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ERIC Number: EJ1208123
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1537-873X
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Exploring Elements of Community Networks: Family and Community Engagement Strategy Project as an Innovative Multi-Agency Partnership
Black, Glenda L.; Cantalini-Williams Maria
Educational Planning, v24 n4 p7-25 2017
Based on the success of the Welcome to Kindergarten™ initiative, The Learning Partnership (TLP), a national advocacy organization for public education, initiated a pilot project called Family and Community Engagement Strategy (FACES), in the three Ontario communities of Cornwall, Durham and Sudbury. The overall goal of the FACES Project, funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, was to develop a coordinated community-based model and extend and enrich the Welcome to Kindergarten™, a program to help prepare children for school success. As part of the agreement, TLP was to provide evidence of progress made toward the objective of the grant: to increase and expand opportunities for all children to be ready for school. An evaluation component was included in the project to measure the results and impact on each community. The FACES Project is an example of a community network, as it involves a process of building partnerships among schools and agencies for the benefit of children and their families. A qualitative case-study design was used for the research. Themes that emanated from an analysis of the data across the three sites were: the nature of FACES as a community network, champions as leaders, establishing and sustaining FACES networks, challenging conditions, assessment of the impact, and innovative features of FACES networks.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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