Publication Date
In 2024 | 0 |
Since 2023 | 7 |
Since 2020 (last 5 years) | 8 |
Since 2015 (last 10 years) | 9 |
Since 2005 (last 20 years) | 15 |
Descriptor
Source
Children & Schools | 15 |
Author
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 15 |
Reports - Descriptive | 6 |
Reports - Research | 6 |
Reports - Evaluative | 3 |
Education Level
Higher Education | 15 |
Postsecondary Education | 10 |
Secondary Education | 3 |
Elementary Education | 2 |
Elementary Secondary Education | 2 |
Adult Education | 1 |
High Schools | 1 |
Junior High Schools | 1 |
Middle Schools | 1 |
Audience
Location
Indiana | 1 |
New Mexico | 1 |
New York (Buffalo) | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
No Child Left Behind Act 2001 | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Britt, Noelle; Bates, Samantha; Anderson-Butcher, Dawn; Edwards, Ryan; Noteman, Nicole; Brady, Christopher; DuMond, Lee; Childs, Tasha M. – Children & Schools, 2023
Urban policymakers, city officials, and community residents utilize neighborhood revitalization initiatives to establish safe and empowered neighborhoods. In 2016, leaders in Columbus, Ohio, launched a neighborhood revitalization effort designed to improve safety, access to opportunities, and economic development in the historically underserved…
Descriptors: School Community Relationship, Universities, Community Schools, Partnerships in Education
Anderson-Butcher, Dawn; Bates, Samantha; Sterling, Karen; Voegler, Michelle; Dau, Wendy; Amorose, Anthony – Children & Schools, 2023
Community schools respond to a variety of risk factors that impede student learning and development. School and community leaders in Canyons School District (CSD) have created community schools across one highly impacted feeder pattern to strengthen academic learning efforts, school climate and youth development opportunities, parent and family…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Risk, School Districts, Educational Environment
Kimiecik, Carlyn; Gonzalvo, Jasmine D.; Cash, Shana; Goodin, Drew; Pastakia, Sonak – Children & Schools, 2023
Adolescent health and well-being are abysmal due to low and declining physical activity rates, increasing mental health problems such as anxiety and depression, and minimal opportunities to engage in meaningful social experiences. Adolescents who live in communities that are underserved face greater risks for experiencing health disparities…
Descriptors: Adolescents, College School Cooperation, Partnerships in Education, School Community Relationship
Watkins, Charity S.; Cason, Xavier; Greenwald, Alec David; Dunston, Yolanda L.; Vo, Quynh-Chi – Children & Schools, 2023
Guided by the National Association of Social Workers' Code of Ethics and measures of competence provided by the Council on Social Work Education, the social work field serves as a model for strategies that promote collaboration across difference, strengths-based advocacy with communities, and education through engagement. These values and…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Predominantly White Institutions, Public Schools, Undergraduate Students
Jones, Tiffany M.; Malorni, Angela; Lea, Charles H.; McCowan, Kristin; Spencer, Michael S. – Children & Schools, 2023
Research-practice partnerships play an important role in critically examining racial disparities in schools, as well as supporting the immediate adoption of practice improvement. This article outlines the results of a multisite case study with students, teachers, and administrators across two racially and ethnically diverse middle schools in the…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Partnerships in Education, Equal Education, Social Justice
Lee, Youjung; Bronstein, Laura; Cook, Kelley – Children & Schools, 2023
Since the COVID-19 outbreak, children and families in rural communities have been experiencing unprecedented long-term social isolation and insufficient access to mental health services. Prior to the pandemic, access to mental healthcare in rural communities was already inadequate, leading rural populations to be routinely underserved when facing…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Access to Health Care, Rural Areas
Gherardi, Stacy A.; Greenberg, David – Children & Schools, 2023
Universities have the potential to bring significant assets to community school development, and community school models align with emerging priorities in higher education, including shifts toward community engagement. University-assisted community schools (UACS) present an ideal place for these mutual interests to be met, although barriers to…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Community Schools, Partnerships in Education, Barriers
Humphries, Marisha L.; McKay-Jackson, Cassandra – Children & Schools, 2022
Race is often ignored as a core component of social and emotional competency (SEC) and social and emotional learning (SEL). This study explored preservice school social worker and elementary teacher interns' participation in a collaborative, multidisciplinary SEL training curriculum that integrates race. Nine preservice trainees (majority White…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Preservice Teachers, Social Emotional Learning, Social Development
Shulman, Lawrence; Maguin, Eugene – Children & Schools, 2017
The University at Buffalo School of Social Work established the VISA Center (the acronym stands for "vision, integrity, service, and accountability") in collaboration with the school district of Buffalo, New York. With funding from the New York State Education Department, a university on-campus center was set up to serve 30 students at a…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Weapons, Social Work, Program Descriptions
Dente, Claire L.; Parkinson Coles, Kallie – Children & Schools, 2012
This article presents a compelling case for the increased role of social workers in work with individuals with autism and Asperger's syndrome in secondary school settings, specifically in transition planning for postsecondary educational pursuits. Social work education prepares social workers to address micro, mezzo, and macro levels of practice…
Descriptors: Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Systems Approach, Social Environment
Bronstein, Laura R.; Anderson, Elizabeth; Terwilliger, Susan H.; Sager, Kristen – Children & Schools, 2012
The purpose of this article is to share results of an exploratory qualitative research study designed to shed light on experiences of an interdisciplinary group of elementary school staff and graduate students in a school-based services project. A researcher conducted 20 interviews with staff and graduate students who represented the fields of…
Descriptors: Integrated Services, School Social Workers, Graduate Students, Family Involvement
Mumm, Ann Marie; Bye, Lynn – Children & Schools, 2011
This article examines the status of certification requirements for school social workers across the United States and the policy context in which certification is embedded. The article also details findings of a study on the curriculum available at various schools of social work offering training in school social work. The article makes a case for…
Descriptors: School Social Workers, Certification, Social Work, College Curriculum
Berzin, Stephanie Cosner; O'Connor, Sarah – Children & Schools, 2010
School social work takes place within the dynamic context of the educational landscape, yet research indicates that school social work practice has been slow to adjust to the demands of that landscape. Little research has assessed whether school social workers are being adequately prepared to address the educational shifts that underlie today's…
Descriptors: School Social Workers, Social Work, Teaching Methods, Curriculum Evaluation
Altshuler, Sandra J.; Webb, Jennifer Reid – Children & Schools, 2009
School social workers often face challenges of having to legitimize their presence as a school professional, especially as compared to school psychologists and school counselors. Why are school social workers more often vulnerable to being underappreciated and not understood by school personnel than other mental health-based school professionals?…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Certification, School Social Workers, Social Work
Slovak, Karen; Joseph, Alfred Louis, Jr.; Broussard, Anne – Children & Schools, 2006
This study examined the perceptions of school social workers' (SSWers') graduate education training on contemporary issues facing students in schools as well as issues related to this host practice setting. SSWers who completed a specific school social work program were compared with those who did not on perceived graduate education preparation…
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Graduate Study, Comparative Analysis, Violence