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Direct linkKilburn, M. Rebecca, Ed. – RAND Corporation, 2014
The Promising Practices Network (PPN) on Children, Families and Communities (www.promisingpractices.net) began as a partnership between four state-level organizations that help public and private organizations improve the well-being of children and families. The PPN website, archived in June 2014, featured summaries of programs and practices that…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Well Being, Web Sites, Child Development
Rich, Dorothy – Momentum, 1976
Some families and probably too many teachers have been lulled in the past few years into a "let the schools do the job" attitude, forgetting about the work that needs to be done at home. Describes the Home and School Institute, designed to provide ways that the family working together at home could reinforce and supplement student…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Child Development, Educational Objectives, Home Study
Download full textCalifornia Univ., Los Angeles. Center for Mental Health in Schools. – 2001
This technical aid packet provides information on the value of after-school programs in addressing students' barriers to success. It focuses on school-community collaborations and on opportunities for after-school involvement offered at school sites. The six chapters focus on the following: (1) "After-School Programs as Part of a Broad, School…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, After School Programs, Child Development, Community Programs
Swick, Kevin J. – 1993
This book provides early childhood educators with perspectives and tools that will enable them to strengthen parents and families during the child's earliest year of development. The 25 chapters are divided into 6 parts or themes. Part one focuses on understanding families as learners from an ecological and empathetic perspective, with the premise…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Development, Children, Community Programs
Anderson, Jeffrey B., Ed.; Swick, Kevin J., Ed.; Yff, Joost, Ed. – 2001
This book provides teacher educators, administrators, practicing teachers who work with preservice teachers, policymakers, and researchers with information on the conceptual, research, and application areas of service-learning in preservice teacher education. The collection of papers offers teacher educators' thoughts about ways to enhance the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Citizenship Education, College Faculty
Rynders, John E.; Horrobin, J. Margaret – 1996
This updated book provides a collection of longitudinal perspectives on experiences of individuals with Down Syndrome, from birth to adulthood. The book is an outgrowth of a federally funded early intervention study called Project EDGE (Expanding Developmental Growth through Education). Contents cover the following topics: historical review of…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Adults, Child Development, Child Health
