ERIC Number: EJ832261
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 6
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0192-592X
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Working Hand in Hand
Portnoy, Sean
T.H.E. Journal, v35 n11 p32-37 Nov 2008
In this article, the author talks about Urban Tech, a New York City-based organization that works with schools to teach students the life skills it believes are necessary for academic achievement and workforce readiness. Its Youth Leadership Academy program uses a variety of computer-based, interactive elements to educate students on such topics as personal appearance and substance abuse prevention. Urban Tech is a shining example of the kinds of partnerships developing between school systems and community organizations to provide instructional support to K-12 students, as well as help get computers and internet access to lower-income families where no such resources were before. The author also discusses the factors that make a successful technology-based partnership between a school district and a community organization.
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Community Organizations, Educational Technology, School Community Programs, Developmental Studies Programs, Partnerships in Education, Comprehensive School Health Education, Technology Integration, Technology Planning, Information Technology, Access to Computers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York
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