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Tobias, Randolf; Turner, Thomas M. – Schools in the Middle, 1997
Describes Network in the Schools (NIS), a project to enhance teens' academic achievement and self-esteem, which uses small group classroom discussions regarding self-affirmation, social concerns, self-improvement, and reflection, and meetings for group sharing and self-expression. Presents findings that the program results in enhanced parent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Middle Schools, Parent Participation
Download full textFrierson-Campbell, Carol – 2003
Anchoring, a term rooted in the seafaring world, is a useful metaphor for contemplating the role of music in schooling, and particularly for thinking about the implications of including music in the professional development school (PDS) reform movement. In 1999, the College of Education at William Paterson University (Wayne, New Jersey) joined two…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Collegiality, Educational Change, Educational Objectives
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1986
This report describes a broad-based, statewide program to increase full-time employment among urban high school graduates in New Jersey. The program is intended to increase students' preparation for and access to the job market. The report contains seven sections. The Introduction summarizes the problem and the State's proposal. Section 2,…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, High School Graduates, High Schools
Dolan, Jeanne; Parsons, Tim – 1974
The publication describes a community learning center established in Newark, New Jersey, in 1969 with concern for children, parents, and people trapped by the limiting institutions of our cities, and which is composed of three program components: a day care center (for 60 three to five year olds), an after school and summer program (for 50-100…
Descriptors: Community Control, Community Involvement, Community Programs, Community Schools
Campbell, Elizabeth; Blain, Mary Jo – 1982
Because it is based on the premise that learning is a lifelong process and that citizen participation is essential to neighborhood problem solving, community education is particularly attuned to the current needs of cities and can be an effective means for meeting the resettlement needs of immigrants and refugees, as well as for expanding local…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Community Education, Community Problems, Cultural Awareness
Campbell, Elizabeth – 1982
Because it is based on the premise that learning is a lifelong process and that citizen involvement is essential to neighborhood problem solving, community education is particularly attuned to the current needs of cities and can be a major vehicle for cities attempting to provide convenient, comprehensive health services in an efficient,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Bilingual Education, Community Education, Community Health Services
