Creating Collaborative Partnership With Local Churches to Improve Academic Performance of K-12 Public Schools [electronic resource] / Patricia A. Green-Powell, Adriel A. Hilton and Crystal L. Joseph.
Since their founding, the Black churches have strived to implement and fulfill their missions. These institutions acknowledge the importance to become actively involved in the community as well as engaged in the lives of young people. Black churches are faced with unique challenges every day, howeve...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Since their founding, the Black churches have strived to implement and fulfill their missions. These institutions acknowledge the importance to become actively involved in the community as well as engaged in the lives of young people. Black churches are faced with unique challenges every day, however, they provide significant number of resources to the communities at large. In this study, we examine the role of partnerships through local churches and its impact on low performing schools using qualitative methodology. Research shows that low performing schools are influenced positively by partnerships with Black churches. |
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| Item Description: | Abstractor: As Provided. Educational level discussed: Elementary Secondary Education. |
| Physical Description: | 6 p. |
| ISSN: | 1548-6613 |
| Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (Journal Articles) Text (Reports, Evaluative) |
| Preferred Citation of Described Materials Note: | Online Submission, US-China Education Review v8 n1 p64-69 Jan 2011. |