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Saterlie, Mary Ellen; And Others – Moral Education Forum, 1989
Describes the efforts of a Baltimore (Maryland) County Public Schools task force to initiate values education in the schools through a representative grassroots effort that involved many community groups. Twenty-four core values were identified that could be infused throughout the curriculum. Each school within the district formed an advisory…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Education, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textOlson, Ruth Anne – 1991
This paper discusses the problems faced by Minnesota's Supporting Diversity in Schools organization in communicating their goal of making schools responsive to students of differing ethnic backgrounds. It was found that using terms such as "multicultural curriculum" and "isolation of schools and communities of color from one…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Economically Disadvantaged
Center for Population Options, Washington, DC. – 1990
This report explores policy initiatives, priorities, and plans of action recommended to policymakers with respect to a commitment to education for youth on prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Young people with AIDS/HIV infection, can be offered compassion, hope, and support.…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Communicable Diseases, Community Planning
Peer reviewedAnderson, Jack – PTA Today, 1988
The Young Astronaut Program (YAP) has reached 500,000 children in 20,000 classrooms. Schools and community groups sponsor YAP, which provides space-related curricular material to encourage students to study science and math. A contact address is given. (JL)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Junior High Schools
Wolfelt, Alan – 1983
This book is written for parents, teachers, and counselors who have both a desire and a commitment to help children who experience a death. The first chapter provides an introduction and discusses when death education should occur. The second chapter emphasizes the importance of creating a caring relationship with children when death is…
Descriptors: Children, Community Education, Counseling, Counseling Techniques
Pickeral, Terry – 1993
This report explains the need for viable and effective partnerships between K-12 schools and institutions of higher education involving service and service-learning, and discusses the State of Washington's experience in this area. It is stated that both rural and urban schools have found service and service-learning to be effective methods of…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Community Services, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13, Lancaster, PA. – 1983
This teacher's guide is designed for use in helping adult basic education (ABE) students to develop beginning language skills. Addressed in the individual units of the guide are the following topics: occupational knowledge, consumer economics, health and safety, government and law, and community resources. Each unit contains some or all of the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Behavioral Objectives
