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Download full textGoetz, Kathy, Ed. – Family Resource Coalition Report, 1993
This double-number newsletter issue makes the case for collaborations between families, schools, and communities as a stronger force for educating and enriching the lives of our children. It also highlights places where such partnerships are working. The newsletter includes the following articles (1) "Family Support and School-Linked…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Family Programs, Institutional Cooperation
Moreno Garcia, Teresa, Ed. – Espacio para la Infancia, 2001
This Spanish- and Portuguese-language bulletin presents articles covering child development programs with varying degrees of parent involvement. As explained in the bulletin's opening editorial, the articles focus on the keys to good parenting, influences such as the programs environmental context, goals and methods on the degree and manner of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Community Organizations, Community Role, Early Childhood Education
Paired Reading Bulletin, 1988
The annual bulletin of the Paired Reading Project contains 17 feature articles: (1) "Parental Involvement in Reading and Language" (F. Burton); (2) "Infant/Infant Cross-Age Peer Group Tuition" (A. Low and M.Davies); (3) "Comment on Low & Davies" (K. Topping); (4) "Paired Reading in Reaside Middle School"…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Migrant Education
Transition Summary, 1986
Two articles examine issues of transition for people with mental retardation. The first article describes how the Ohio Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC) developed a parent-based project to monitor the quality of residential placements. The project was intended to assess both the strengths and weaknesses of community residential programs, to…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Group Homes, Mental Retardation
Bryant, Elizabeth Burke, Ed.; Walsh, Catherine Boisvert, Ed. – Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Issue Brief, 1996
These two Kids Count brief reports discuss issues related to the well-being of Rhode Island children. The first report identifies ways to measure the impact of state and federal welfare reform proposals on children who receive benefits through Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). Potential measures of success for welfare reform include…
Descriptors: Children, Employed Parents, Nutrition, Parent Child Relationship
McManus, Marilyn C., Ed. – Focal Point, 1993
This theme issue of "Focal Point" offers an overview of a range of children's mental health case management issues. Articles include: "Case Management for Families and Children" (Theresa J. Early); "Expectations of Case Management for Children with Emotional Problems: Parent Perspectives" (Richard Donner and others);…
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, Emotional Disturbances, Family Involvement, Government Role
Lalley, Jacqueline, Ed.; Ahsan, Nilofer, Ed. – Family Resource Coalition of America Report, 1998
The Family Resource Coalition of America (FRCA) and the National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice convened a meeting of evaluators, policymakers, and program practitioners to discuss the issue of evaluation in the field of family support. The goal was to bring together those who were implementing programs, evaluating programs, and…
Descriptors: Children, Early Childhood Education, Family Programs, Family Relationship
Reid, Jennifer; And Others – Interchange, 1996
This report describes a research project that studied: the speech and language needs of Scottish children and young people with special educational needs, collaboration among parents and professionals, and the perceived effectiveness of different ways of providing speech and language therapy. Data were obtained from a series of mailed…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Language Impairments
Wolf, Kathy Goetz – Family Resource Coalition Report, 1996
This special issue of the Family Resource Coalition Report presents personal experiences and reflections regarding parent involvement and leadership in family support. Articles in this issue are: (1) "The Vaughn Family Center: It's My Story" (Jorge Lara and Matt Oppenheim); (2) "Asking the Right Questions is Key to Developing Parent…
Descriptors: Activism, Advocacy, Children, Community Involvement
Peer reviewedNelson, C. Michael, Ed.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1981
Seven papers in this special issue address the topic of consultation models for behaviorally disordered students and their teachers. Among subtopics discussed are development and evaluation of consultation programs, accountability, and teacher training for the consulting role. (CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Consultants, Consultation Programs, Mainstreaming
Scofield, Richard T., Ed. – School-Age NOTES Newsletter, 2000
This document is comprised of the 12 monthly issues of a newsletter providing support and information for providers of child care for school-age children. The featured articles for each month are: (1) "Reflections on the School-Age Field" (September); (2) "Tips for Effective Service-Learning Projects in Out-of-School Time…
Descriptors: After School Education, After School Programs, Childhood Needs, Elementary Education
Moreno Garcia, Teresa, Ed. – Espacio para la Infancia, 2000
This Spanish- and Portuguese-language bulletin presents articles focusing on the Effectiveness Initiative (EI), a project of the Bernard van Leer Foundation for making a qualitative analysis of those elements of the programs of Early Childhood Development (ECD) that benefit the participants and their communities and cultures. The first article…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cultural Relevance, Documentation, Early Childhood Education
EBRI Issue Brief, 1992
This issue of a monthly newsletter is devoted to an overview of employee benefits that assist families, including child care, extended unpaid personal leave, and flexible work options. Findings are discussed from a recent study analyzing the distribution of two of those family benefits (child care assistance and flexible work practices) among…
Descriptors: Employed Parents, Employed Women, Employer Supported Day Care, Family Programs
Smale, Jim, Editor – Early Childhood Matters, 2002
This document consists of the single 2002 issue of The Bernard van Leer Foundation's "Early Childhood Matters," a periodical addressed to practitioners in the field of early childhood education and including information on projects funded by the Foundation. Articles in this issue focus on early childhood development tracer studies of…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Early Childhood Education, Followup Studies
Topping, Keith, Ed. – Paired Reading Bulletin, 1985
The first National Paired Reading Conference decided to establish a Paired Reading Information Network and to publish a journal. This bulletin is a direct result of this decision. It contains eight conference papers (constituting the conference proceedings), six feature articles, and four short reports (all with an emphasis on the method of…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
