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Download full textCousins, Linwood H.; Mickelson, Roslyn A.; Williams, Brian; Velasco, Anne – School Community Journal, 2008
This article reports the challenges of race and social class in an action research project to facilitate educational change through community collaboration with African American parents, community organizations, and public schools. This project was undertaken in Charlotte, North Carolina to enhance the participation of African American parents in…
Descriptors: Social Class, Action Research, Course Selection (Students), Educational Change
Academy for Educational Development, 2008
"Partnerships for College Access and Success: A Technical Assistance Guide, Toolkit and Resource Guide" reflects lessons learned from four years of planning, implementation and evaluation work through the Partnerships for College Access and Success (PCAS) initiative. It is the result of the collaboration between AED (Academy for Educational…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Postsecondary Education, School Holding Power, Technical Assistance
Direct linkMediratta, Kavitha – Theory Into Practice, 2007
Community organizing for school reform is a growing national phenomenon, as young people, parents, neighborhood residents, and faith-based institutions struggle to improve the quality and equity of public schooling, particularly in urban school districts. Now a decade old, community organizing projects are influencing local public schools in…
Descriptors: Educational Change, School Restructuring, Public Education, Community Organizations
Kallembach, Sheri C., Comp.; And Others – 1991
This document is a resource guide intended to assist those serving urban youth and adults in vocational education. The first section lists field-representative publications in the areas of urban education reform, dropout prevention, teen parents, transitions, and support services/programs for adults; general literature; and additional resources.…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Community Organizations, Economically Disadvantaged
Robinson, Sharon P.; West, Cornel; Cortes, Ernesto J., Jr.; Haycock, Kati P. – 1993
The four papers in this document are centered around several themes in education reform: (1) the need to reimagine and recreate strategies; (2) the need to approach familiar obstacles innovatively; (3) the need to utilize all available resources; and (4) and the need to engage in this work cooperatively and with courage and vision. In the first…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Coordination, Community Organizations
Totten, Leah; Dodson, David; Thomasson, Julie – 2000
This report profiles 12 programs conducted as part of the Hitachi Foundation's Partnerships in Economic and Educational Opportunity Initiative. The introduction and overview explain the goals of the initiative, which was undertaken to improve the economic and career options available to young people who have traditionally been underserved by…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, Career Education, Change Strategies
