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Peer reviewedTownsel, Kim T. – Preventing School Failure, 1997
This discussion of issues in the mentoring of African-American youth defines mentoring, identifies elements of successful mentoring, stresses the importance of recognizing existing family and community assets, and urges parental involvement and a program philosophy which affirms the value of resiliency in children surviving in difficult…
Descriptors: Black Students, Definitions, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Philosophy
Download full textHanson, Lori, Comp.; Deere, David, Comp.; Lee, Carol Amundson, Comp.; Lewin, Amy, Comp.; Seval, Carolyn, Comp. – 2001
This paper describes the Starting Early Starting Smart (SESS) project, an early intervention program that has been developed in the context of the national, multi-site program and evaluation. The emphasis in SESS is on the integration of behavioral health services into easily accessible, non-threatening settings where caregivers naturally and…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Family Programs
