2000 15th Annual Battery Conference on Applications and Advances

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910872503403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [Place of publication not identified], : I E E E, 2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (374 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 621.31242
• Soggetti: Electric batteries
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Building School-Community Partnerships : Collaboration for Student Success

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910965038203321
• Autore: Sanders Mavis G
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, : SAGE Publications, 2005
• ISBN: 9781452209920; 1452209928
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (145 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.190973
• Soggetti: Academic achievement - United States; Community and school - United States; Education; Social Sciences; Education, Special Topics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- ; About the Author -- Chapter 1 - Community Involvement: Why and What? -- Chapter 2 - A Closer Look at Common Community Partnerships -- Chapter 3 - Components of Successful Community Partnerships -- Chapter 4 - Building Capacity for Successful Community Partnerships: A Vignette -- Chapter 5 - Bringing the Community In: An Elementary School Story -- Chapter 6 - Creating Closer Community Ties: A High School Study -- Chapter 7 - Promising Practices for Community Partnerships -- Chapter 8 - Preparing Educational Leaders for Community Partnerships: A Workshop Agenda -- Chapter 9 - Concluding Thoughts -- Resource A: Sample Activities -- Resource B: Sample Letters -- Endnotes -- References -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: How can we partner with our communities to improve school programs increase students' success? Community involvement is a powerful tool in generating resources essential for educational excellence. This sharp, insightful book is an excellent resource for educators seeking to establish school-community partnerships to achieve goals for their schools, students, and communities. Work successfully with community partners to improve school programs, strengthen families, and expand students' learning experiences by collaborating with community partners such as: Businesses and corporations Universities and higher learning institutions National and local volunteer organizations Social service agencies and health partners Faith-based organizations.