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Ventura-Merkel, Catherine; And Others – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1989
Cooperation among service providers of the young and old is essential in times of decreasing resources and increasing needs. This article reviews characteristics of successful and exemplary intergenerational programs, which can be found in almost all areas of human services, and presents program models responding to diverse populations and…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Child Welfare, Community Problems, Cultural Enrichment
Instituto Nacional para la Educacion de los Adultos, Mexico City (Mexico). – 1991
The series "Self-instructional Notes on Social Participation" is a six volume series intended as teaching aids for adult educators. The theoretical, methodological, informative and practical elements of this series will assist professionals in their work and help them achieve greater success. The specific purpose of each notebook is…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Leon County Schools, Tallahassee, FL. – 1990
This life resources guide for senior adult learners contains activities in the life skills curriculum. The manual is organized by content area and instructional goal. Under each instructional goal, one or more activities is given. A list of resources is at the end of each section. The activities cover the following topics: (1) consumer education;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Consumer Education, Coping, Cultural Enrichment
Nunez-Cronk, Brunilda; Willoughby, Donna – 1993
In response to the increasing diversity of the student population at Golden West Community College, in California, the the Intercultural Center (IC) was established in 1989 to enhance campus-wide awareness of cultural diversity through services to immigrant and international students and the campus community. An Intercultural Task Force was first…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Community Colleges, Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness
Kirkland-Holmes, Gloria; Federlein, Anne Cairns – 1990
The incorporation of an African-American, multicultural, self-concept-building, and creative arts program into the elementary school curriculum is discussed in this conference paper. Recommendations concern the relevance to African-American children of language and communication skills, mathematics, social studies, science, positive self-concept,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Black Youth, Children, Childrens Literature
Claus, Richard N.; And Others – 1979
During 1978-79, the third year of the three-district Cooperative Project in American Indian Development, three of six objectives were met and three partially fulfilled. On a $58,425 budget, planners successfully increased Indian parents' involvement in the project and conducted two pilot studies. The first, to research the dropout rate of Saginaw…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Studies
DELVIN, LAURENCE E.; LITCHFIELD, ANN – 1967
A PROFILE OF A TYPICAL STAFF-INFLUENCED RESIDENTIAL ACTIVITY IS CONSTRUCTED FROM DATA REPORTED IN THE PREVIOUS ISSUE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION REPORT, AND IMPLICATIONS ARE DISCUSSED. PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS INDEED RESIDENTIAL AND OF CONTINUING EDUCATION, PRIMARILY TO IMPROVE OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE. WHILE MOST ACTIVITIES…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, College Faculty, Conferences, Cooperative Planning
BISHOP, G. REGINALD, JR. – 1960
IN AN ATTEMPT TO DISCOVER WHAT OTHER DISCIPLINES MIGHT HAVE TO TELL THE LANGUAGE TEACHING PROFESSION, THE NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES EXTENDED ITS FOCUS BEYOND ITS USUAL INVOLVEMENT WITH IMMEDIATE PEDAGOGICAL PROBLEMS BY ADOPTING AS THE SUBJECT OF ITS 1960 PROGRAM "CULTURE IN LANGUAGE LEARNING." THE FIVE…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Classical Languages, Conference Reports, Cross Cultural Training
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Atlanta, GA. – 1967
UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE DANFORTH AND NOYES FOUNDATIONS, A CONSORTIUM OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND AGENCIES HAVE COLLABORATED IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF DISADVANTAGED YOUTHS IN SPECIFIED RURAL AREAS. SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT ARE--(1) EFFECTIVELY INTERVENE SO THAT A CYCLE OF…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communication Skills, Cultural Enrichment, Disadvantaged Youth
BUCHMILLER, A.A.; TEITEL, MARTIN – 1966
THIS ANALYSIS OF NORTHERN DE FACTO SCHOOL SEGREGATION AND RACIAL IMBALANCE REVIEWS THE LEGAL ISSUES AND COURT DECISIONS GERMANE TO VARIOUS DESEGREGATION EFFORTS. IT IS NOTED THAT ALTHOUGH HOUSING PATTERNS MAY ACCOUNT FOR A LARGE PART OF THE RACIAL IMBALANCE IN SCHOOLS, GERRYMANDERING OF DISTRICT BOUNDARIES PLAYS A VERY SIGNIFICANT ROLE. SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Bus Transportation, Court Litigation, Cultural Enrichment
American Country Life Association, Sioux Falls, SD. – 1966
In an attempt to reveal the many external influences (e.g., economic, social, and spiritual) affecting a rural community and to bring about understanding of the evolving complex society of the rural-urban community brought about by advanced technology, the American Country Life Association's annual conference dealt with some of the parameters…
Descriptors: Church Role, Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Role
Mestenhauser, Josef A. – 1976
This handbook presents a learning program intended for students enrolled in a variety of disciplinary or interdisciplinary programs who wish to include in their education a meaningful exposure to members of other cultures. Chapter one attempts to relate the cross-cultural learning of this program to future vocational, academic, and career…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness
Racine Unified School District 1, WI. – 1969
Part I of this evaluation report discusses the enrichment and remediation effects of a summer school program for disadvantaged students, K-6. Reading and mathematics instruction were offered along with a home school worker program and sports activities. Part II of the report deals with programs conducted throughout the 1968-69 school year. Student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Athletics, Behavior Change, College Students
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA. – 1969
This afternoon remedial and enrichment program was offered to inner-city low income children (grades 3-8). About 75 percent of the children were black, 20 percent white and 5 percent Puerto Rican. Remedial instruction was offered in reading and mathematics. Average class size was six pupils; these small groups allowed for better diagnosis of needs…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Art Education, Black Students, Compensatory Education
McDonald, Thomas F.; Moody, Earl – 1969
The basic objectives of the ABC Project, conducted at Tolleson Elementary School during the 1968-69 school year, were to give all disadvantaged migrant children the opportunity to develop a positive self image, build basic language communication patterns, and learn about their present environment in a natural and intellectually stimulating…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Cultural Enrichment, Curriculum Evaluation, Disadvantaged
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