their communities, but also have advantages that create some of the world's greatest universities. Three scholars opened the 2017 CUMU [Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities] Annual Conference with "Voices from the Field." Each spoke to…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Urban Universities, Metropolitan Areas, Place Based Education
Schachter, Ron – District Administration, 2010
When Adam Fletcher was hired as the student engagement specialist for Washington state's education department 10 years ago, it didn't take him long to realize how difficult his newly created job would prove. Fletcher said no one was talking about the roles of students other than as learners, and they laughed out loud at the proposal of students…
Descriptors: Student Empowerment, Educational Improvement, Service Learning, Educational Change
Duckenfield, Marty, Ed. – National Dropout Prevention Center/Network (NDPC/N), 2010
The "National Dropout Prevention Newsletter" is published quarterly by the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network. This issue contains the following articles: (1) At the Crossroads of Teacher Education (Nancy Cassity Dunlap); (2) School Climate--There Should Be No Debate for Teacher Educators (Terry Pickeral); (3) Call Me MISTER: A Unique…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Teacher Education, Service Learning, Dropout Prevention

Holland, Barbara A. – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2000
Identifies questions and issues related to the "engaged" campus, detailing organizational issues and institutional impacts related to service learning and highlighting: issues of definition and language; the definition of an engaged institution; the role of affiliate groups and national reports; issues of infrastructure and support; the challenges…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Services, Educational Change, Higher Education
Degelman, Charles, Ed. – Service-Learning Network, 1999
This theme issue of "Service-Learning Network" explores some challenges and rewards of integrating service learning into school and community culture. The lead article, "Integrating Community Service Learning with School Culture" (Sheldon Berman), surveys the integration of community service learning in the culture of school…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Implementation
Berman, Sheldon; Bailey, Sheila; Collins, Randall; Kinsley, Dale; Holman, Elizabeth – 2000
Service-learning gives school administrators a powerful tool to achieve some of their most important goals: educating students to high levels, connecting with the community, and preparing students to be active participants in the world around them. This issue paper examines why administrators support service-learning as a key element in school…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Citizenship Education, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education

Halsted, Alice L.; Schine, Joan G. – New England Journal of Public Policy, 1994
Explains the potential role and benefits of service learning in transforming schools. Argues that service learning has the potential to reinvigorate traditional classrooms and turn passive students into dynamic and engaged learners, but its implementation carries no guarantee of "product satisfaction." Further, its success lies in the…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Nontraditional Education
Laplante, Lisa J.; Kinsley, Carol – 1994
Some educators contend that students who engage in activities related to school subjects learn more efficiently and more effectively, and remember what they have learned much longer than students who do not. Service-Learning (S-L) can provide a central focus around which educational change can occur. Moreover, S-L enhances the ideas promoted by…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Change, Elementary Education
Iannozzi, Maria – 1997
This report describes efforts by Portland State University (Oregon) (PSU) to undertake administrative restructuring, reinvent the curriculum with an interdisciplinary focus, and initiate experiential learning programs that benefit both students and the community. By reducing support staff and middle management, PSU freed up funds to create a…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Capstone Experiences, College Curriculum, College Faculty
Small, Ruth V.; Venkatesh, Murali; Marsden, Janet – 1998
This paper begins by describing the changing needs in the education of today's information technology (IT) professional. It presents a theoretical framework for using an experiential learning approach in the context of professional education in IT and information management and describes an instructional model that augments the principles of…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Cooperative Programs, Educational Change, Educational Needs
Halperin, Samuel, Ed. – 1998
The 10 papers in this report review what the United States has accomplished for late-adolescents and young adults in the past decade since publication of "The Forgotten Half." The consensus from the 15 authors is that many developments have not been encouraging. "Today's Forgotten Half: Still Losing Ground" (Samuel Halperin), a review of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, College Bound Students, Community Programs, Demography
Bottoms, Gene – 1999
This publication contains descriptions of "outstanding practices" in high schools that had the most success in improving student performance by doing the best job of implementing one particular High Schools That Work key practice. The 33 efforts are organized according to which of these 10 key practices they reflect: high expectations…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Community Support, Education Work Relationship
Fredericks, Linda; Kaplan, Eve; Zeisler, Jennifer – 2001
Researchers have found that high-quality service learning programs are rich with benefits for schools, communities, and students. One hallmark of successful service learning programs is that they honor youth voice (meaning that they include young people in the creation and implementation of service opportunities). Elementary, middle, and high…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Benefits, Educational Change, Educational Needs
American Association for Agricultural Education. – 1999
The following are among the 47 papers included: "Academic Performance and Retention of College of Agriculture Students" (Garton, Dyer, King); "Perceptions of Recent Graduates and Employers about Undergraduate Programs in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University" (Heyboer, Suvedi);…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Adult Education, Agricultural Education