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Sivers, Sarah; Schnackenberg, Nicole – Educational & Child Psychology, 2021
Aim: To give an overview of why and how Educational Psychology (EP) Reach-Out, an online webinar series, was set up to reach out to children, young people, families and professionals in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; and to enable and inspire others to consider innovative ways of working. An evaluation of both the experience of watching and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Psychology, Seminars
Gilbert, Julie – College & Research Libraries, 2016
Studies about diversity initiatives in academic libraries have primarily focused on large research libraries. But what kinds of diversity work occur at smaller libraries? This study examines the status of diversity initiatives, especially those aimed at students, at national liberal arts college libraries. Results from a survey of library…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Liberal Arts, Cultural Awareness, Multicultural Education
Quick, Heather; Manship, Karen; González, Raquel; Holod, Aleksandra; Cadigan, Michele; Anthony, Jennifer; Hauser, Alison; Madsen, Shannon; Blum, Jarah; Mercado-Garcia, Diana – American Institutes for Research, 2014
In 2010, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the Kindergarten Readiness Act into law, which changed the kindergarten entry age so that children must turn 5 by September instead of December to enroll. The new grade level was put into place to promote school readiness for California's youngest learners. It also established a new grade…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, School Entrance Age, School Readiness, Transitional Programs
Innovative IL Programs: Mental Health Peer Project. A National Teleconference. Participant's Manual.
Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, Houston, TX. – 2002
The participant's manual for a national teleconference (January 23, 2002) provides materials on innovative independent living programs, especially the Mental Health Peer Support Project. Introductory material includes the conference agenda, information about the trainers, and information about the sponsoring organizations, the Independent Living…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment, Independent Living, Mental Disorders
Christenson, Sandra L.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Sinclair, Mary F.; Lehr, Camilla A.; Kaibel, Colleen M.; Reschly, Amy L.; Mavis, Ann; Pohl, Angie – Institute on Community Integration (NJ3), 2008
Check & Connect was created in a five year period from 1990 to 1995. The original manual, entitled "Keeping Kids in School: Using Check & Connect for Dropout Prevention" and written by David Evelo, Mary Sinclair, Christine Hurley, Sandra Christenson, and Martha Thurlow, was published in 1996 (ED398701). This newly revised Check…
Descriptors: Mentors, Intervention, Dropout Prevention, Guidelines
Fiore, Carole D. – 1998
This packet supplements a workshop on summer reading programs given in December, 1998 in several Florida counties. Workshop objectives and ground rules for successful meetings and workshops are outlined at the beginning of the document. The Florida Library Youth Program is then discussed, including basic philosophy, outreach to children in…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, County Libraries, Elementary Education, Library Services
Boegen, Anne, Ed. – 1986
Designed to offer guidelines, ideas and help to those who provide library service to young adults, this manual includes information about the provision of young adult (YA) services in six sections. The first section, which addresses planning and administration, includes a definition of a young adult and a checklist for determining community needs…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Relations, Library Materials, Library Networks
Able-Peterson, Trudee; Bucy, June – 1993
This document is intended to be a guide for action for people concerned about the youths who live alone on the streets of America without the nurturing, protection, and supervision of caring adults. It describes the varied activities, knowledge, and skills and outreach program needs to provide services to these youth who are living on the streets.…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Guides, Homeless People
South Plains Coll., Lubbock, TX. – 1988
Project LIFE, which began in October 1987, was a model program that involved a coalition of community agencies in addressing the problem of adult illiteracy in a community college setting, enhancing participants' employability, and providing them with career adaptability. To improve outreach efforts, program planners made heavy use of commercial…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Agency Cooperation, Community Colleges
Stephens, Peggy; Rous, Beth – 1992
This package was developed through the outreach activities of Project STEPS (Sequenced Transition to Education in the Public Schools), which developed an early childhood transition model to facilitate the development of state and community-wide systems for transition. The package covers four major component areas of transition: interagency…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. Literacy and Continuing Education Branch. – 1995
This guide, which is intended to assist developers of community-based adult literacy programs in Manitoba, explains the following components of good programming and presents suggestions for integrating them into literacy provision: community outreach, program development, learner involvement, provision of appropriate staffing, use of volunteers,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Community Education, Educational Practices
Ireland, Jackie; Gegna, Michael – 1983
This report examines the role of community services within the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD); presents the findings of a nationwide study of community service programs; and provides recommendations for a new community services model in the LACCD. After section I introduces the scope of the report, section II provides a historical…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Community Services, Educational Finance
Davis, Karen R. – 1982
Results of the 1981-1982 Rutland Center project in Athens, Georgia, which assists agencies in improving services to seriously emotionally disturbed children (2 to 8 years old), are presented, as are program materials, survey forms, and a newsletter. Outcome data are presented regarding therapeutic classroom services provided to 549 severely…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education, Educational Therapy, Emotional Disturbances
Downing, Karen E.; And Others – 1993
This handbook is intended for academic librarians who are interested in establishing peer outreach programs for minority students on their campuses or who are trying to decide whether such a program would meet the needs of their students. Chapters include an overview of the unique challenges facing academic institutions and libraries in serving…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Budgeting, College Students
Minnich, Brenda S. – 1978
This project was conducted as an experiment in the implementation of the guidelines set up by the agents' manual of the Texas study, SKILLS (Seniors and Kids Involved in Learning Life's Skills). Objectives of the intergenerational program included the following: (1) to further the work started by the SKILLS study, (2) to offer a variety of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advisory Committees, Citizen Role, Communication Skills
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