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Wilkins, Julia; Ruddle, Karen; Paitsel, Sheila; Duffield, Kelly; Minch, Amy; Hesson, Craig; Baker, Sherry; Harper, Sara; Jennings, R. Lanai – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2014
In 2010, the National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities (NDPC-SD) partnered with the West Virginia Department of Education Office of Special Programs to provide intensive technical assistance to 12 school districts to help them design and implement evidence-based programs to increase the graduation rates of students with…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Disabilities, School Districts, Dropouts
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Friery, Kathleen; Nelson, J. Gordon – TechTrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning, 2004
This article describes a collaborative project between business and industry, local school systems and Jacksonville State University (Jacksonville, Alabama). This project resulted in a new education and business/industry partnership called Readiness Education for Achieving Career Heights (REACH). The Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce saw a need…
Descriptors: Industry, Educational Resources, Employment Opportunities, Department Heads
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Scharlach, Andrew E.; Robinson, Barrie K. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2005
This article describes the Consortium for Social Work Training in Aging (CSWTA), a unique partnership among 3 schools of social work and 6 county departments of adult and aging services. Using an innovative collaborative training model that included structured rotations and curricular support, CSWTA contributed to increased student interest in…
Descriptors: Student Interests, Social Work, Consortia, Counties
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Griffith, Derek M.; Childs, Erica L.; Eng, Eugenia; Jeffries, Vanessa – Journal of Community Psychology, 2007
Racism is part of the foundation of U.S. society and institutions, yet few studies in community psychology or organizational studies have examined how racism affects organizations. This paper proposes a conceptual framework of institutional racism, which describes how, in spite of professional standards and ethics, racism functions within…
Descriptors: Racial Discrimination, Racial Bias, Systems Approach, Social Status