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Morris, Richard, Comp.; Seymour, Nancy, Ed. – 1980
The Institute for Responsive Education (IRE) is a private, nonprofit organization involved in research, policy analysis, assistance to local sites, and development of a national information clearinghouse and network for citizen groups. IRE recommends an approach to community based education that encourages citizen participation in decision-making…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizens Councils, Clearinghouses, Community Education
Ewert, D. Merrill – 1980
Education has long been a development priority in Africa. The failure and limitations of formal education have led to the emergence of nonformal alternatives of various types. They include extension education, training programs, multipurpose educational programs (for middle-level professionals), cooperative self-help programs (community…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Community Development, Community Involvement
Kirkness, Verna J. – 1980
Canadian government welfare agencies are taking Canadian Indian children from their parents in alarming numbers and endangering their cultural and social development. Most of the children are placed in non-native homes, resulting in identity crises leading to alcoholism and other social problems. This is a serious trend. The survival of Indian…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians, Canada Natives
Bayes, Bonnie, Ed.; Lines, Patricia, Ed. – 1977
The six papers which comprise this document are the result of a year-long "New Birth of Freedom" program in Seattle. The sponsoring organization was a broadly-based group called the People Power Coalition, comprised of civic organizations, churches, research institutes, and media outlets. The program examined the Declaration of Independence in…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Civil Rights, Community Involvement, Community Responsibility
Dull, Lloyd, W., Comp. – 1979
This volume on leadership practices is designed to serve as a professional handbook for directors of vocational education. Ten major areas of educational responsibility are discussed: (1) selection and improvement of staff (e.g., job descriptions, tenure, and evaluation of teacher effectiveness); (2) curriculum development (e.g., advisory…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Budgeting, Business Administration
Van Rensburg, Patrick – 1974
Opened in 1963, the Swaneng Hill School in Serowe, Botswana, was an experiment for its untrained founders whose objectives were to reduce the exclusiveness of secondary education, equip students with skills and knowledge needed for development, make the school a focal point for community development, and instill a sense of social justice in the…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Involvement, Cooperative Programs, Course Descriptions
Baskerville, Roger A. – 1979
The Lohrville Career Education Model (LCEM) is a successful program to influence the decision of rural high school students to remain in the community after graduation and to help them examine local occupational opportunities and potential. The LCEM consists of a 7-unit course in local history, rural living, rural economy, rural attitudes,…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Career Choice, Career Education, Career Exploration
Hefner, Keith, Ed. – 1979
Designed for youth workers, teachers, counselors, and student organizers, 11 essays in this handbook examine issues concerned with children's rights. "Children's Rights and Social Work" proposes that social workers can speed and direct the process of change by advocating the rights of young people and by providing services to make those rights a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Child Advocacy
Download full textWIRTZ, W. WILLARD – 1966
THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF 1965, THE PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED, AND THE NEW DIRECTIONS THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT (MDTA) PROGRAMS ARE TAKING TO MEET THE MANPOWER CHALLENGES THAT LIE AHEAD ARE THE SUBSTANCES OF THIS REPORT. CONTENTS INCLUDE (1) PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS, (2) EXAMPLES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF EXPERIMENTAL AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS,…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Involvement, Correctional Institutions, Demonstration Programs
COOPER, SHIRLEY – 1960
WITH INCREASED URBANIZATION AND THE ASSOCIATED EMPHASIS ON CONSOLIDATION OF SCHOOLS, THE ONCE-UNCOMPLICATED JOB OF THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT HAS BECOME AN INTRICATE TASK REQUIRING A TALENTED ADMINISTRATOR ASSISTED BY A STAFF SKILLED IN A WIDE VARIETY OF SPECIALTIES. THE ONCE-SIMPLE TASK OF ACQUIRING LAND ON WHICH TO CONSTRUCT NEW FACILITIES HAS…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Community Action, Community Involvement, Community Organizations
Burkhardt, Carolyn; And Others – 1977
Strategies counselors can use to involve "significant others" (persons who have an important influence on the career plans of students, e.g., parents, peers, and relatives) in high school career guidance programs are offered in this handbook. Content is presented in three main sections: (1) a brief, nontechnical section summarizing how significant…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Education, Career Guidance, Career Planning
National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. Education and Work Group. – 1976
This publication is intended to provide educators and interested community agencies with basic information to help determine which of the four Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) programs would be most appropriate for their school and community. Four regional educational laboratories selected by the National Institute of Education to develop…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Career Education, Career Exploration, Career Guidance
Shaver, James P., Ed. – 1977
The intent of this bulletin is to involve social studies educators, as implementers of citizenship education, in re-examining the assumptions underlying their curricular choices and teaching methods. This subject is addressed because presently little evidence exists to indicate that the schools' efforts have affected the quantity or quality of…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Citizen Participation, Citizenship
Hackettstown Public Schools, NJ. – 1976
This manual is designed for the administrator or coordinator responsible for implementing the World of Related Knowledge and Educational Development (WORK-ED) program in a school district. (The program is a career education course of study for ninth graders designed to enable students who have not chosen the traditional college prep high school…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Career Development, Career Education, Community Involvement
Decker, Larry E., Ed.; Decker, Virginia A., Ed. – 1977
This compilation of articles presents the views of policy makers and administrators about community education. Following the introduction by Larry Decker titled "Community Education: The Basic Tenets," the articles are contained in three sections. Section 1 (The Potential of Community Education) contains articles titled as follows: "Tomorrow's…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Education
