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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"caring community"”.
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Stakeholders’ Perspectives of a Catholic K-8 School as a Caring Community
Many educators and researchers have found that caring school communities positively affect students’ behavior, academic achievement, and socioemotional development. Students’ basic needs of feeling cared for must be met for them to realize their full potential. The purpose of this study was to …
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Impacts of Lutheran Church Microcredit Loans on Borrowers in Northern Tanzania: A Case Study of Building A Caring Community Project
The main objective of this study was to assess impact of BCC microcredit program on livelihood improvement of the respondent households. Specifically the study evaluated the client’s changes of livelihood on income, food adequacy, assets, capital, health and education and to assess factors that …
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The Beauty Of Bradner: Envisioning an Ideal Future to Inspire Environmental Stewardship
… place, held together by a strong sense of community. The land use practices and access to natural spaces go hand in hand with the experience of living in a connected, caring community. In the eyes of participants, keeping Bradner beautiful in the future meant protecting the community spirit …
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The Perceptions of Students, Teachers, and Parents Regarding the Value of the LIFESKILLS and Lifelong Guidelines Program.
… like respect, truthfulness, responsibility, and caring. There are many character education programs available from which a school's staff can choose. The LIFESKILLS and Lifelong Guidelines program is one that focuses on producing a caring community of responsible citizens for life.</p><p>The …
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Within the Wrought-Iron Fence: the Hidden Heritage of McCormick Theological Seminary, 1864-1975
… tightly knit academic, religious and residential community that once existed within the black wrought iron fence is largely forgotten or unknown. Yet its historic presence has much to pass on to those of us who work, study and live on or near the campus. The institution has been gone from our …
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“They seem to have grown taller” An exploratory and explanatory grounded theory of the impact of using person centred annual reviews in primary schools, derived from the views of the SENCos who led them.
… teamwork and a feeling of being part of a “caring community”. It also proposes that SEN systems and practice can improve in a number of ways. The theory has implications for local practice around person centred reviews, as well as at the national level, given the priority given to the …
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The Impact of Family, Community, and Resilience on African-American Young Adults Who Had Parents Incarcerated During Childhood
… were addressed through the home, school, and community environments, utilizing the participants‘ voices and perspectives. Participants were selected by referrals from a diverse group of professionals. Each young person volunteered to participate in this project.</p> <p><em>Results. </em> The …
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Assessing Campus Community in the Twenty-First Century
… society. This study applied Boyer's campus community model to assess the campus communities of a private liberal arts college and a public state research university in the Mid-Atlantic. Using a modified version of the College and University Community Inventory (CUCI) administered through a …