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RMC Research Corp., Hampton, NH. Parent Involvement Center. – 1989
This resource directory from the Chapter 1 Parent Involvement Center at RMC Research Corporation in Hampton, New Hampshire lists national, regional, and local organizations that can help parents, administrators, and teachers learn more about parent involvement in children's education. All of the listed organizations are focused on parent…
Descriptors: Organizations (Groups), Parent Participation, Resources
Association for the Care of Children's Health, Washington, DC. – 1987
The purpose of this directory is to facilitate networking and collaboration among those caring for or providing support services to children with chronic illness or disabling conditions. It is hoped that this directory will enable parents to identify other parents who share their interests and concerns, as well as assist professionals in locating…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Disabilities, Diseases, Family Programs
Morrow, Lesley Mandel, Ed.; And Others – 1995
Designed to be a resource guide for parents, teachers, and policymakers, this book traces the historical development of family literacy and provides an overview of the field in the United States. It includes discussions of more than 100 sources about family literacy. The book presents specific information about particular family literacy programs…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Family Literacy, Information Sources, Intergenerational Programs
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Lavine, Roberta Z. – Hispania, 1992
An inexpensive way to foster interactive, participatory learning in the language laboratory through communicative tasks is described. Problems with traditional approaches are discussed, and enthusiastic reactions from both students and teachers to the University of Maryland-College Park multimedia approach are reported. (39 references) (LB)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Higher Education, Interactive Video, Language Laboratories
Smith, Steven Lynn, Ed.; Rundall, Dick, Ed. – 1982
This manual, developed from an Early Childhood Institute on the Assessment of Young Children conducted in 1981, acquaints education and counseling professionals with a variety of assessment instruments for young handicapped children and assists them in understanding how to adapt instruments to a child's unique disability. Information to facilitate…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods
Yancey, Elizabeth – 1983
This pamphlet is designed as a resource to assist school administrators and directors of gifted and talented programs in their efforts to increase participation of minority students in such programs. It explores issues related to the current underrepresentation of minority students including statistics reflecting that underrepresentation;…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Trends
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Quincy. Office of Community Education. – 1986
Intended to provide educators and community leaders in Massachusetts with an overview of the ways in which community education practices can strengthen K-12 education, this document explains community education, describes three community education projects in detail, gives implementation models, and lists organizational and printed resources.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Citizen Participation, Community Coordination, Community Education
Williams, Jane A. – 1995
Having a home library benefits children and parents alike, by allowing immediate access to literature and reference information and by encouraging reading. The cost of stocking a home library can be prohibitive to forming a substantial collection. This book provides a guide to purchasing books at a discount, including suggestions on essential…
Descriptors: Books, Budgeting, Costs, Elementary Secondary Education
Designs for Change, Chicago, IL. – 1993
This resource directory lists assistance groups that can help a school improve to meet the objectives of the Chicago (Illinois) School Improvement initiative. The assistance groups listed differ in several ways. Some specialize in improving reading or mathematics, for example, while others offer a broader range of school restructuring advice. The…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Consultation Programs, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Field, Cynthia E. – InCider, 1987
Reviews software that focuses on writing skills for children aged 2 to 15. Includes information on public domain and commercial programs on learning the alphabet, basic penmanship, sentence structure, and writing book reports and essays. Provides ordering information on the suggested programs. Explains how parents can help. (ML)
Descriptors: Alphabets, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Computer Software Reviews
Knoll, Patricia C., Ed. – 1992
This is the second catalog of the National Park Service's Listing of Education in Archaeological Programs (LEAP). It consists of the information incorporated into the LEAP computerized database between 1990 and 1991. The database is a listing of federal, state, local, and private projects promoting public awareness of U.S. archaeology including…
Descriptors: Archaeology, Audiovisual Aids, Citizen Participation, Curriculum Development
Ertle, Vicki, Comp. – 1992
Descriptions of 80 programs of drug prevention and intervention efforts in 9 states and Pacific territories are grouped into categories. The states and territories are: American Samoa, Alaska, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Republic of Palau, Washington, and Wyoming. Each section contains an…
Descriptors: Awards, Community Support, County Programs, Curriculum Development
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1990
Since 1981, the Arizona Department of Education has coordinated the identification and dissemination of innovative programs and practices. A committee reviewed hundreds of submissions during the past 3 years and selected over 200 entries published in this catalogue as the best. Quality programs are broad in scope, time, and number of people…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Educational Practices, Educational Quality
Freedman, Susan; Keenan, Rayna – 1987
This handbook contains 30 profiles describing school-community partnerships in Massachusetts that address diverse educational issues with creative strategies and solutions. The programs exemplify one or more of the following community education principles: use of community resources to enhance curriculum and instruction; citizen involvement in the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Citizen Participation, Community Education, Community Resources
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. Program Planning and Development Section. – 1985
This casebook on parent and community participation is part of a series of resource booklets to be developed in conjunction with each of the eight characteristics of effective schools used in the Illinois Quality School Index (IQSI). The resources identified are derived from computer searches in the ERIC database, contact with national…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
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