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Howlett, Hoyt S. – 1983
A description of the Parent University program of the San Rafael (California) City Schools is presented. The Parent University is described as a 1-day event in which parents are offered a variety of seminars and workshops on topics in education and parenting. Materials included in this document are: (1) an overview of the second annual Parent…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Parent Education
Silvestri, Kenneth – Equity and Choice, 1991
The Public Policy and Public Schools Program was developed to educate urban, low-income parents about the administration, curriculum, organization, legal structure, and finances of their children's schools. The program has increased parental involvement in local boards of education, school committees, and advocacy groups. Sample program activities…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
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Fears, Sherry Lynn – School Counselor, 1976
This article describes an Adlerian parent counseling group. Content material, the counselor's role, techniques for involving parents, and the use of evaluation instruments are presented. (Author)
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
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Kelly, F. Donald – School Counselor, 1976
Presents a model for a parent education program successfully implemented by a counseling intern as part of the total school guidance program. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Counselor Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Influence
Quici, Frederick L.; And Others – 1996
Now in its seventh year, the Clinical Parenting class, aimed at parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), is offered twice a year and attracts an average of 130 attendees at each initial orientation session. The presentation format is quick paced and lively, as presenters are aware of the possibility that many in…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Child Behavior, Elementary Secondary Education
Goldberg, Paula; Goldberg, Marge – Education Unlimited, 1979
The article describes PACER Center, Inc., the Parent Advocacy Coalition for Education Rights, as a coalition of 18 Minnesota organizations which informs parents of handicapped children of their rights and responsibilities under state and federal special education laws. (SBH)
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Community Programs, Compliance (Legal), Early Childhood Education
Haim, Ytje Politiek – 1987
Described is a selection of the 1981-1985 awards given by the Foundation for Exceptional Children's Bill Geer Minigrant Award Program, which supports the creation of innovative educational activities to benefit handicapped or gifted students from preschool through secondary levels. For each grant, information provided includes: project director,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Educational Innovation, Educational Technology
Goldberg, Marge; And Others – 1989
This report reviews ongoing projects by the Parent Advocacy Center for Educational Rights (PACER), in particular its parent training program and programs for students. The Parents Helping Parents project is described and evaluated, including its efforts concerning public information, workshops for all parents, workshops for special groups,…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education