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Martin, Doug – Trentham Books, 2016
At a time when the memory of Every Child Matters and Extended Schools is fading fast, when the policy agenda has returned with a vengeance to an exclusive concern with governance, choice, regulation, and performance, when the school seems more than ever to be viewed by government as primarily a business selling exam results--we should remember…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Holistic Approach, School Community Relationship, Agency Cooperation
OECD Publishing, 2018
A well-coordinated adult learning system will be essential to support the achievement of Slovenia's long-term development goals. The transformational effects of globalisation, technological progress and demographic change on life at work and outside of it amplify the importance of getting adults' skills right. OECD research shows that individuals,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Skill Development, Economic Development
Cabeen, Jessica M. – Eye on Education, 2019
Today's educational leaders are working with more resources, more research, and more stakeholders -- all within the same, limited time in a day as we had a decade ago. Author Jessica M. Cabeen takes readers through an intentional journey of current trends and buzzwords, helping leaders understand how social media is a tool for connection,…
Descriptors: Leadership, Social Media, Caring, Educational Cooperation
Ann M. Ishimaru – Teachers College Press, 2019
"Just Schools" examines the challenges and possibilities for building more equitable forms of collaboration among nondominant families, communities, and schools. The text explores how equitable collaboration entails ongoing processes that begin with families and communities, transform power, build reciprocity and agency, and foster…
Descriptors: School Community Relationship, Family School Relationship, Cooperation, Power Structure
Clark, Patricia, Ed.; Zygmunt, Eva, Ed.; Tancock, Susan, Ed.; Cipollone, Kristin, Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2021
Discover how and why community-engaged teacher preparation is a powerful and vital approach to address an educational system that is historically deficient, discriminatory, and decidedly inequitable. In this edited volume, the authors argue that past practice is inadequate and issue a mandate for a new approach to educator preparation.…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Teacher Education Programs, College School Cooperation, School Community Relationship
Schwartz, Heather L.; Hamilton, Laura S.; Faxon-Mills, Susannah; Gomez, Celia J.; Huguet, Alice; Jaycox, Lisa H.; Leschitz, Jennifer T.; Tuma, Andrea Prado; Tosh, Katie; Whitaker, Anamarie A.; Wrabel, Stephani L. – RAND Corporation, 2020
In 2016, in an effort to gain knowledge about how to help children develop social and emotional learning (SEL) skills, The Wallace Foundation launched a six-year project called the Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative (PSELI). The goals of PSELI are for students to experience reinforcing messages about SEL both in school and…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Social Development, Emotional Development, Skill Development
Schwartz, Robert B., Ed.; Loyd, Amy, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2019
"Career Pathways in Action", a companion to "Learning for Careers" by Nancy Hoffman and Robert B. Schwartz, offers a detailed, on-the-ground exploration of the Pathways to Prosperity Network's efforts at state, regional, and local levels. This new book describes a strikingly wide range of systems and efforts that the Pathways…
Descriptors: Career Development, Geographic Regions, Partnerships in Education, State Policy
Marietta, Geoff; d'Entremont, Chad; Kaur, Emily Murphy – Harvard Education Press, 2017
"Improving Education Together" offers a step-by-step guide to Labor-Management-Community (LMC) collaboration, an intervention that has successfully improved student outcomes in a wide variety of school districts across the country. The authors illustrate how a culture of collaboration between labor, management, and community stakeholders…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Intervention, Cooperation, Labor Force
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Narasimharao, B. Pandu, Ed.; Wright, Elizabeth, Ed.; Prasad, Shashidhara, Ed.; Joshi, Meghana, Ed. – IGI Global, 2017
Higher education institutions play a vital role in their surrounding communities. Besides providing a space for enhanced learning opportunities, universities can utilize their resources for social and economic interests. The "Handbook of Research on Science Education and University Outreach as a Tool for Regional Development" is a…
Descriptors: Science Education, Guides, Outreach Programs, School Community Relationship
Levin, Ben – Corwin, 2012
"More High School Graduates" is a comprehensive guide for school leaders and government policymakers committed to boosting high school graduation rates. Drawing from his knowledge as an education official and professor, author Ben Levin presents a system to turn around secondary schools that is adaptable for local-, district-, and state-level…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Graduation Rate, High Schools, Graduation Requirements
Hands, Catherine, Ed.; Hubbard, Lea, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2011
The work of school, family and community partnerships is complex and messy and demands a thoughtful and deep investigation. Currently, parent and community involvement does not draw on school reform and educational change literature and conversely the school change literature often ignores the crucial role that communities play in educational…
Descriptors: School Districts, Community Involvement, School Community Relationship, Family School Relationship
Mundy, Peter, Ed.; Mastergeorge, Ann, Ed. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2012
Educational Interventions for Students with Autism offers educators a vital resource for understanding and working with autistic students. Written by nationally acclaimed experts in the field and published in collaboration with the world-renowned UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute, the book aims to deepen educators' appreciation of the challenges…
Descriptors: Mainstreaming, Teacher Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Inclusion
Abawi, Lindy, Ed.; Conway, Joan, Ed.; Henderson, Robyn, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2011
This book explores the wide range of contexts in which research into creating connections in learning and teaching may take place. Creating connections can encompass making links, crossing divides, forming relationships, building frameworks, and generating new knowledge. The cognitive, cultural, social, emotional and/or physical aspects of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Research, Research Methodology, Early Childhood Education
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Basile, Carole G., Ed. – SUNY Press, 2009
A Professional Development School (PDS) offers unique university-school relationships that can change the culture of learning and add value to students and the community. Initially created in the 1980s, the PDS movement is growing across the country and is now a respected teacher education model. In this book, Carole G. Basile has collected…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, College School Cooperation, Knowledge Management, Human Capital
Maeroff, Gene I., Ed.; Callan, Patrick M., Ed.; Usdan, Michael D., Ed. – 2001
The educational chasm between schools and colleges is an indication of dysfunction. It is becoming increasingly recognized as a major impediment to the successful education of all students. High standards and improved schools and colleges will ultimately depend on the extent to which this gap is narrowed. This book describes 12 programs that are…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College School Cooperation, Community Development, Educational Improvement
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