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Brenneman, Patricia; Johnson, Ronda; Pirkle, Tracy – Journal of School Public Relations, 2007
Authentic political conversation entails identifying the work, bringing together stakeholders, providing information, framing questions, giving individuals a voice, being transparent, and acting on the values of the group's collective good. Through this process, we identify common core values and respond to the basic human need to be connected--to…
Descriptors: Politics of Education, School Community Relationship, School Support, Educational Finance
Arnsparger, Arleen; Kernan-Schloss, Adam; Plattner, Andy; Soholt, Sylvia – 1997
Focused on the practical tools that education leaders can use to improve communications with their own colleagues, with parents, and with the general public, this guide can be used by school districts and states to organize their communication efforts strategically to build public support. The guide includes step-by-step information to develop a…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Support, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Planning
Gabriel, Roy M.; And Others – 1992
This manual is for citizens working to develop drug prevention programs for their communities using preexisting data and consists of three sections. Part 1 asserts the need to assemble a community profile. The purpose for the data gathering activity must be clearly articulated. In part 2 the steps in assembling a package of community indicators…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Community Action, Community Problems, Community Surveys
Robin, Hazel; And Others – 1988
This manual aims to help communities develop a plan to improve services to children from birth to 3 years of age who are chronically ill or disabled, and their families. Section I provides background information needed to begin a Community Approach to an Integrated Service System (CAISS) committee in a community. It addresses the issue that…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Chronic Illness, Community Action, Community Coordination
Ramona Unified School District, CA. – 1983
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: A well-rounded story of the strength of education is being presented by the staff and students of the Ramona Unified School District in Northern San Diego county. Select audiences of service clubs and community groups that have influence on public attitudes are visited by an educational team. Each…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Organizations, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Activities
People for the American Way, Washington, DC. – 1988
A critical national problem facing the United States is the steady decline in voting of the citizenry. Surveys of the 44 largest public school systems from across the country and of 100 corporations from the Fortune 500 group as well as individual interviews and roundtable discussions with teachers, executives, members of Congress, local and state…
Descriptors: Activism, Business Responsibility, Citizenship Education, Community Organizations
Stanley, Martha L. – 1982
This guidebook is one in the Target Topic Series developed to highlight issues and concerns related to effective community education operation. It is intended for the community educator and community education advisory council member who want to learn about the importance of community involvement to the quality of life in the community. A pretest…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Community Education, Community Involvement
Cassidy, Maureen; Cassidy, Frank – 1985
This book is intended as a practical guidebook for those involved in continuing education, in particular, and for the boards and staff of nonprofit organizations and community groups, in general. It is designed to show these individuals how to develop community resources when additional support is needed for community education. Specific…
Descriptors: Community Education, Community Resources, Continuing Education, Educational Finance
Leiderman, Sally; Furco, Andrew; Zapf, Jennifer; Goss, Megan – 2002
The information that forms the basis of this brochure was drawn from a summit of community organization representatives who have worked in partnerships with institutions of higher education. The brochure highlights three issues community partners believe must be fully addressed if community/campus partnerships are to be successful and mutually…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Higher Education, Partnerships in Education, School Business Relationship
Nelson, James; Hamilton, Joel – 1976
A 4-lesson course on economic effects of population changes in rural small communities, developed for use by extension personnel in Idaho and throughout sparsely-populated areas of the Great Plains and western states, is designed to help community leaders improve their understanding of special economic problems of small communities. Use of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attitude Measures, Business, Community Attitudes
Harris, Larry L.; Hepner, George F. – 1983
Control of urban development and preservations of open space have become increasingly controversial issues in recent years. This booklet was prepared to help citizens and local officials resolve these types of issues. It is intended to provide a framework for positive discussions between citizens and local officials, and includes an introduction…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Citizen Participation, Citizen Role, Community Cooperation
Ascher, Carol – 1988
This paper summarizes the major points raised at a conference on "School/Community Collaborations: Policy Implications for Urban Education" held in New York City (New York) on May 12-13, 1988. Schools or school districts have successfully collaborated with businesses, unions, schools of higher education, hospitals, youth agencies,…
Descriptors: Community Role, Community Support, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs
Clay, Rebecca – 1992
This idea book comes from projects undertaken by American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) chapters and state and local retired teachers associations around the United States. The projects described range from simple acts performed by one volunteer to elaborate schemes funded by corporations, from involvement in existing programs to the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizenship Education, Community Services, Elementary Secondary Education
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Calaff, Kristin Percy – NASSP Bulletin, 2008
Given the challenges of a culturally and linguistically diverse student body, one exemplary high school has developed supportive schooling practices that provide academic rigor and access for all students while embracing their linguistic and cultural identities. This ethnographic study documents how this school contributed to the college…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Ethnography, Immigrants, Community Resources
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Weerts, David J.; Sandman, Lorilee R. – Review of Higher Education, 2008
Recent reforms in the Carnegie Foundation classification system and regional accreditation standards have fueled momentum for community engagement in higher education. This study employs a knowledge-flow conceptual framework to identify barriers and facilitators that influence the adoption of an engagement agenda at land-grant and urban research…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Classification, Accreditation (Institutions), Higher Education
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