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National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN. – 1994
These conference proceedings contain short abstracts of major sessions from the conference of the National Council on Family Relations held in observance of the 1994 United Nations International Year of the Family. Topics for the sessions were wide ranging, and included: (1) parenting and parent education; (2) marriage and family relationships;…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Cultural Influences, Family Attitudes, Family Caregivers
Download full textEwing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Kansas City, MO. – 2002
This report compiles 6 of the 12 papers commissioned for the first Kauffman Early Education Exchange Conference in November 2001 that present the latest findings on the importance of social and emotional aspects of school readiness. The papers also provide evidence of programs that help to prepare young children for early school success. An…
Descriptors: Child Development, Consultants, Cultural Influences, Educational Practices
Safran, Daniel, Ed. – 1980
This report is a transcript of presentations from the 1980 Conference on Home-School Alliances, defined as specific coordination strategies between home and school, and developed to further the social and academic development of children and youths. Following the preface, brief overview of the purpose and nature of the conference, and the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Cooperation, Family School Relationship
Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. – 1990
This report summarizes a meeting of local school officials and Head Start directors from across the country to discuss ways to improve children's experience of transition from Head Start to public school. In a keynote address, Sharon Kagan discussed the importance of transitions, the lessons history has taught educators about transitions, and…
Descriptors: Coordination, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Cooperation
Sociometrics, Inc., Hyattsville, MD. – 1990
In 1989, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development approved a 3-year international project to identify programs that have been effective in helping children at risk of educational failure. A conference held to launch the project identified program strategies for serving at-risk youth, determined ways for member countries to improve…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Dropout Prevention, Education Work Relationship, Educational Policy
Association of Teacher Educators, Reston, VA. – 1995
This document reports on a fall 1994 working conference on linking education, health, social services, and other supports that children and families need, with the school as the hub. The conference involved six working groups. Four working groups were age-related, discussing early childhood, elementary, adolescent, and youth-in-transition…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Ancillary School Services, Community Programs, Cooperative Programs
