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Direct linkBailie, Patti Ensel – Young Children, 2010
Nature education is an important part of early childhood education. As young children develop, the natural world offers concrete and authentic learning experiences. Activities focused on nature support learning in all developmental domains. Children develop physically through hiking in natural terrain, climbing hills and trees, balancing on logs,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Barriers, Outdoor Education
Kandel, Herman J.; Ransom, Joel K.; Torgerson, David A.; Wiersma, Jochum J. – Journal of Extension, 2010
Wheat and soybean producers pay a small amount per bushel produced as a check-off. Funds are used for research, outreach, and crop promotion. Commodity organizations and Extension joined forces to develop multi-state educational outreach on spring wheat and soybean production. Participatory planning involved producers in developing these…
Descriptors: Rural Extension, Program Effectiveness, Outreach Programs, Community Organizations
Download full textBoyte, Harry C. – Kettering Foundation, 2009
In this paper, the author provides a buffet of ideas to make a coherent case for a democracy in which citizens can be truly sovereign by becoming the agents of their own destiny. He traces the history of various trends which threaten the development of civic agency: technocracy, specialism, and a consumer-view of the citizen, among others. He also…
Descriptors: Democracy, Educational Change, Expertise, Citizenship
Berger, Ami – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2004
On June 16, 2004, the College of Human Ecology (CHE), University of Minnesota partnered with a Twin Cities community service agency to host an event that raised awareness of domestic violence and also raised funds. "The Sheila Shawl Extravaganza," was a celebration of Sheila Wellstone's life (she was the wife of Minnesota senator Paul…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Fund Raising, Females, Community Organizations
Grossman, Julie; Cooper, Terrence – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2004
This article describes a course that integrates environmental science students into local community organizations. Despite initially high expectations, students who completed the course held negative opinions about their experience because of inadequate community partner preparation. Based on the course's successes and challenges, in this article,…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Community Organizations, Environmental Education, Partnerships in Education
Greco, Michael D., Ed. – Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota, 2010
The "CURA Reporter" is published quarterly to provide information about the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA), an all-University applied research and technical assistance center at the University of Minnesota that connects faculty and students with community organizations and public institutions working on significant public…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, American Indians, School Community Relationship, Corporations
Walters, Nancy – Minnesota Office of Higher Education, 2009
The purpose of this report is to provide information on the outcomes of the Intervention for College Attendance Program, a program of competitive grants awarded to postsecondary institutions, professional organizations, and community-based organizations. Prior to the 2008-09 biennium, the program focused on provision of college awareness and the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, High Schools, Intervention, Educational Finance
