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Friesen, Barbara J.; Koroloff, Nancy M. – Research and Training Center for Pathways to Positive Futures, 2018
This report addresses challenges faced by transition-age youth and young adults with mental health conditions as they try to find and maintain stable housing. This document was written specifically for program designers, administrators, and policy-makers, and others who are planning to develop or modify housing supports that are available to young…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Mental Health, Housing Needs, Individual Needs
Arranz Freijo, Enrique B.; Rodrigo López, Maria J. – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
This introduction presents a general overview of the regulations, policies, programmes and actions which currently exist in Spain within the field of positive parenting. The articles featured in this special issue showcase initiatives aimed at fostering child development through the promotion of parenting competences and family support. They are…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Public Policy, Child Development, Family Relationship
Correa, Doris; González, Adriana – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2016
In an effort to become more competitive in the global market, Colombia, as many other Latin American countries, has declared English the dominant foreign language to be taught in schools and universities across the country. To support this measure, in the last 16 years, the government, through its National Ministry of Education, has launched a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Primary Education
Lester, Juliette N.; Woods, James; Carlson, Burton L. – Career Development Quarterly, 2013
This historical and reflective account of the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee's (NOICC) and the State Occupational Information Coordinating Committees' (SOICCs) significant development of a national infrastructure that shaped career development policy, practice, and training from 1976 to 2000 offers key lessons for future…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Career Education, Career Development, Occupational Information
Wicks, Anne; Beedy, Jeffrey P.; Spangler, Kathy J.; Perkins, Daniel F. – New Directions for Youth Development, 2007
The authors describe intermediary organizations whose aim is to provide technical assistance to sports organizations about infusing a youth development emphasis into their programming. Team-Up for Youth, Sports PLUS Global, and the National Recreation and Park Association are the three organizations highlighted in this article. Team-Up for Youth's…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Physical Activities, Social Change, International Organizations
St. Pierre, Robert G.; Rossi, Peter H. – Evaluation Review, 2006
Until the past few years, our nation's approach to designing federal programs for preschool-age children lacked coherence and paid little attention to what had worked (and not worked) in the past. In this article, the authors propose that credible information useful for designing effective programs will require the ongoing, systematic development…
Descriptors: Child Care, Young Children, Federal Programs, Program Improvement

McAlpine, Catherine; Marshall, Cynthia Courts; Doran, Nancy Harper – Child Welfare, 2001
Several policy and practice issues impede successful implementation of the federal Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997. Montgomery County, Maryland devised a blended model of intervention to achieve the dual mandates of county Child Welfare Services and alcohol and drug services. The approach made use of graduated levels of intensity in…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Custody, Child Welfare, County Programs
Haskins, Ron – 1981
While parent education has become popular among educators and reformers, the long-term implications of the emphasis on parent education deserve careful and dispassionate examination. Are exclusively center-based developmental programs for preschool children to be discredited? Should federally-sponsored intervention programs insist on parent…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Conferences, Coordination, Government Role
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Inst. of Public Administration. – 1977
Program structure is the means employed to organize information concerning the work performed in government, the resources consumed to carry out that work, the effect upon individuals and the environment, and the relationship of this information to goals and objectives. The structure described in this document is intended as an aid for medium size…
Descriptors: City Government, Community Development, Educational Development, Goal Orientation
Strengthening Youth Policy. Positive Youth Development: State Strategies. Research and Policy Report
Ferber, Thaddeus; Gaines, Elizabeth; Goodman, Christi – Forum for Youth Investment, 2005
What is needed to strengthen youth policy in the states? In this Research and Policy Report, co-authored by the Forum for Youth Investment and the National Conference of State Legislatures, learn concrete ways that states are addressing key challenges to creating better aligned and more effective youth policy. (Contains 26 notes and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Youth, Public Policy, Youth Programs, Youth Opportunities
Hartle, Terry W.; Galloway, Fred J. – Trusteeship, 1995
The three basic kinds of federal student financial aid to college students are described: federal student loans (direct lending, both subsidized and unsubsidized); campus-based aid (Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, work-study programs, and Perkins Loans); and Pell Grants. Some details of program design and recent changes are noted.…
Descriptors: College Students, Federal Programs, Grants, Higher Education
Ramirez, David; And Others – BEOutreach, 1990
Parents of limited-English-proficient (LEP) students often face linguistic and cultural challenges while trying to support their children's education. Parents depend on educators to help them strengthen their abilities in these areas. Language, literacy, and cultural needs may vary widely, and parent education programs should be adapted to this…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Programs, Federal Programs

Teichler, Ulrich; Steube, Wolfgang – Higher Education, 1991
Drawing on cross-national analysis, a discussion of study abroad programs examines approaches to financial support in the European Community, national governments, and various European and U.S. programs and institutions. Findings indicate patterns in program type shaping program goals, participant attitudes, experiences abroad, and program…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Higher Education
deLone, Richard H. – 1987
This report shows how and why state governments must take the lead in solving the debilitating problems of high risk youth. These young persons will fail to become productive citizens without special interventions to improve their educational, occupational, and social skills. The basic problem is defined and research on effective responses is…
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, Community Services, Crisis Intervention, High Risk Persons

Zetterblom, Goran – European Journal of Education, 1986
A discussion of reforms in Swedish graduate study since 1969 and their results focuses on the design of a standard 4-year program, the career prospects of degree recipients, student financing, the working environment for graduate students, and curriculum relevance. (MSE)
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Educational Benefits, Educational Change, Educational Finance