Publication Date
In 2024 | 0 |
Since 2023 | 0 |
Since 2020 (last 5 years) | 1 |
Since 2015 (last 10 years) | 3 |
Since 2005 (last 20 years) | 14 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
Henze, Mary L. | 6 |
O'Connor, Alice | 6 |
Hayes, Cheryl D. | 2 |
McCoy, Martha | 2 |
Pasquerella, Lynn | 2 |
Peterson, Roland L. | 2 |
Thomas, Ruth G. | 2 |
Askegaard, Lewis D. | 1 |
Baldassare, Mark | 1 |
Bartlit, Nancy | 1 |
Barton, Paul E. | 1 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Education Level
Elementary Secondary Education | 6 |
Higher Education | 3 |
Postsecondary Education | 2 |
Adult Education | 1 |
Early Childhood Education | 1 |
Preschool Education | 1 |
Two Year Colleges | 1 |
Audience
Community | 105 |
Practitioners | 56 |
Teachers | 29 |
Policymakers | 23 |
Researchers | 13 |
Parents | 9 |
Administrators | 8 |
Students | 8 |
Media Staff | 2 |
Counselors | 1 |
Location
California | 6 |
United States | 5 |
Canada | 4 |
Michigan | 3 |
New York | 3 |
United Kingdom | 3 |
Virginia | 3 |
Connecticut | 2 |
Kentucky | 2 |
Minnesota | 2 |
North Carolina | 2 |
More ▼ |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
United States Constitution | 2 |
Education Consolidation… | 1 |
Higher Education Act Title IV | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
National Assessment of… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Takayanagi, Taeko – Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education, 2019
"Informal Learning and Literacy among Maasai Women" highlights the importance and role of informal education in the emancipation and development of Maasai village women in Kenya. At present, knowledge and research on the impact of informal learning and literacy on community development is limited, and there is a gap between policy level…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Literacy, Literacy Education, Womens Education
Strohschen, Gabriele I. E., Ed.; Lewis, Kim, Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
Education for adults ought to consider a both-and mindset when it comes to selecting approaches, values, and program models in today's multi-sector, multi-diverse, and cross-cultural environments of teaching and learning. Experiences from educational professionals can lead to recommendations for these instruction and mentoring approaches of adults…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Competency Based Education, Situated Learning, Active Learning
Cheatham, Jennifer Perry; Thomas, Rodney; Parrott-Sheffer, Adam – Harvard Education Press, 2022
A vital resource for educational leaders, "Entry Planning for Equity-Focused Leaders" introduces an equity-minded process for intentional entry planning that sets the stage for sustainable change within organizations. In this practitioner-focused and action-oriented work, Jennifer Perry Cheatham, Rodney Thomas, and Adam Parrott-Sheffer…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Leadership Styles, Leadership Responsibility, Instructional Leadership
Baldassare, Mark; Bonner, Dean; Petek, Sonja; Shrestha, Jui – Public Policy Institute of California, 2014
The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) Statewide Survey provides policymakers, the media, and the public with objective, advocacy-free information on the perceptions, opinions, and public policy preferences of California residents. This is the 141st PPIC Statewide Survey in a series that was inaugurated in April 1998 and has generated a…
Descriptors: State Surveys, Public Opinion, Public Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Tomas Rivera Center, Claremont, CA. – 1989
This report is based on the findings of the Los Angeles County Latino Assessment Study (LACLAS), which consulted with Latinos to determine the priorities, programs, and strategies for meeting the needs of their community in Los Angeles County (California). The study's main objective was to obtain information to assist governmental and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Census Figures, Citizen Participation, Crime
Potter, John – 2002
Citizenship education is now part of the United Kingdom's National Curriculum, and teachers across the country are working to make it a daily reality in schools. The purpose of this book is to show how education for active citizenship gives schools greater prominence as centers of social and civic renewal. Part 1 explores what citizenship…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Current Events, Elementary Secondary Education
Carr, Paul R., Ed.; Porfilio, Bradley, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2011
Who should read this book? Anyone who is touched by public education--teachers, administrators, teacher-educators, students, parents, politicians, pundits, and citizens--ought to read this book. It will speak to educators, policymakers and citizens who are concerned about the future of education and its relation to a robust, participatory…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Charter Schools, Free Enterprise System, Democracy
Brenneman, Patricia; Johnson, Ronda; Pirkle, Tracy – Journal of School Public Relations, 2007
Authentic political conversation entails identifying the work, bringing together stakeholders, providing information, framing questions, giving individuals a voice, being transparent, and acting on the values of the group's collective good. Through this process, we identify common core values and respond to the basic human need to be connected--to…
Descriptors: Politics of Education, School Community Relationship, School Support, Educational Finance
Hark, Amy T. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2008
The importance of engaging students in science and helping them to become informed citizens has been highlighted by many groups invested in science education. This report describes a project that furthers both academic and civic goals through the integration of a service learning component into an undergraduate course. This nonmajors class covers…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Service Learning, Biotechnology, Instructional Materials
Finn, Patrick J. – SUNY Press, 2009
A comprehensive update of the classic study that delivers both a passionate plea and strategies for teachers, parents, and community organizers to give working-class children the same type of empowering education and powerful literacy skills that the children of upper- and middle-class people receive. The classic, indispensable guide for teachers,…
Descriptors: Working Class, Economically Disadvantaged, Literacy, Role of Education
Hollister, David C. – Institute for Educational Leadership (NJ1), 2007
This Primer is intended to help individual citizens and community leaders and organizers (1) better understand the complex nature of decision making in democracy and (2) identify strategies for having a larger voice and impact. This publication is predicated and draws upon the author's 40 years of extensive and hands-on experiences in varied…
Descriptors: Politics of Education, Internet, Social Change, Legislation
Stokes, Laura; St. John, Mark; Helms, Jenifer – Inverness Research, 2008
Inverness Research has served as the external evaluation group for the Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession (CSTP) since its inception in 2003. As evaluators, Inverness conceptualizes projects as investments in improvement, and it examines the returns on those investments. The direct services of projects and their immediate outcomes…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Teaching (Occupation), Evaluators, Program Effectiveness
Mayberry, Maralee – 1991
The political and religious characteristics of parents in four western states who educate their children at home are examined. The relation of those characteristics to parents' decisions to circumvent state-sponsored education services are also considered. Additional discussion focuses on the relevance of the findings for public policy. The target…
Descriptors: Conservatism, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Characteristics, Government Role
Cheney, Lynne V. – Humanities, 1992
Warns that higher education, particularly in the humanities, has become politicized. Argues that restrictions on the freedom of speech of professors and students in the name of feminist and antiracist ideologies are one-sided examples of "political correctness." Contends that the humanities are diminished by such politicalization and…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Feminism, Freedom of Speech, Higher Education
Gilroy, Marilyn, Ed.; Duggan, Amelia, Ed. – Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education, 1996
This document consists of all of volume 6 (26 issues) of the serial "The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education," a biweekly journal which addresses issues in higher education for Hispanic Americans. Each issue presents four feature articles, a policy update called "Outlook on Washington" and several opinion pieces. Feature…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism