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Implementing Community-Based Comprehensive Sexuality Education with High-Risk Youth in a Conservative Environment: Lessons Learned
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Secor-Turner, Molly; Randall, Brandy A.; Christensen, Katie; Jacobson, Amy; Loyola Meléndez, Migdalia – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2017
Although comprehensive sexuality education programmes have the potential to improve the sexual health and well-being of young people, many socially conservative rural states in the USA have laws and policies restricting school-based comprehensive sexuality education and supporting abstinence-only education. This paper describes the process of…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Sexuality, Sex Education, School Community Relationship
Can Adults Accept Youth as Equal Partners in Communities?
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Flage, Lynette; Vettern, Rachelle; Schmidt, Mark; Eighmy, Myron – Journal of Extension, 2010
Communities benefit from meaningful involvement by individuals of all ages, but adults don't always perceive youth as legitimate, crucial contributors to community decision-making processes. The purpose of the study reported here was to determine if adults who participated with youth in the Horizons program changed their attitudes, opinions, and…
Descriptors: Opinions, Leadership Training, Behavior Change, Attitude Change
Ripple Effect Mapping: A "Radiant" Way to Capture Program Impacts
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Kollock, Debra Hansen; Flage, Lynette; Chazdon, Scott; Paine, Nathan; Higgins, Lorie – Journal of Extension, 2012
Learn more about a promising follow-up, participatory group process designed to document the results of Extension educational efforts within complex, real-life settings. The method, known as Ripple Effect Mapping, uses elements of Appreciative Inquiry, mind mapping, and qualitative data analysis to engage program participants and other community…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Inquiry
Velva Public and School Library Study.
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Pelton, Raymond – 1973
The purpose of this study was to survey the adult reading and information needs in the Velva, North Dakota community. The study was to determine whether a community information and reading center is needed, and if so, could the school media center be augmented with suitable materials and staff to meet the expressed and latent needs of the…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Information Centers, Information Needs
Community Living for Adults in North Dakota: A Case Study of an Apartment Program.
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Racino, Julie Ann – 1989
This report describes a 1988 site visit to Pride Industries, a private, nonprofit agency which operates an apartment program for individuals with developmental disabilities in Bismarck, North Dakota, through a contract with a regional office of North Dakota's Department of Developmental Disabilities. Pride Industries supports 34 people living in…
Descriptors: Adults, Case Studies, Community Programs, Developmental Disabilities
Training of Direct Service Staff.
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Wallace, Teri, Ed.; And Others – IMPACT, 1992
This newsletter theme issue features articles on training of direct service staff working with persons with developmental disabilities in employment, education, and residential settings. The articles examine job training, delivery systems, training models, and implications of current approaches. The newsletter includes three articles presenting…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Programs, Competency Based Education, Cooperative Programs