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Pickering, John A.; Sanders, Matthew R. – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2013
Positive, healthy and happy families are the cornerstone of any healthy community. Parenting programs which address multiple aspects of family functioning are potentially the most effective means of creating positive family environments. However, the various constituents who "consume" parenting support and intervention often are not…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Intervention, Models, Program Development
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Lenters, Kimberly – Community Literacy Journal, 2008
This paper explores the following questions related to family literacy programs: How is family literacy linked with family literacy programs? What are the theoretical frameworks supporting the various models educators and researchers are using in their pedagogical approaches to family literacy programs? As these questions are explored several…
Descriptors: Program Development, Program Design, Family Literacy, Family Programs
Halvorsen, Ann Tiedmann – 1982
Models of parent involvement in the education of severely handicapped children are reviewed, and the assertion is made that most parent involvement programs reflect professional priorities rather than parental viewpoints and needs. Assumptions underlying models in which parents are considered teachers are reviewed, and discrepancies between…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Models, Parent Participation, Parent Teacher Cooperation
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McCurdy, Karen; Daro, Deborah – Family Relations, 2001
Outlines a conceptual model of parental involvement in family support programs, anchored in ecological and family systems frameworks. Proposes that parental decisions to enroll and remain in support programs are shaped by a variety of factors at different levels of influence, including individual characteristics of the parent and family, provider…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Enrollment, Family Characteristics, Family Programs
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Fisher, Elissa L. – Educational Horizons, 1986
This article describes a learning therapy structure used at the Hill Top Preparatory School that enables learning disabled young people to compensate for their deficiencies and to cope with physical, social, and emotional problems. The goal is to help them achieve academically, remain accepted and contributing members of their families, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Coping, Educational Therapy
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Kelly, Jean F.; Barnard, Kathryn E. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1999
This response to Mahoney et al. (EC 623 392) agrees that parent education should be an important component of early intervention programs and proposes that parent education be included in a relationship-focused early-intervention model. This model is illustrated, explained, and compared with the previous child-focused model and the current…
Descriptors: Child Role, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Family Role
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Clark, Sally N.; Clark, Donald C. – Middle School Journal, 2003
Describes how, as part of the Middle School Achievement Project, Minneapolis parents and community members shadowed students and teachers, and experienced middle level classrooms while collecting data about curriculum and classroom environments that led to middle level school improvement. Details study procedures including study instruments,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Community Involvement, Educational Improvement, Instructional Improvement
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co., New York, NY. – 1973
Part 1 of this report outlines the concept of vouchers and the nature and objectives of the New Rochelle study. The more pertinent work tasks undertaken to accomplish the objectives are contained in the appendix. The authors describe their position regarding the voucher plan, highlight its major elements, and outline the steps the district should…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Experiments, Educational Finance, Educational Vouchers
Lipton, Gladys C. – 1992
The guide is designed to help elementary school administrators and school communities in making decisions about FLES (foreign language in the elementary school) program design and implementation. An introductory chapter provides definitions of relevant program types (FLES, exploratory/FLEX, and immersion). The second chapter reviews the current…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Research, Elementary Education, FLES
Gatty, Janice C. – 1995
This paper describes five programs of early intervention for children with hearing impairments and their families. Programs are described according to their mission, services, and unique contribution to the field of early intervention. First, essential components of all programs are identified. These are evaluation, audiological management, parent…
Descriptors: Audiology, Auditory Evaluation, Deafness, Demonstration Programs
Goldberg, Nancy Sloan; McGovern, Anne P. – 1988
The Family-Oriented Language Dynamics (FOLD) Program, a humanistic, goal-centered, home-directed philosophy of teaching foreign languages, is discussed, and a FOLD workshop at Middle Tennessee State University is described. FOLD is the result of research on the possible application of the Suzuki Talent Education of music instruction to second…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Activities, Language Proficiency
Rendon, Laura I. – 1985
Recognizing the underrepresentation and poor academic performance of Mexican American students in mathematics- and science-based fields, the guide (1) reviews student- and institution-related factors contributing to mathematics and science declines, (2), describes selective secondary and college mathematics and science model programs, (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, College School Cooperation, Information Sources, Institutional Characteristics
Mariscano, Hazel E. – 1981
The Kennedy Children's Room and Family Center Program was developed by the joint endeavors of faculty from West Virginia University and personnel at the Kennedy Center Federal Correctional Institution, Morgantown, West Virginia. Goals are (1) to develop and implement a model training program which focuses on fostering and enhancing effective…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation, Family Involvement
Kentucky Univ., Lexington. – 1983
The concept and purpose of this facilitator guide is to provide the three facilitator groups of educators, park and resource management personnel, and parents of handicapped children with information on how to cooperatively design and implement an outdoor education program for handicapped students. Chapter 1 (contributed by Vicki Stayton) outlines…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Cooperative Planning, Disabilities, Educational Facilities Design
Deal, Angela G.; And Others – 1987
The Family, Infant and Preschool Program (FIPP) is an outreach unit of Western Carolina Center located in Morganton, North Carolina. Using a needs-based, social support approach, it provides and mediates child- and family-level resources and services for approximately 300 families of handicapepd and at-risk children, 0-6 years old. The conceptual…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
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