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"Growing Better Beginnings": An Evaluation of a Family Literacy Program for Pre-Schoolers
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Barratt-Pugh, Caroline; Maloney, Carmel – Issues in Educational Research, 2015
This paper investigates the implementation and outcomes of "Growing Better Beginnings": a family literacy program for four and five year olds. The program builds on "Better Beginnings: Birth to Three" launched in 2005. Parents, teachers and librarians were surveyed and interviewed to ascertain their perceptions of the program.…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Preschool Children, Child Development, Parent Surveys
Antecedents of Parent-Based School Reputation and Loyalty: An International Application
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Masood A. Badri; Jihad Mohaidat – International Journal of Educational Management, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to validate the direction and strength of the relationships between school reputation, parental satisfaction and parental loyalty. Design/methodology/approach: The paper reports the findings of a survey of 806 parents from Schools in Abu Dhabi -- the United Arab Emirates. The paper builds mainly on previous…
Descriptors: Reputation, Institutional Characteristics, Parent School Relationship, Parent Attitudes
Overview: Measuring Early Learning Quality and Outcomes (MELQO)
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Brookings Institution, 2017
The Measuring Early Learning Quality and Outcomes (MELQO) initiative began in 2014 in anticipation of a new global emphasis on early childhood development (ECD). Led by UNESCO, the World Bank, the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution, and UNICEF, the initiative aims to promote feasible, accurate and useful measurement of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Education, Child Development, Educational Quality
Family-School-Professionals Partnerships: An Action Research Program to Enhance the Social, Emotional, and Academic Resilience of Children at Risk
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Kourkoutas, Elias; Eleftherakis, Theodoros G.; Vitalaki, Elena; Hart, Angie – Journal of Education and Learning, 2015
This paper presents an action research program which was designed to support parents and primary school teachers, with the mediation of school professionals in order to enable them facilitate the school inclusion of at risk students or those with special educational needs. The aims, the organization process, and the implementation of the program,…
Descriptors: Action Research, Resilience (Psychology), Program Evaluation, Intervention
Implementing Parent Engagement Policy in an Increasingly Culturally Diverse Community of New Immigrants: How New Is "New"?
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Wong, Kathleen King-Yin – Canadian Journal of Education, 2015
The Ontario Ministry of Education announced the Parent Engagement Policy for Ontario Schools in 2010. This policy aims to support parent engagement and provides a vision of its implementation at schools, boards, and the ministry. This mixed methods case study sheds light on its implementation and thus its implication by exploring the parent…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Parent Participation, Cultural Differences, Community Characteristics
Reducing Class Size: What Do We Know?
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Bascia, Nina – Canadian Education Association, 2010
This report provides an overview of findings from the research on primary class size reduction as a strategy to improve student learning. Its purpose is to provide a comprehensive and balanced picture of a very popular educational reform strategy that has often been seen as a "quick fix" for improving students' opportunities to learn in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Class Size, Educational Trends, Educational Policy