Describes how the University of California San Diego (UCSD), the San Diego Housing Commission, and San Diego State University worked together through the UCSD Community Outreach Partnership Center to engage students in the design and implementation of an applied research project in City Heights, a low-income neighborhood in San Diego. (EV)

Outlines some of the administrative changes included in Temple University's move toward a more community-based education agenda and focuses on one case, Temple Health Connection (THC). THC is an on-site, community- and university-supported medical facility that serves as a locus for community health care, student learning, and faculty research.…

Describes a program to strengthen involvement of non-custodial fathers in their children's lives in an impoverished metropolitan area. Provides a demographic profile of fathers and their visitation frequency. Includes descriptions of parenting groups, vocational and educational assistance, and substance abuse interventions. Concludes that the…

Describes how using writers' workshop with mixed groups of elderly and children has benefits for all parties. Describes one intergenerational program bringing together elders from a writing group at a local community center with elementary school children. Discusses initial reasons for the project, shares some activities, and presents some things…

A suburban New York high school implemented the nationally recognized World of Difference program, involving a council of student volunteers committed to reducing on campus prejudice. After learning about perpetuation of prejudice and stereotypes in society, students work with faculty advisors to create presentations to enlighten other students.…

Positive rites of passage are sorely lacking in today's society. In our culture, teenagers experience several passages: the major transformation at puberty, a challenging transition from middle to high school, and completion of high school. Two programs show how educators can guide students from adolescence to responsible adulthood. (MLH)

Offers descriptions of successful volunteer programs in two schools: one a school-wide program using parents as volunteers to increase student achievement, and the other a literacy program that depends on volunteers in one 1st-grade classroom. Notes that it takes time and effort to organize and involve volunteers productively, but that they can…

Describes the attempt to reinitiate conversation and dialogue between teachers and parents through a Book Club called "Parents and Teachers as Readers" in which teachers and parents from one elementary school came together to read and discuss children's books. Looks at how assumptions regarding teaching, parenting, and reading became…

Describes an English for specific purposes (ESP) teacher training and development program that has been underway for the past 15 years in Cuba.(Author/VWL)

Discusses Georgia's Principles of Educating Teachers (POET), a statewide initiative designed to encourage middle level teacher education reform. Explores the context of middle level education in Georgia, POET's role as part of a broader reform effort called the Georgia Initiative in Mathematics and Science (GIMS), the two-phase statewide processes…

Examines two preschool programs in the New Orleans area in terms of their arrangement of indoor and outdoor space to implement developmentally appropriate practices. Explains that they can serve as inspiration to other early childhood professionals who struggle to create meaningful experiences for young children in "second-hand" space. (EV)

In Prince George's County, Maryland, Superintendent Jerome Clark told staffs of low-performing schools to resign and reapply for positions. New principals were hired, and schools were restaffed. San Francisco has experimented with reconstituting or jumpstarting dysfunctional schools since the 1980s. A Department of Education study shows mixed…

Examines the (British) local education authority's role in building capacity for school improvement. Describes the successful Quality Education for All Project, which focuses on the teaching/learning process and the school and classroom conditions (like teacher collaboration) that support school improvement. LEA helping strategies must be…

Discusses implementation of an "E-Master's" degree in marketing at Monash University in Australia. The electronic delivery of this degree follows the successful implementation of an online course, "Marketing Theory and Practice," at the university, described in 1999's volume 24, number 2 of this journal. (EV)

Discusses the application of training in social problem solving with family caregivers of persons who have incurred severe physical disabilities. Outlines training procedures (i.e., Project FOCUS) that enable counselors to assist family caregivers in developing effective problem-solving skills that may translate to increased wellness for each…