Looking beyond Harlem: International Insights for Area-Based Initiatives
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| Title: | Looking beyond Harlem: International Insights for Area-Based Initiatives |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Miller, Peter M., Gibson, Jordi Diaz, Balslev, Gitte Miller, Scanlan, Martin |
| Source: | Middle School Journal (J3). Sep 2012 44(1):16-24. |
| Availability: | Association for Middle Level Education. 4151 Executive Parkway Suite 300, Westerville, OH 43081. Tel: 800-528-6672; Tel: 800-528-6672; Fax: 614-895-4750; e-mail: info@nmsa.org; Web site: http://www.nmsa.org/Publications/MiddleSchoolJournal/tabid/435/Default.aspx |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2012 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Middle Schools |
| Descriptors: | Teacher Integration, Foreign Countries, Neighborhoods, Community Services, Middle Schools, School Community Relationship, Family School Relationship, Leadership, Parent Participation, Evaluation, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Scores, Academic Achievement |
| Geographic Terms: | France, New York, United Kingdom, United States |
| ISSN: | 0094-0771 |
| Abstract: | Purposeful and strategic connections between schools, families, and communities are critical characteristics of effective middle level education. Area-based initiatives (ABIs) have been particularly visible family-school-community policy developments in recent years--especially the federally funded "Promise Neighborhoods," which attempt to replicate the Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ) philosophy of comprehensively integrating school and community services. This article describes several examples of how ABI initiatives in France and the United Kingdom can offer valuable lessons for the planning and implementation of ABIs in the United States. Lessons are offered in the areas of leadership, teacher integration, neighborhood boundaries, parent engagement, and evaluation. (Contains 1 figure.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 29 |
| Entry Date: | 2013 |
| Access URL: | https://www.amle.org/Publications/MiddleSchoolJournal/Articles/September2012/Article5/tabid/2701/Default.aspx |
| Accession Number: | EJ990867 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Purposeful and strategic connections between schools, families, and communities are critical characteristics of effective middle level education. Area-based initiatives (ABIs) have been particularly visible family-school-community policy developments in recent years--especially the federally funded "Promise Neighborhoods," which attempt to replicate the Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ) philosophy of comprehensively integrating school and community services. This article describes several examples of how ABI initiatives in France and the United Kingdom can offer valuable lessons for the planning and implementation of ABIs in the United States. Lessons are offered in the areas of leadership, teacher integration, neighborhood boundaries, parent engagement, and evaluation. (Contains 1 figure.) |
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| ISSN: | 0094-0771 |
