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Wendler, Rachael – Community Literacy Journal, 2014
This article reclaims Jane Addams as a community literacy pedagogue and explicates her pedagogical theory through an analysis of her social thought. Addams' goal of "socializing democracy" through education led her to both encourage immigrant students to associate across difference and to assimilate into dominant literacies--tensions…
Descriptors: Democracy, Teaching Methods, Writing Instruction, Literacy
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Yoder, Stephen A. – Honors in Practice, 2013
On Thursday, April 27, 2011, one of the worst natural disasters in the history of Alabama struck in the form of ferocious tornadoes touching down in various parts of the state. The dollar amount of the property damage was in the billions. Lives were lost and thousands of survivors' lives were seriously and in many cases forever disrupted. A few…
Descriptors: Honors Curriculum, Service Learning, Natural Disasters, Undergraduate Students
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Streets, Barbara Faye; Wolford, Karen; Nicolas, Guerda – International Research and Review, 2015
In the human services professions, cultural immersion experiences help satisfy multicultural training standards established by national accreditation bodies. Immersion in a culturally sensitive manner is necessary as we prepare professionals to work with and serve citizens of the globe. The authors describe an international cultural immersion…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Mental Health
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VanVoorhis, Richard W.; Protivnak, Jake J. – Journal of Employment Counseling, 2012
This article describes growth trends in professional and related occupations from both historical and projected perspectives. Professional and related occupations that are considered "hot" (based on growth and demand) are described and grouped according to educational requirements. Next, the authors discuss applicable values-based counseling…
Descriptors: Counseling Theories, Career Choice, Vocational Adjustment, Trend Analysis
NGA Center for Best Practices, 2011
Nearly all governors have designated a state early childhood advisory council to advise policymakers in the state on how to best meet the needs of children from birth to school entry. Early childhood advisory councils in the states vary in their structure and scope, but all of them provide recommendations on improving the quality, availability,…
Descriptors: Human Services, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, State Government
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Bozalek, V.; Carolissen, R.; Leibowitz, B.; Nicholls, L.; Rohleder, P.; Swartz, L. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2010
Apartheid-designed higher education institutions continue to have a major influence on students and higher educators in South Africa. There is a need for innovative approaches for engaging with difference in higher education. One means of doing this could be through innovative pedagogical approaches. The Community, Self and Identity project…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Racial Segregation, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
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Holmes, Christine L. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2009
Illustrates how the director and teachers of a child care program and the staff of a residential nursing home facility collaborated to develop, implement, and evaluate an onsite intergenerational program. Describes program goals; recruitment plan; elder, staff, and teacher orientation; options for intergenerational activities; and program…
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, Preschool Children, Nursing Homes, Health Facilities
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Collins-Camargo, Crystal; Ensign, Karl; Flaherty, Chris – Research on Social Work Practice, 2008
Quality improvement centers were created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Children's Bureau beginning in 2001 to promote knowledge development through an innovative approach to applied collaborative research in child welfare. The National Quality Improvement Center on the Privatization of Child Welfare Services was funded to…
Descriptors: Human Services, Privatization, Needs Assessment, Child Welfare
Human Development Institute, 2010
This manual was designed primarily for use by individuals with developmental disabilities and related conditions. It is hoped that it is also useful for families, as well as service coordinators and providers who directly assist families and individuals with developmental disabilities. The main focus of this manual is to provide easy-to-read…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Program Descriptions, Eligibility, Criteria
deVincentis, Sarah – 1984
The Lekotek, a toylending library program for mentally retarded children which started in Sweden, has expanded to serve families with disabled children in Evanston, Illinois. The Lekotek procedure involves a parental interview to determine the child's needs and family visits in which a Lekotek leader has a one-hour session with the child and then…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Human Services, Preschool Education, Program Descriptions
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McClam, Tricia – Human Service Education: A Journal of the National Organization for Human Service Education, 1997
States that human service practitioners can further the development of curriculums and programs and thus help meet future challenges in human service delivery. Reviews these practitioners' involvement since the 1960s, and discusses five strategies used by one institution to increase its involvement with practitioners. (Author/MKA)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Counselors, Curriculum Development, Human Services
Sutaria, Saroj – 1984
Government documents, brochures and annual reports of private agencies, and a taped narrative were reviewed to examine the educational and training needs of handicapped children and adults in India. The investigation centered around five questions: Who are the handicapped and how are they defined? What methods are used to identify them and assess…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Developing Nations, Disabilities, Foreign Countries
Einspruch, Eric; Deck, Dennis; Grover, Jane; Hahn, Karen – 2000
The state of Washington implemented the Readiness to Learn program as part of the state's Family Policy Initiative. The primary goal of the program is to serve as a formal link between education and human services by authorizing grants to local school-linked, community-based consortia to develop and implement strategies that ensure children arrive…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Elementary Secondary Education, Family Programs
Gacer, Richard H. – 1984
This report describes California programs which provide alternatives to detention for minors who commit less serious law violations and status offenses. Included are six diversion programs, four youth service bureaus, six home supervision programs, and ten juvenile court work programs. In addition, three detention classification programs and five…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Home Programs, Human Services
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Zischka, Pauline C.; Jones, Irene – Gerontologist, 1984
Describes an age-integrated program serving residents in long-term care facilities in New York State. Describes the program's inception, the nature of recruitment efforts, and the content of the training program. A number of illustrations of volunteer ombudsmen interventions are presented for the purpose of providing an overview of services.…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Gerontology, Human Services, Nursing Homes
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