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Burnett, Gary – 1994
This digest provides some guidelines for developing partnerships between schools and outside service agencies and suggests some roles that teachers can play in the process. The successful provision of service depends not only on administrators, but also on people in direct contact with students, including classroom teachers. School administrators…
Descriptors: Administrators, Cooperation, Definitions, Delivery Systems
Kubota, Carole – 1993
Renewed interest in public schools by the private sector led to the idea of "partnerships" between education and business. This digest focuses on partnerships where businesses, government agencies, or university laboratories employ teachers during the summer months as a form of professional development and on the subsequent outcomes that…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Corporate Support, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Schwartz, Wendy – 2001
This digest reviews educational policies and practices that have been proven effective in closing the achievement gap, offering a list of resources with detailed information about them. The digest focuses on state and district roles (e.g., developing and implementing educational goals, rigorous standards, and accountability standards and providing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Diversity (Student), Early Childhood Education
Kerka, Sandra – 2002
Adult learning can be challenging and traumatic events can exacerbate the process. Symptoms such as difficulty beginning new tasks, fear of risk taking, eroded self-esteem, or inability to concentrate can be evidence of past or current trauma and may be manifested by a learner missing class, avoiding tests, or behaving inappropriately during class…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Adult Educators