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Hoffman, Ellen – American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1990
Describes "satellite learning centers," public schools located at parent worksites in Dade County (Florida) and jointly operated by the school system and the employer. Advantages include parent participation, exposure to career possibilities, and free classroom space. (FMW)
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Employed Parents, Parent Participation, Primary Education
American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1990
A sociologist discusses the need for schools to create "social capital," the values and standards once transmitted by the traditional family that equip a child with a sense of self. Argues that schools located in the workplace can re-create and strengthen the ties between parent and child and among parents with children. (FMW)
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Employed Parents, Interviews, Parent Child Relationship