Descriptor
Source
| Human Services in the Rural… | 1 |
Author
| Goertz, Margaret E. | 1 |
| Golden, Olivia | 1 |
| Smith, Sheila, Ed. | 1 |
| Wagner, David L. | 1 |
| Watkins, Dennis A. | 1 |
| Watkins, Julia M. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
| Information Analyses | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Collected Works - General | 1 |
| ERIC Publications | 1 |
| Guides - General | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 7 |
| Policymakers | 5 |
| Administrators | 2 |
| Community | 1 |
| Parents | 1 |
| Researchers | 1 |
| Students | 1 |
| Support Staff | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Family Support Act 1988 | 2 |
| Education Consolidation… | 1 |
| Hawkins Stafford Act 1988 | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textWagner, David L. – 1984
Designed to serve as a framework from which high school debate students, coaches, and judges can evaluate the issues, arguments, and evidence present in sustaining and reforming the United States welfare system, this booklet provides guidelines for research on the 1984-85 debate resolutions selected by the National Federation of State High School…
Descriptors: Debate, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, High Schools
Goertz, Margaret E.; And Others – 1987
Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act provides local school districts with federal funds to meet the special needs of educationally deprived children in high poverty areas. Because federal regulations provide little guidance for allocating Chapter 1 resources within the districts, distribution formulas vary and so do the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Compensatory Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Equity (Finance)
Golden, Olivia – 1991
This executive summary crystallizes the main themes of a study that is intended to help policymakers, advocates, community members, and welfare administrators create a welfare system to do more for children and do it better. The study was prompted by the Family Support Act of 1988. The following programs that have been successful in providing…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Children, Delivery Systems, Disadvantaged Youth
Smith, Sheila, Ed. – 1995
This volume examines two-generation interventions as models that represent a new approach to assisting families in poverty. Five of the chapters examine current programs--their design, characteristics of participants, implementation issues, and in one case, evaluation outcomes. Other chapters offer a research and policy context for this…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Life, Family Literacy
Watkins, Julia M.; Watkins, Dennis A. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1987
Examines current social policies and the extent to which they address rural needs. Focuses on primary issues raised by programs of social insurance, public assistance, and economic development. Notes differences between pre- and post-transfer income and their impact on self-sufficiency for rural populations. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Economic Development, Federal Programs, Government Role, Income
Office of Policy and Planning (ED), Washington, DC. – 1993
This report examines the Chapter 1 program's impact at school and classroom levels, strategic directions for Chapter 1 reauthorization, the larger context of school poverty as it influences Chapter 1 delivery, the operation and effectiveness of Chapter 1, and new directions for improving Chapter 1 in line with national reforms. How well Chapter 1…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Legislation
Department of Education, Washington, DC. Office of Planning, Budget, and Evaluation. – 1991
This paper discusses major issues having to do with definition of terms and implementation strategies implicit in the first national education goal, which states: "By the year 2000, all children in America will start school ready to learn." The principles articulated in the paper by a collaboration of agencies and the private sector are…
Descriptors: Child Health, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Objectives
