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Direct linkDickerson, Sean; Agosto, Vonzell – Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue, 2015
A content analysis was conducted of a curriculum guide used in a community-mentoring program for Black male youth nationwide. Of the Black curriculum orientations outlined, functionalism and accommodationism were prevalent and embedded in deficit perspectives about Black males and their families, namely their resistance to change, progress, and…
Descriptors: Mentors, Males, African Americans, Community Programs
National Commission on Resources for Youth, Inc., New York, NY. – 1974
This book provides descriptions of youth involvement projects that have made significant contributions to young people, their schools, and their communities. Each description is intended to provide information for starting and operating similar youth projects. They explain how a particular project began, mention the important problems encountered,…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Involvement, Community Programs, Cooperative Programs
Peer reviewedSchine, Joan – Social Policy, 1990
Through participation in community service programs, adolescents assume meaningful roles and respond to real needs of their society as well as to their own need to be needed. Presents arguments for expanding opportunities for young adolescents to contribute actively to the community, including incorporation of community service in the curriculum.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Exploration, Curriculum Development, Junior High Schools
Peer reviewedWharton, Donna; Schuck, Robert F. – Teacher Educator, 1981
The need of American youth to be responsible and contributing members of society has led to the rise of "youth participation" projects across the country. Various programs have been established to enable young people to participate in meaningful activities. (JN)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Individual Development
HARRIS, LARRY; AND OTHERS – 1965
THE COUNCIL WAS AWARDED A 2-YEAR PLANNING GRANT OF NEARLY $150,000 TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CULTURALLY DEPRIVED CHILDREN IN MINNEAPOLIS, TO AID STABILITY, AND TO RETARD DELINQUENCY. A COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM SCHOOLS, SOCIAL AGENCIES, CITY, COUNTY, AND STATE GOVERNMENTS, BUSINESS, LABOR, AND…
Descriptors: Community Planning, Community Problems, Community Programs, Curriculum Development
Download full textHARRIS, LARRY A. – 1968
A LISTING OF 69 PLANNING AND OPERATIONAL GRANTS RELATED TO READING APPROVED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 1966 IS PRESENTED. "PACESETTERS IN INNOVATION, FISCAL YEAR 1966" (OE-20103, $2.50) WAS REVIEWED, AND DOCUMENTS RELATED TO READING WERE SELECTED FOR INCLUSION. THE BIBLIOGRAPHY IS A COMPLETE LISTING OF ALL THE READING-RELATED PACE PROJECTS…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Development, Developmental Reading, Educational Innovation
Smith, Carl B., Comp. – 1968
One hundred and fourteen planning and operational grants related to reading which were approved during the fiscal year 1967 are listed. "Pacesetters in Innovation, Fiscal Year 1967" was reviewed, and all reading-related documents were selected for inclusion. The bibliography is a complete listing of all PACE projects related to reading…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Development, Developmental Reading, Educational Innovation
Vos, Kathleen E. – 2001
Key concepts about best practices of curriculum design and program development for outdoor youth programs are discussed. These include: agreeing on curriculum criteria and coming to consensus on a balance between content and process skills; using experiential teaching modes; and pursuing youth-adult partnerships for community change. There is not…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Adult Child Relationship, Community Programs, Conservation (Environment)
California Roundtable, San Francisco. – 1984
This catalog contains more than 600 abstracts of model programs in California designed to help business, education, and community groups establish or expand partnerships in support of local education. An executive summary precedes the abstracts. The program abstracts are divided into 21 sections corresponding to specific forms of involvement.…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Basic Skills, Business, Business Education
Brandhorst, Allan R. – 1990
There are several disturbing trends in U.S. public life. Citizens are increasingly distancing themselves from the institutions that structure decision making in the public domain. There is a diminishing sense of community, individuals tend not to have any personal obligation to their fellow citizens, nor do they seem to expect any consideration…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Programs, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
New York State School Boards Association, Albany. – 1990
The concept of the school as community encompasses two distinct relationships: the school/extended community and the internal school community. As social needs and conditions change, so does the school role in the community. Topics covered in this book include benefits of collaboration between the external community and the school, the creation of…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Citizen Participation, Community Cooperation, Community Involvement
Alabama Univ., Tuscaloosa. – 1970
This special demonstration project was designed to develop ways of reaching illiterate women and motivating them toward adult basic education goals through programs that support and strengthen family life. Volume I presents the following: Introduction and Purpose: Project Procedure; Program Accomplishments and Evaluation (Description of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Blacks, Community Programs
Betts, J. David – Afterschool Matters, 2003
More than three million children in the United States participate in some type of after school program (National Study, 1993) offering wide-ranging benefits to children, their families and the community (Pederson, et al, 1998). After school programs of many descriptions provide responsible adult supervision for youth, constructive activities and…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, After School Education, After School Programs, Art Education
