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Pike, Gary R.; Bringle, Robert G.; Hatcher, Julie A. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2014
Faculty and staff at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) have developed several tools to assess campus civic engagement initiatives. This chapter describes the IUPUI Faculty Survey and the Civic-Minded Graduate Scale, and reports on findings from campus-based assessment and research.
Descriptors: Campuses, Teacher Surveys, Graduate Surveys, Program Descriptions
Barksdale, Mary Louise; And Others – 1970
This final volume of the report on the Educational Laboratory Theatre (ELT) Project provides (1) detailed accounts of four alternatives to the ELT Project, comprising with the ELT "the most ambitious and successful" educational efforts of professional Discovery, the Vanguard Theatre Project in Pittsburgh, the Tyrone Guthrie Student…
Descriptors: Community Services, Educational Programs, Financial Support, Inservice Teacher Education
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Libarios, Ernest; Libarios, Shirley – Educational Perspectives, 1979
Project R.I.S.E. (Resourceful Individuals Seeking Education) seeks to empower minority students and parents, phasing them in as equal members of the school and community. Active participation and discussion of intergroup issues are encouraged. This description is part of a theme issue on community education in Hawaii. (SJL)
Descriptors: Community Education, Individual Power, Intergroup Relations, Minority Groups
Child Care Information Exchange, 1994
Profiles the director of a school-age day-care program that features a "leaders' group," composed of older children, who are given considerable responsibility in making decisions about program activities, curriculum, and field trips. Describes some of the student-initiated activities undertaken in the past, such as a summer camp, a…
Descriptors: Administrators, Day Care Centers, Elementary Education, Field Trips
Doi, Wes – 1993
Involving middle school students in decision making is an important way to make them feel that they are part of the educational process in their school, that they are part of the "school team." A key way to involve students is through the creation of a Student Advisory Board (SAB), such as the one in place at Schmucker Middle School in…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Extracurricular Activities, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
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McFarland, Mary A. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1990
Describes the social studies fair held every 3 years in St. Louis County, Missouri, for kindergarten through grade 12. Explains the fair is to encourage students to research an important social studies idea or concept and plan a project that turns an abstract idea into a concrete representation. Outlines the planning and logistics of such a…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Exhibits, Extracurricular Activities
Schwarzbach, C. Dickson; Philbin, Jan – 1984
This two-part publication describes techniques and approaches that many California school districts are using successfully to involve staff and students in efforts to reduce energy waste. Topics that are covered include: (1) ideas for generating student and staff awareness of the cost of energy waste and their role in reducing it; (2) specific…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Change Strategies, Conservation Education, Elementary Secondary Education
American School Band Directors Association, Newark, OH. – 1970
The handbook, part of a series of committee reports relating to school band performance, organization, and equipment needs, is intended to assist high school band directors in developing rules and regulations to govern the school band marching phase. The guide is presented in 15 sections. Sections I and II explain how student involvement in…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Athletics, Bands (Music), Educational Needs