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Richardson, Liz – Adults Learning, 2012
Not long after commentators were predicting the "death of neighbourhoods," they are back in policy vogue. Funding was withdrawn, attention went elsewhere. But neighbourhoods are a yo-yo policy idea, in and out of fashion, and they have bounced back under the coalition. Neighbourhoods are now a key focus for the coalition's localism agenda to…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Neighborhoods, Community Involvement, Community Development
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Kladifko, Robert E. – Educational Leadership and Administration: Teaching and Program Development, 2013
School leaders must have knowledge and understanding of the various external and internal entities in their school community. Partnerships, with a focus on communication and interaction with diverse community leaders and professionals, are essential for school success. In this article, the author discusses successful practical experiences and…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, School Community Relationship, Community Involvement, Principals
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Simeone, James; Shaw, Greg M. – Journal of Political Science Education, 2017
Community-based action research (CBAR) encourages students to view internships and other civic-engagement opportunities as the first steps in collaborative projects that build long-term relationships with community partners and model how democracy works. We marshal longitudinal data, qualitative and quantitative, on both attitudes and behaviors to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Action Research, Democracy, Longitudinal Studies
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Lloyd, Kate; Clark, Lindie; Hammersley, Laura; Baker, Michaela; Rawlings-Sanaei, Felicity; D'ath, Emily – Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 2015
Professional and Community Engagement (PACE) at Macquarie University provides experiential opportunities for students and staff to contribute to more just, inclusive and sustainable societies by engaging in activities with partner organizations. PACE International offers a range of opportunities with partners overseas. Underpinning PACE is a…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, School Community Relationship, Community Involvement, Strategic Planning
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Choi, Kyoung Mi; VanVoorhis, Richard W.; Ellenwood, Audrey E. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2015
Using phenomenological approaches, the author explored the meanings and essences of a cross-cultural immersion experience in South Africa among counseling master's-level students. Five core themes--the meaning of being American, sociopolitical awareness, engagement with South Africans and their communities, appreciation of life, and commitment to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Phenomenology, Graduate Students, Cross Cultural Training
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Fleischman, David; Raciti, Maria; Lawley, Meredith – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 2015
Increased competition for the international student market has motivated universities to modernize their marketing strategies. Community engagement is an important component of students' international university experience and represents a potential point of competitive advantage. Developing marketing strategies around university-student-community…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Student Recruitment, Community Involvement, Marketing
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Clarke, Rachel; Lewis, Rosie M. – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2016
This article explores an innovative model of adult education within museums developed from a Black feminist approach. BAM! Sistahood! is a community-led project with regional heritage organisations, universities and women's centres in the UK, that offers a holistic approach to heritage development. The ethos is to challenge the perpetuation of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Females, Adult Education
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Bulmer, Sandra M.; Barton, Barbara A.; Liefeld, Julie; Montauti, Sara; Santos, Stephanie; Richard, Melissa; Hnath, Laura; Pelletier, Kara; Lalanne, Jude – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2016
Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is a collaborative methodology that uniquely involves stakeholders in all stages of the research process. CBPR has been widely utilized in the field of public health, but not widely employed with college populations. This study utilized CBPR methods within a college community to gain insight into…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Community Involvement, Drinking, Alcohol Abuse
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Thiele, Tamara; Singleton, Alexander; Pope, Daniel; Stanistreet, Debbi – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
Students' trajectories into university are often uniquely dependent on school qualifications though these alone are limited as predictors of academic potential. This study endorses this, examining associations between school grades, school type, school performance, socio-economic deprivation, neighbourhood participation, sex and academic…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Student Characteristics, Academic Achievement, Correlation
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Mislia; Mahmud, Alimuddin; Manda, Darman – International Education Studies, 2016
This research aims at describing the factors influencing the extracurricular activities especially scouting. This research also aims at describing the Scouts skills that can form the students' character. This research is also to describe the strategies for the formation of the students' character through scout activities. This research was a…
Descriptors: Values Education, Youth Clubs, Organizations (Groups), Extracurricular Activities
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Jenkins, Carolyn; Arulogun, Oyedunni Sola; Singh, Arti; Mande, Aliyu T.; Ajayi, Eric; Benedict, Calys Tagoe; Ovbiagele, Bruce; Lackland, Daniel T.; Sarfo, Fred Stephen; Akinyemi, Rufus; Akpalu, Albert; Obiako, Reginald; Melikam, Enzinne Sylvia; Laryea, Ruth; Shidali, Vincent; Sagoe, Kwamena; Ibinaiye, Philip; Fakunle, Adekunie Gregory; Owolabi, Lukman F.; Owolabi, Mayowa O. – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
Stroke is the leading cause of neurological hospital admissions in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the second leading cause of death globally. The Stroke Investigative Research and Education Network [SIREN] seeks to comprehensively characterize the genomic, sociocultural, economic, and behavioral risk factors for stroke and to build effective teams…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Neurological Impairments, Medical Research, Health Education
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Edwards, Brent, Jr.; Loucel Urquilla, Claudia Elizabeth – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2016
During the 1990s and 2000s, a policy known as Education with Community Participation (EDUCO) not only became the cornerstone of education reform in El Salvador but also became a global education policy, one which is known for decentralizing to rural families the responsibility for hiring and firing teachers. As is shown in this paper, its rise to…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries
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Spring, Janet – Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education, 2016
There are few studies that investigate rural music educators' lived experiences in relation to "place," particularly from an Ontario, Canada context. Yet in small rural schools, the music program is often seen as the catalyst for interaction and bonding with community as music educators strive to build and foster student involvement and…
Descriptors: Rural Education, Music Education, Figurative Language, Educational Research
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Gagnon, Elizabeth; O'Sullivan, Tracey; Lane, Daniel E.; Paré, Nicole – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2016
Disasters happen worldwide, and it is necessary to engage emergency management agencies, health and social services, and community-based organizations in collaborative management activities to enhance community resilience. Community-based participatory research (CBPR) has been widely accepted in public health research as an approach to develop…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Emergency Programs, Community Involvement, Foreign Countries
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Hok-ka, Carol Ma; Wing-fung, Chad Chan; Cheung-ming, Alfred Chan – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2016
Service-learning (SL) is a relatively new pedagogy in Hong Kong and so far, no study of SL's long-term impact in Hong Kong exists. To explore SL's impacts on Hong Kong students, researchers conducted a quantitative study to compare graduates with SL experience to graduates without SL experience in terms of three domains: (1) adaptability, brain…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Foreign Countries, Career Exploration, Service Learning
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