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Bowen-Eggebraaten, Mary; Hoffman, Paul J. – School Business Affairs, 2010
When River Crest Elementary School opened on September 2, 2008, it was clear that the effect of a "green" school would extend beyond the students who walked through the doors for class each day. The 93,450-square-foot facility in Hudson, Wisconsin, serves as a catalyst for sustainable change and has been an educational tool for…
Descriptors: School Districts, Sustainable Development, Community Development, Building Design
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Doyle, Lesley – European Journal of Education, 2010
As Arbo and Benneworth (2007) have alerted us, higher education institutions are now expected not only to conduct education and research, but also to play an active role in the development of their economic, social and cultural surroundings. They call this the "regional mission" of HEIs. This paper is concerned with cultural engagement. Research…
Descriptors: Community Development, Lifelong Learning, Educational Environment, College Role
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VanderSteen, J. D. J.; Hall, K. R.; Baillie, C. A. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2010
There is an increasing interest in the humanitarian engineering curriculum, and a service-learning placement could be an important component of such a curriculum. International placements offer some important pedagogical advantages, but also have some practical and ethical limitations. Local community-based placements have the potential to be…
Descriptors: Engineering, Service Learning, Student Placement, Interviews
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Munck, Ronaldo – Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2010
Can civic engagement become a "core business" of the contemporary university, or is it an attractive "add-on" that is not affordable in the current economic climate? Contemporary universities often play an important role in local community development and, as such, have the opportunity to develop civic engagement strategies to…
Descriptors: Community Development, Citizenship, Citizen Participation, Global Approach
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Mitcham, Karen – English Journal, 2009
The purpose of having fun in the English language arts (ELA) classroom is twofold: (1) build community; and (2) alleviate the monotony, drudgery, and anxiety that reading, speaking, and writing often produce, especially in struggling students and any and all who are future members of Garrison Keillor's Lake Woebegone Professional Organization of…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Motivation, Community Development, Participative Decision Making
Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2011
Digital inclusion is the ability of individuals and groups to access and use information and communication technologies. Not all members of a community benefit equally, and some communities have been left out altogether. This paper is a guide for fostering digital inclusion throughout the United States so that everyone can take advantage of…
Descriptors: Community Benefits, Internet, Bibliographies, Access to Computers
Bailey, Natasha; Ward, Mark; Goodrick, Michelle – AONTAS The National Adult Learning Organisation, 2011
The research described in this report is a companion piece of research to one conducted by AONTAS from 2009-2010 about the outcomes and impact of Department of Education and Skills (DES) funded community education. It answers a call in that research to isolate and investigate the outcomes of community education not wholly funded through DES. This…
Descriptors: Social Change, Social Action, Models, Community Education
Bourn, Douglas; Cara, Olga – Development Education Research Centre, 2013
Linking between schools in the United Kingdom and schools in sub-Saharan Africa has been a feature of the educational landscape for more than twenty years, but became a government priority between 2000 and 2010. Whilst the interest in Ireland was less, both countries resourced linking programmes primarily as a means of raising awareness of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Partnerships in Education, Models, Educational Cooperation
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Guajardo, Francisco; Guajardo, Miguel; Oliver, John; Keawe, Lia O'Neill M. A. – Journal of the Association of Mexican American Educators, 2012
This article uses story as a process to highlight the work in a South Texas community that focuses on the education of youth and the development of community. The work is guided by a new consciousness of place, community engagement, and identity formation. The work is local, but breaking the isolation of youth, families, and ideas has been part of…
Descriptors: Limited English Speaking, Praxis, Youth Opportunities, Youth Programs
Buda, Sharon Liddell – ProQuest LLC, 2010
A study of a three-year environmental curriculum project is documented with attention to the process of co-constructing and implementing the curriculum while exposing the hidden potential for thoughtfully aligned learning communities to strengthen curriculum construction. The curriculum project is integrated across all disciplinary subjects and…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Integrated Curriculum, Community Development, Lifelong Learning
Stanistreet, Paul – Adults Learning, 2010
Local authorities have a strong tradition of supporting communities to help themselves, and this is nowhere better illustrated than in the learning they commission and deliver through the Adult Safeguarded Learning budget. The budget was set up to protect at least a minimum of provision for adult liberal education, family learning and learning for…
Descriptors: Community Education, Adult Learning, Budgets, Foreign Countries
Huwe, Terence K. – Computers in Libraries, 2010
The rapidly evolving digital world inspires much use of nautical terminology: (1) navigation; (2) discovery; (3) the voyage; and (4) the new terrain at the end of the journey. Considering how quickly new technologies are arriving on smartphones, the nautical adventure is continuing at an increased pace. Innovations in basic library services follow…
Descriptors: Community Development, Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Public Libraries
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Conzen, Michael P. – Journal of Geography, 2010
Most towns were crucial to the initial colonization and economic development of the Great Plains. Many were, directly or indirectly, creatures of railroad corporate planning, owing their location as well as their physical layout to the townsite companies controlled by railroad officials. This article examines how these facts shaped the fundamental…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Transportation, Influence of Technology, Urban Studies
Torrico, Roxana – Finance Project, 2008
This brief provides policymakers, stakeholders, community leaders, and program developers working in or with community-based youth programs with a basic understanding of how the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) is structured, how community-based youth programs fit into CDBG purposes and activities, and how communities nationwide are using…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Community Development, Youth Programs, Block Grants
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O'Neill, D. Kevin – Learning, Media and Technology, 2011
This article synthesizes research on social capital, school outcomes, internet use, and volunteering to argue that e-mentoring--which is commonly practiced over long distances--could become a powerful way to build greater cohesiveness in local communities. Realizing this potential will require a larger-scale and more coordinated approach to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Design, Mentors, School Effectiveness
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