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National Center for Families Learning, 2019
As obtaining education funding becomes increasingly competitive, family literacy programs must communicate their message of success to receive public and private funding and support. A critical component of educational excellence is parental engagement, but how do communities and schools effectively implement parent engagement and family literacy,…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Parent Participation, Sustainability, Program Effectiveness
Durham, Rachel E. – Baltimore Education Research Consortium, 2016
This report features research on Stocks in the Future (SIF), a financial literacy program for middle-grades students. The goals of SIF are to serve underrepresented, socioeconomically disadvantaged students in schools where more than 50% are eligible for free/reduced-price meals, achieve stronger student attendance and greater attachment to…
Descriptors: Money Management, Public Schools, Urban Schools, Middle School Students
Stokes, Laura; Helms, Jenifer – Inverness Research, 2009
Inverness Research is an independent national educational research group based in California. Its mission is to help projects assess the quality and efficacy of their efforts, and to help funders better understand the design of their initiatives and the value of their investments. Inverness Research has served by contract with CSTP (Center for…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Outcomes of Education, Teacher Surveys, Program Effectiveness
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Boughey, John; van Heerden, Eve – Higher Education Review, 2007
Within the broad context of its National Human Resource Development Strategy (2001) the South African government has implemented two pieces of legislation, namely the Skills Development Act (Act 97 of 1998), an attempt to boost the nation's productivity by increasing skills levels in the workplace, and the Skills Development Levies Act (Act 9 of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Skill Development
Ryan, Joe; McClure, Charles R. – Online Submission, 2003
Ryan Information Management conducted a return on investment (ROI) study of the economic value of the Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS) and identified potential additional sources of operating revenue. HSPLS economic value was examined from four viewpoints, HSPLS: direct economic impact, market value, peer comparison and value to library…
Descriptors: Economic Impact, Program Effectiveness, Public Libraries, Library Services