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Shore, Jane; Sabatini, John; Lentini, Jennifer; Holtzman, Steven; McNeil, Adjua – Reading Psychology, 2015
Fluency is an essential part of skilled reading that has only recently begun to receive its deserved attention. However, programs that meaningfully engage adult learners in fluency training have not been widely explored in research. In this article, the authors describe an evidence-based adult Guided Repeated Reading program developed for…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Oral Reading
Clark, Daniella Linet – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study presents results from a program evaluation that examined the increase in quality of childcare provided by Latino/a study participants who received professional development in early childhood education and basic education skills. Participants were enrolled in either an elementary education certificate component of the program or a high…
Descriptors: Child Care, Educational Quality, Hispanic Americans, Child Caregivers
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Block, Steven; Brown, Christopher A.; Barretti, Louis M.; Walker, Erin; Yudt, Michael; Fretz, Ralph – Journal of Correctional Education, 2014
This article presents a mixed-method evaluation of the InsideOut Dad Program in three correctional facilities in New Jersey. The InsideOut Dad program aims to improve the parenting skills of incarcerated fathers through a 12-session curriculum. Using a quasi-experimental design, study participants (N = 309) and a control group (N = 104) completed…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Parent Education, Parenting Skills, Institutionalized Persons
Akins, Polly J. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Parent education programs have been shown to be effective family-based interventions for preventing child abuse and neglect; however, to ensure their effectiveness, they must be continually evaluated. The purpose of this quantitative study was to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the effectiveness of the Nurturing Parenting Program for…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Program Evaluation, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
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Supanakorn-Davila, Supawan; Bolliger, Doris U. – International Journal on E-Learning, 2012
Online training has become popular in the professional development of government employees in Thailand. One large government agency developed an online program to provide training to its employees across the country using two systems: an Internet and Intranet-based system. With the new program implemented, the evaluation of the instructional…
Descriptors: Government Employees, Online Courses, Motivation, Program Effectiveness
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Johansson, Per; Lindahl, Erica – Evaluation Review, 2012
Objective: In this article, we estimate the effect of a multidisciplinary collaboration program on the length of sickness absence. The intention with the program was to avoid long-term sickness absence by providing an early and holistic evaluation of the sick-listed individuals' conditions. The target group was individuals who were at risk of…
Descriptors: Holistic Evaluation, Health Services, Chronic Illness, At Risk Persons