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Schaefer, Kristina Gluck – Currents, 1991
College programs targeting parents as potential donors are discussed. Factors to be considered in program development, such as finding the right constituency, approaching them, program budgeting, and incorporating the program into others, are examined. Benefits of such programs are seen as substantial. (MSE)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness, Donors, Fund Raising
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Ramirez, J. David; Douglas, Denise – 1989
This paper identifies and reviews successful parent involvement programs for language minority parents of elementary school through secondary school children that could serve as a basis for the development of a home-school partnership model. Following an introduction, chapter 1, "Setting the Stage," provides a rationale for involving…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Reviews, Minority Groups
Baenen, Nancy – 1978
This booklet provides a summary of purposes and goals of the Education for Parenthood Project, along with a summary of the evaluation services to be implemented in order to effectively make decisions about funding and possible project modifications. Decision questions are outlined, and information needs are elaborated. A method for disseminating…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Day Care, High School Students
North Carolina Univ., Charlotte. – 2001
This final report discusses the activities and outcomes of the Self-Determination Synthesis Project (SDSP), a project designed to synthesize, corroborate, and communicate the professional knowledge base on the effects of self-determination and self-advocacy interventions for children and youth with disabilities. The SDSP used both quantitative and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Mariscano, Hazel E. – 1981
The Kennedy Children's Room and Family Center Program was developed by the joint endeavors of faculty from West Virginia University and personnel at the Kennedy Center Federal Correctional Institution, Morgantown, West Virginia. Goals are (1) to develop and implement a model training program which focuses on fostering and enhancing effective…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation, Family Involvement
Renard, Rosamunde – 1994
This booklet advocates and describes the establishment of community run preschool and day care centers. The type described is based on the Laborie Community Education Centre in Saint Lucia, West Indies. Chapter 1 advocates establishing small, local institutions that are community managed, community owned, concerned with quality, and sustainable.…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Community Programs, Day Care Centers, Family (Sociological Unit)
Raven, John – 1980
The results of an evaluation of an educational home visiting (EHV) program in Scotland that utilized home visitors (attached to nursery schools) to promote parents' involvement in their children's educational development are presented in this report. Two assessment strategies were employed. One strategy (S1) was used to investigate the practical…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis