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School
& Community Collaborations
The relationship
between schools and communities poses one of the greatest challenges
to the full and healthy development of young people. To underscore
the importance of this theme, this quarter's Focus section draws
from articles in the current issue that explore school and community
connections.
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Supporting
Students' Schooling Through Community Connections
-Mary
Jane Harkins, Ph.D.
As educators debate complex issues such as the purposes of
schooling and what constitutes curriculum content, school and
community initiatives in a rural Canadian school district
demonstrate an integrated approach to authentic learning, in a
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Educating
for the Seventh Generation
-John
P. Terry, Ph.D.
Black Elk, a Lakota Sioux holy man, teaches that "all peoples
who stand upon this earth are sacred and should be treated as such."
With this lesson in mind, John Terry offers us tools to turn our
schools into learning communities that embrace divergent cultural
and religious views and ensure a sustainable planet.
Making
an ImPACT: The Power of Community-Based Service Learning
-Curtis
Ogden
The growing service learning movement has engaged millions of
students in service activity tied to their education. In this article,
using a community-based program as an example, Curtis Ogden discusses
how a holistic approach to service learning is effective in achieving
profound individual and social transformation.
Project
Learn:
Making the After-School Hours Work for Boys & Girls Club Members
-Carter
Savage, Ed.D.
Can after-school programs affect the academic performance of
at-risk youth? According to recent research by the U.S. Department
of Education, the answer is an emphatic "yes." This article
presents Project Learn: the Boys & Girls Club of America's response
for after-school and summer academic enrichment.
Full Service Community Schools
-Joy
G. Dryfoos
Imagine a public school building open all the time, where children,
families, and neighbors come for learning, recreation, and support
services. This article introduces full service community schools:
a new type of institution that is working to meet the needs of youth
and communities all over the country.
Education for Engagement in Venezuela:
How the REDES Program Builds Youth Participation
-Arelys
Moreno de Yánez, J. Leonardo Yánez
In Venezuela, where school attendance is often low on the list
of priorities in relation to the immediate economic needs of poor
families, one organization provides hope. The REDES program is helping
children and families to see education as their right rather
than as a luxury they cannot afford. |
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Spotlight
on Youth
Moving Beyond Violence
-Jason Crowe
Research
and Practice
School-Community
Collaboration for Learning and Teaching:
Findings From Research and Practice
-Meredith Honig,
Joseph Kahne, Milbrey W. McLaughlin
Children's
Express
Building a School in the Enemy's Face
-Danielle Friedman,
John Trippi
International
Insights
Education for Citizenship
-Merita Irby
Bookshelf
Service Learning for Youth Empowerment and Social Change
Edited by Jeff
Claus and Curtis Ogden
-John Terry
View
from the Hill
Federal Youth Policies on Schools and Communities:
Promoting Partnership, Sustaining Separation, or Creating Conflict?
-Miriam Rollin
Opinion
Into the Lion's Den: Values Study at Brown University
-Nancy L. Rosenblum,
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DESIGNS FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT © 1999
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