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Moving beyond Knowledge-Building: Lessons in Action-Oriented Antiracism Trainings
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Ian Brown; Elaine Farber Budish; Jennifer Greene; Wyvonne Stevens-Carter – COABE Journal: The Resource for Adult Education, 2023
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Adult and Community Learning Services Unit and UPD Consulting engaged in a multiyear partnership to provide adult education providers across the state with people-centered, action-oriented training opportunities focused on antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI). This…
Descriptors: Racism, Social Justice, Training, Faculty Development
STEM Mentoring. Supplement to the "Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring"
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Kupersmidt, Janis; Stelter, Rebecca; Garringer, Michael; Bourgoin, Jennifer – MENTOR: National Mentoring Partnership, 2018
MENTOR's newest resource takes the cornerstone best-practice guide for mentoring, the "Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring™," and offers research-backed and practice-based tips specifically for STEM mentoring programs. "The STEM Supplement to the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring™" provides additional…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Mentors, Program Design, Best Practices
Building a Model Program for Substance-Exposed Newborns and Their Families: From Needs Assessment to Intervention, Evaluation, and Consultation
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Spielman, Eda; Herriott, Anna; Paris, Ruth; Sommer, Amy R. – ZERO TO THREE, 2015
Despite growing concern about substance misuse in pregnancy and infants born substance-exposed, few programs have been developed that address the complex needs of this vulnerable population. This article describes the process of developing Project NESST® (Newborns Exposed to Substances: Support and Therapy), from needs assessment to program…
Descriptors: Prenatal Influences, Substance Abuse, Neonates, Family Programs
Learning How To Connect the Dots: An Assessment of a Community Development Program.
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Rebori, Marlene K. – Journal of Extension, 2001
The Citizens Changing Communities program trained advisory boards in time and meeting management, conflict management, problem solving, goal setting, action planning, and decision making. Although evaluations revealed high interest in program content and delivery methods, actual participation did not match responses. A holistic approach focused on…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Development, Participation, Program Design
Federal Involvement in Preventive Health Care for Children: The EPSDT Example.
Maslin, Christine – 1979
This paper critically reviews the federally funded Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Testing (EPSDT) program, and highlights problems in its design and functioning. A prime example of a preventive health program that is commendable in intent but ineffective in actual practice, the EPSDT program's failure was prompted by factors which…
Descriptors: Child Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Computational Approaches for Analyzing Tradeoffs between Training and Aiding. Final Technical Paper for Period February-December 1989.
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Rouse, William B.; Johnson, William B. – 1990
A methodological framework is presented for representing tradeoffs among alternative combinations of training and aiding for personnel in complex situations. In general, more highly trained people need less aid, and those with less training need more aid. Balancing training and aiding to accomplish the objectives of the system in a cost effective…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods
Family-Centered Child Care. Families Matter.
Lopez, M. Elena; Dorros, Sybilla – 1999
The Families Matter series of papers from the Harvard Family Research Project advances the concept of family-centered child care, advocating an approach to early childhood education that addresses the development of the child and family together. Grounded in family support principles, which build on family strengths and work from a community's…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Child Caregivers, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies: Training Child Care Providers To Support Families. Families Matter.
Kreider, Holly M.; Hurd, Tracey L. – 1999
The Families Matter series of papers from the Harvard Family Research Project advances the concept of family-centered child care, advocating an approach to early childhood education that addresses the development of the child and family together. Grounded in family support principles, which build on family strengths and work from a community's…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Child Caregivers, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Making Families Matter at Two-Year Colleges: Training the Early Childhood Workforce To Support Families. Families Matter.
Coffman, Julia – 1999
The Families Matter series of papers from the Harvard Family Research Project advances the concept of family-centered child care, advocating an approach to early childhood education that addresses the development of the child and family together. Grounded in family support principles, which build on family strengths and work from a community's…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Child Caregivers, Day Care, Early Childhood Education