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Family-Focused Early Learning Programing: Access, Opportunities, and Issues in One Canadian Context
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Doyle, Antoinette; Li, Ling – SAGE Open, 2021
Family-focused early learning programs aim to assist parents in supporting their young children language and literacy development. This study examined program access and learning opportunities for diverse families across a wide range of community-based settings in one eastern Canadian province. As well, the study examined practitioners'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Access to Education, Community Programs
Characterizing the Use of Research-Community Partnerships in Studies of Evidence-Based Interventions in Children's Community Services
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Frazee-Brookman, Lauren; Stahmer, Aubyn; Stadnick, Nicole; Chlebowski, Colby; Herschel, Amy; Garland, Ann F. – Grantee Submission, 2015
This study characterized the use of research community partnerships (RCPs) to tailor evidence-based intervention, training, and implementation models for delivery across different childhood problems and service contexts using a survey completed by project principal investigators and community partners. To build on previous RCP research and to…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Intervention, Delivery Systems, Agency Cooperation
The Community Leadership Educator's Perspective on Program Sustainability
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Stoecker, Randy; Willis, Catherine; Lersch, Art – Journal of Leadership Education, 2009
Those who work to develop and manage community-based leadership programs have long been concerned with how to sustain them--to keep them healthy and useful. But focusing on how to sustain programs requires exploring what sustainability means. This paper reports on interviews with 41 community-based leadership education program coordinators. In…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Community Leaders, Teacher Attitudes, Interviews
Development and Outcomes of a Community-Based Intervention to Improve Parents' Use of Inquiry in Informal Learning Contexts
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Powell, Douglas R.; Peet, Susan H. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2008
The development and evaluation of a parenting intervention based on Sigel's distancing theory and conceptualization of intervention processes is described. An iterative program development strategy was comprised of 3 studies: (1) Results of interviews with lower-income parents of Grades 1-4 children regarding views of children's futures and…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Community Programs, Intervention, Discussion Groups
High Point Environmental Education Center.
Kendrick, Sally C. – North Carolina Journal of Outdoor Education, 1979
Examining the benefits of an environmental center, this article details educational, scientific, cultural, and recreational objectives of an environmental center as defined by the National Audubon Society. Journal availability: see RC 503 504. (SB)
Descriptors: Community Centers, Community Programs, Community Resources, Environmental Education
Intergenerational Programs: Caring between Young and Old.
Latimer, Deborah J. – Texas Child Care, 1995
Discusses how early childhood programs offer a wealth of opportunities for intergenerational experiences. Describes the benefits of intergenerational programs for children, teachers, and parents; offers tips for building a successful program; and provides some options for creating different kinds of programs. Outlines nine factors to consider…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Early Childhood Education
The Solaar HIV Prevention Program for Gay and Bisexual Latino Men: Using Social Marketing to Build Capacity for Service Provision and Evaluation
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Conner, Ross F.; Takahashi, Lois; Ortiz, Eloy; Archuleta, Eduardo; Muniz, Juan; Rodriguez, Julio – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2005
Community-researcher partnerships can be powerful mechanisms to understand and effectively address health and social problems such as HIV/AIDS prevention. When the partnership is a positive, productive one, the combined expertise and energy of both parties result in a more effective program and a better evaluation of its effects. This article…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Social Problems, Program Evaluation, Prevention