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Gifford, Beth; Evans, Kelly; Babinski, Leslie; Foster, Audrey – Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University (NJ1), 2011
In September 2009 the Council for Children's Rights unveiled the Larry King Center for Building Children's Futures (LKC). The LKC serves as a resource to the community "maximizing the effectiveness and impact of work being done for children by providers, agencies and funders." The LKC has chosen three initial priorities to address in…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Leadership, Agency Cooperation, Childrens Rights
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Savaya, Riki; Spiro, Shimon; Elran-Barak, Roni – American Journal of Evaluation, 2008
The article reports on the findings of a comparative case study of six projects that operated in Israel between 1980 and 2000. The study findings identify characteristics of the programs, the host organizations, and the social and political environment, which differentiated programs that are sustained from those that are not. The findings reaffirm…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Leadership
Swanson, Bert E.; Cohen, Richard A. – 1977
Small town community improvement planning is often subjected to urban type analysis. When concepts applicable to the largest cities are grafted onto small towns, a misunderstanding of small town problems and prospects is often the result. Social ecology offers a framework for understanding what a small town is, how it functions, and what is…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Development, Community Planning