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Download full textPeck, Laura; And Others – 1995
New York City's Transitional Child Care (TCC) program, for families exiting Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), has an application rate of 20 percent. This study sought to determine both the causes of the low rate and possible solutions. The situation was evaluated by means of surveys, interviews, analysis of data collected by the…
Descriptors: Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Eligibility, Enrollment
Ander, Curry – 1996
Based on the belief that critical thinking patterns, language abilities, and social skills that develop from birth to age 6 are foundational to children's sociomoral development, the Phoenix Project was developed to explore the factors contributing to and affecting children's sociomoral development. This pilot project was carried out by the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Family Programs, Interpersonal Competence, Moral Development
Jones, Doris; Miller, Susan; Medina, Catherine – 1998
A study examined the degree to which families with disabled children in remote areas of the Navajo Reservation were aware of and used family support services. Twenty-five undergraduate students enrolled in special education teacher training courses designed, implemented, and assisted in data analysis. Interviews and surveys were completed by 89…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Wadsworth, Donna E. Dugger; Wartelle, Noah L. – 1994
Prior to the 1986 passage of PL 99-457, an extension of the special services coverage under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, early intervention programs were primarily interventionist directed and child focused. The new legislation provided incentives for providing programs that were family-centered and family-driven. The goal of…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Compensatory Education, Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Characteristics
Harris, Elizabeth; Castillo, Paula; Van Fleet, Peggie; Laydon, Abraham J. – 1999
La Casita is a culturally relevant 6-month residential substance abuse treatment program in southeast Los Angeles County (California) for low income Latina women. Most participants are second and third generation Latinas who clearly identify themselves as being Hispanic but behave in a bicultural manner. The average La Casita resident is 30 years…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Alcohol Abuse, Clinics, Cultural Relevance
Johnson, Robert L.; Bergman, Teresa – 1996
During the 1994-95 program year, the staff of Even Start, a family literacy program in Lincoln (Nebraska), and an evaluator collaborated to create a low-stakes, small-scale portfolio assessment to collect information on program impact. The small scale of the evaluation offered opportunities to involve the staff in each step of the portfolio…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cooperation, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods
