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Freeman, Elmer – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 2000
Describes experiences of the Center for Community Health Education Research and Service, Inc. (CCHERS), in Boston, Massachusetts as a catalyst for engaging universities in collaboration for the social and economic development of an urban community. The partnership involved two private universities, an academic medical center, the city public…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Health Education, Health Services, Higher Education
EDWARDS, RHEABLE M.; AND OTHERS – 1961
THE NEGRO IN OUR SOCIETY FACES DISABILITIES AND DISADVANTAGES THAT APPLY WITH PARTICULAR FORCE TO HIS HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND HEALTH. IT IS NECESSARY TO UNDERSTAND THE NEGROES' POSITION IN RELATION TO A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM TO IMPROVE SOCIAL CONDITIONS FOR ALL CITIZENS OF BOSTON. THE FIRST PART OF THE STUDY IS CONCERNED WITH THE HISTORICAL…
Descriptors: Black History, Black Population Trends, Church Role, Community Development
WGBH-TV, Boston, MA. – 1972
An evaluation of the demonstration Urban Conservation Project (UCP) produced by WGBH, Boston's public television station, is presented. The project, released under the title "If You Live in a City, Where Do You Live?", seeks to link the value systems represented by the predominantly rural American conservation ethic with the plight and…
Descriptors: Books, Citizen Participation, Conservation Education, Curriculum Development
Levine, Daniel U.; And Others – 1980
This report presents a study of issues involving magnet schools in big city school districts. The study consisted of three parts: (1) an analysis of the attitudes of educators familiar with part-time desegregation; (2) an investigation of the role of magnet schools that have been making a positive contribution to the redevelopment of big city…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Black Students, Busing, Desegregation Methods