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Cesarone, Bernard – 1993
Goal One of the six national education goals now embodied in the Goals 2000: Educate America Act states that "By the year 2000, all children in America will start school ready to learn." One of the objectives formulated to meet this goal asserts that "Children will receive the nutrition and health care needed to arrive at school…
Descriptors: Child Health, Community Programs, Family Programs, Federal Programs
Powell, Douglas R. – 1990
This digest identifies current programmatic efforts to inform and support parents and briefly reviews research on the effectiveness of parent education and support programs. The discussion of approaches to parent support focuses on parent education programs, the Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments (Public Law 99-457), Head Start, state…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Educational Quality, Federal Programs
Runions, Ted – 1982
The author describes the Mentor Academy Program (MAP) a skill-based model for training gifted high school students as mentors and thereby becoming leaders in processing information and networkers creating and sharing information. Chapter 1 offers historical and philosophical, gifted education, and high school perspectives to stewardship (the dual…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Enrichment, Gifted, High Schools
ERIC Clearinghouse on Teacher Education, Washington, DC. – 1986
The concept of wellness is defined and the importance of establishing a healthy lifestyle is discussed. A description is given of the Rochester Institute of Technology Wellness Program, which is typical of the many current programs covering varying aspects of wellness. These programs are offered by private agencies, educational institutions, and…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Health Programs, Life Satisfaction, Program Development
Brown, Patricia Clark – 1988
This annotated bibliography provides 28 citations of kindergarten curriculum materials produced since 1983 by states, regions, counties, municipalities, districts, and associations. Materials focus on a range of topics, such as appropriate practices, conceptual language development, implementation of all-day programs, integrated programs, a…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Community Programs, County Programs, Elementary School Curriculum
Chao, Theresa Hsu – 1997
Approximately 83,000 students are taking Chinese language instruction in 634 Chinese heritage community language schools in the United States. These schools date to 1848 and serve immigrant groups wishing to preserve their heritage and promote children's ethnic identity. Both for-profit and non-profit Chinese language schools exist, the former…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Chinese, Community Programs, Educational Trends
Schwartz, Wendy – 1995
Although learning the value of being nonviolent at home is very important, school and community programs are also valuable, because participants can work together to prevent violence in their neighborhoods and can help each other avoid violence. Education programs can include conflict resolution and mediation training as school courses. Crime…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Conflict Resolution, Crime, Curriculum
Cowan, Margaret E., Ed.; Stapp, William B., Ed. – 1982
Provided in this document are case studies of representative and exemplary innovative environmental education programs from various regions of the world (North America, Latin America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia/Oceania). The case studies provide information on the environment and environmental problems and concerns…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Programs, Conservation Education, Conservation (Environment)
Ilsley, Paul – 1985
This exploration of the growing field of literacy voluntarism encompasses the literature, history, trends, and issues of the volunteer role in literacy programs. The majority of the literature is characterized as descriptive and program specific; the research is found to lack definition and theoretical foundation. The literature also reflects…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Community Education
Ianni, Francis A. J. – 1992
Rather than viewing youth as an isolated and alienated subculture, it is more useful to view the needs of youth as largely determined by where and how they live, and to recognize that they differ from one another just as adults do. Professionals and volunteers in community youth programs need to understand how the youth they work with experience…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Programs, Context Effect, Cultural Awareness
Ianni, Francis A. J. – 1993
This paper discusses the challenges of effectively matching the needs of youth populations with program services. An introduction reviews some broad issues that shape the discussion, namely whether youth is a period integrated into the course of life or a separatist culture. A second section proposes an ecological approach to youth services, which…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Community Organizations, Community Programs, Community Role
Weinstein, Gail – 1998
A discussion of family and intergenerational programs promoting literacy reviews selected research, current policies, goals, models for program design, and curriculum approaches. Research informing both family and intergenerational literacy programs includes early research on literacy in school-age children and more recently, studies of literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Programs, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Design
Coltin, Lillian – 1999
School-age children between the ages of 5 and 14 spend up to 80% of their time out of school. These hours represent an opportunity to help children grow and acquire important social, emotional, cognitive, and physical skills and to help them develop lifelong interests. This time can also be used to provide support for the academic challenges faced…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Education, After School Programs, Community Programs
Mitchell, Anita – 1980
This paper explores the issue of establishing and evaluating objectives for local career education programs. It presents a perspective on the state of the art based on reviews of the literature. Although it is addressed principally to local program developers and managers, the paper is also aimed at state career education coordinators. After a…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Career Awareness, Career Education
Coltin, Lillian – 2002
School-age children between the ages of 5 and 14 spend up to 80% of their time out of school. These hours represent an opportunity to help children grow and acquire important social, emotional, cognitive, and physical skills and to help them develop lifelong interests. This time can also be used to provide support for the academic challenges faced…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Education, After School Programs, Community Programs
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