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Developmental Monitoring in Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Increases Referrals to Social Supports
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Kate Barlow; Kara Ghiringhelli; Kelsey Sullivan; Ava Daly – Infants and Young Children, 2024
To examine the impact of developmental monitoring on child referrals, a retrospective data review, comparing seven pilot programs with seven matched controls in Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) was completed. Pilot programs were trained on developmental monitoring and how to refer families to their…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Welfare Services, Low Income Groups, Infants
Public Policy Networks and the Implementation of the "Bolsa-Família" Program: An Analysis Based on the Monitoring of School Attendance
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de Oliveira, Breynner Ricardo; Daroit, Doriana – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2020
The paper analyzes how street-level bureaucrats construct and activate the intersectoral network induced by the implementation of the "Bolsa Família" Program (BFP) in a region of extreme poverty in Brazil. BFP is a federal cash transfer program with conditionalities, benefiting 13.8 million families. Based on the educational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Policy, Networks, Federal Programs
Environmental Education in Nature Reserve Areas in Southwestern China: What Do We Learn from Caohai?
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Chan, Yun-Wen; Mathews, Nancy E.; Li, Fengshan – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2018
Implementation of environmental education programs in nature reserve areas in southwestern China faces challenges because of a highly exam-oriented educational system and financial constraints. We examined a relatively successful case at the Caohai Nature Reserve in Guizhou by analyzing its development from 1993 to 2014. Results suggest that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Environmental Education, Recreational Facilities, Natural Resources