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AHMED, FIROZA – 1963
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS ARE ANALYZED IN THIS STUDY TO CLARIFY THEIR DEMOCRATIC PHILOSOPHICAL ORIENTATION, TO IDENTIFY PROGRAMS IN INDIA, EGYPT, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, THE PHILIPPINES, AND BURMA HAVING POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR PAKISTAN, AND TO SUGGEST SOCIAL SERVICE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES THAT SHOULD BE EXPANDED OR INAUGURATED IN…
Descriptors: Administrators, Community Development, Community Leaders, Cooperative Programs
Young, Ruth C.; And Others – 1979
To provide current demographic and needs assessment information for public and private agencies serving migrants, a survey was conducted among farmers and the migrant workers they employed. Of 228 migrant labor camps in western and central New York, 57 were selected for study by a stratified random sampling procedure which assured adequate…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Blacks, Crew Leaders, Demography
Download full textMayor's Office of Manpower, San Francisco, CA. – 1975
The report describes a 1974-75 project to coordinate planning efforts for public training programs in vocational education, rehabilitation, and manpower training and development in San Francisco. Project participants included representatives from the local public school district, the community college district, the office of the State Department…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Leaders, Community Planning, Cooperative Planning
Mayer, Martin – 1969
In late spring of 1967, the New York City Board of Education recognized an experimental school district, comprised of two junior high schools and six elementary schools, in the Ocean Hill-Brownsville area of New York City. The prime impetus for this experiment in community involvement in decentralized school administration stemmed from a coalition…
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Board of Education Policy, Civil Rights, Collective Bargaining
Zonligt, Martin J. – 1973
A survey of rural areas in California, Oregon, Washington State, Idaho, and south Texas, this study investigated the lack and need of library and other information services for migrants and seasonal farmworkers. Research concentrated on community and library based information services. The overall recommendation of the document was that Survival…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Bookmobiles, Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Leaders
Miller, Rex A. – 1974
Within the realm of outdoor education, there are as many definitions of what it is or what it isn't as there are books. One definition is that outdoor education is teaching outside the classroom. It combines with and blends as part of the total curriculum. This handbook is designed as a manual to help train and support staff related to outdoor…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Creative Art, Curriculum Guides, Definitions
Direct linkWilson, E.B. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2005
In this article, the author proposes and discusses a collection of ten governance habits of boards of trustees that distinguish the average board from those that perform with excellence. They are interconnected, interlocking, and systemic. In the aggregate, the benefits of these habits are greater than the sum of their parts, because they function…
Descriptors: Trustees, Models, Strategic Planning, Board Administrator Relationship
Hancock, Juliet, Ed. – 2002
In response to the growing need for addressing continuity in children's learning at transition points, this package of staff development materials was developed to provide support, guidance, and contexts for discussion enabling early years and primary school staff in Scotland to reflect and share information about effective assessment and…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Decision Making, Developmental Continuity, Early Childhood Education
2001
This symposium on leadership development consists of three presentations. "Organizational Performance: The Future Focus of Leadership Development Programs" (Doris B. Collins) reports research that analyzed 54 leadership studies from 1984-2000 and confirmed that organizations have begun to take a more systemic approach to leadership…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Credibility, Developing Nations, Employer Employee Relationship
Peace Corps, Washington, DC. Information Collection and Exchange Div. – 2002
Based on advice and information from Peace Corps volunteers, staff, and experts, this manual provides creative, innovative ideas for activities for youth that are founded on development principles. Part 1 provides information about these different kinds of youth a volunteer may encounter in the community: in-school, out-of-school, differently…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Adult Education, Community Development
2002
A study surveyed 241 high-achieving youth aged 15-25 regarding how innovation can be made sustainable among youth in Canada. Results were insightful and pointed to actionable steps for the Youth Action Council for Sustainable Innovation and the federal government. Findings indicated the following: youth can be more innovative if they have the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Adult Education, Community Development
US Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1941
In 1913, the Office of Education published as Bulletin, 1913, No. 28, "Expressions on Education by American Statesmen and Publicists," collected and compiled by Henry R. Evans. The 1913 bulletin has been long out of print. Since such a publication is as desirable today as it was over a quarter of a century ago, it was considered…
Descriptors: Educational History, Role of Education, Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles
Peer reviewedCarter, D. S. G. – Research Papers in Education: Policy and Practice, 1999
Examined a comprehensive program that used a whole-school approach to prepare high school students for making healthy lifestyle choices, particularly related to sexuality/sexual risk taking. The program involved teacher development, parent involvement, and peer leadership development. Survey data indicated that the program influenced the whole…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Comprehensive School Health Education, Faculty Development
Urrieta, Luis – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2006
This study focuses on the case of The Heritage Academy (THA), a predominantly white charter school in rural North Carolina. Through a critical race analysis, this article suggests that predominantly white charter schools like THA benefit from colorblind educational policies in a whitestream and white supremacist society. Specifically, this case…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, School Choice, Educational Policy, Community Schools
Holden, Debra J.; Evans, W. Douglas; Hinnant, Laurie W.; Messeri, Peter – Health Education & Behavior, 2005
The American Legacy Foundation funded 13 state health departments for their Statewide Youth Movement Against Tobacco Use in September 2000. Its goal was to create statewide tobacco control initiatives implemented with youth leadership. The underlying theory behind these initiatives was that tobacco control efforts can best be accomplished by…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Smoking, Structural Equation Models, Psychology
