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Supports for Social and Emotional Learning in Schools: Findings from the American Teacher Panel. Research Brief. RB-A397-1
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Hamilton, Laura S.; Doss, Christopher Joseph – RAND Corporation, 2020
More than ever, schools across the United States and around the globe are embracing social and emotional learning (SEL) to assist students in adopting these skills and many other interpersonal (e.g., teamwork, leadership) and intrapersonal (e.g., self-regulation, resilience) capabilities. This dedication to SEL is well supported by research.…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Teacher Attitudes, Well Being
Where Do Educators Turn to Address Instructional and Behavior Challenges? Data Note: Insights from the American Educator Panels. Research Report. RR-2575/9-1-BMGF
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Hamilton, Laura S.; Hunter, Gerald Paul – RAND Corporation, 2020
Teachers and school leaders frequently make decisions about which strategies will best support students who struggle academically or behaviorally, but evidence-based information about the quality of these strategies is not always available. Resources as the What Works Clearinghouse and the Regional Education Laboratories can help educators…
Descriptors: Intervention, Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Student Needs
Beyond Barriers: Involving Hispanic Families in the Education Process. Padres a la escuela (PAE).
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Lewis, Magdalena C. – 1993
The Padres a la escuela (PAE) or Parents in the School program in San Antonio (Texas) encouraged the participation of Hispanic parents in the education of their children. The successes of the PAE program are used in this guidebook to help parents, program staff, and policy makers in similar efforts. This handbook describes the history,…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Bilingual Education, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education
Towards a New Paradigm for Poverty Eradication in South Asia.
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Ali, Shaikh Maqsood; Sirivardana, Susil – International Social Science Journal, 1996
Summarizes the Report and Recommendations of the Independent South Asian Commission on Poverty Alleviation. Proposes an economic development approach that is based on a people-centered values framework and social mobilization. Profiles a similar program, Janasaviya, pioneered in Sri Lanka in 1989. (MJP)
Descriptors: Advocacy, Capitalism, Citizen Participation, Disadvantaged Environment
Gender and Equity: Experience of the Working Women's Forum, India.
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Azad, Nandini – International Social Science Journal, 1996
Illustrates how poor women were able to move out of poverty and dehumanization through a process of mobilization and organization. The process was catalyzed by the intervention of a non-governmental organization, the Working Women's Forum. Outlines the Forum's program of economic, social, and technological empowerment. (MJP)
Descriptors: Capitalism, Developing Nations, Disadvantaged Environment, Economic Development
Learning To Listen, Learning To Teach: The Power of Dialogue in Educating Adults. Revised Edition. The Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series.
Vella, Jane – 2002
This book, based on the work of a teacher and community development expert with many years of teaching adult education in numerous developing countries all over the world, provides a process for teaching and learning with adults. The book is illustrated with stories from the author's experience and examples that show how to begin, set up, carry…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Handbook on Effective Implementation of Continuing Education at the Grassroots.
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. – 2001
This document is intended to assist individuals directly involved in delivery and implementation of grassroots continuing education programs in the Asia-Pacific region. The first half of the handbook consists of chapters on the following topics: (1) the handbook's structure, contents, audience, and use; (2) the nature and scope of continuing…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies