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Cabello, Valeria M.; Martínez, M. Loreto; Armijo, Solange; Maldonado, Lesly – LUMAT: International Journal on Math, Science and Technology Education, 2021
Education in the early years is an excellent space for promoting integrated learning. The STEAM education model combines Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics holistically and has gained force globally, mostly in developed countries. However, in developing countries of Latin America, STEAM education programs are incipient and…
Descriptors: Art Education, STEM Education, Early Childhood Education, Developing Nations
Bowen, Gary L.; Neenan, Peter A. – 1990
This report describes the context, design, and findings of an evaluation of a welfare reform initiative, the Recycling Fund Concept, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The proposed fund would allocate money to parents of preschool children who receive Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). The concept assumes that lack of child care…
Descriptors: Day Care, Experimental Programs, Low Income Groups, Preschool Children
Enriquez, Blanca E.; And Others – 1990
The first-year report of the El Paso (Texas) Family Literacy for Parents of Preschoolers program describes the program and evaluates its progress toward stated objectives. The introductory section addresses the following topics: demographic and literacy characteristics of the community; the needs assessment; project design; and objectives for…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Family Literacy, Family Programs, Literacy Education
Academy for Educational Development, 2006
The Community Assessment (CA) is the collection and analysis of information on the characteristics and needs of American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) Head Start/Early Head Start (HS/EHS) eligible children and families in the grantee service area and the resources available to meet those needs. The primary purpose of conducting a Community…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Program Effectiveness, Eligibility, Alaska Natives
Wheeler, Gay – 1995
A study examined whether a half-day or all-day kindergarten readiness program was the more beneficial in preparing students for kindergarten. A questionnaire was drawn up after research into this domain and submitted to 45 faculty members at a child development center. The findings were found to be somewhat evenly divided between the half-day and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Emotional Development, Full Day Half Day Schedules
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)