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Download full textGriswold, Philip A.; And Others – 1979
A survey was made of 95 parents who had attended at least one of several workshops designed by the Lakewood Follow Through Program to provide curriculum-related parent education enabling parents to work with their children at home. The parent workshops were designed to increase (1) time spent by parents with the child at home, (2) the ability of…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Elementary Education, Parent Attitudes, Parent Education
Brown, Emmaline J. – 1994
A university early childhood laboratory school was making a transition from an academic orientation to one focusing on developmentally appropriate practices. This practicum was implemented to improve parents' awareness of developmentally appropriate programs by means of workshop sessions. The goal was to increase their knowledge of what is…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Classroom Techniques, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Strategic Planning/Research and Development. – 1992
An evaluation was done of the 1992 Parent Involvement Program Institute (PIPI), a program sponsored by the Office of Parent Involvement of the New York City Board of Education and held at Pace University (New York City). The PIPI brought together parents to showcase successful program components, and to provide help and encouragement to parents…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Attitudes, Parent Participation, Parent Role
O'Piela, Joan – 1968
A project to evaluate the effectiveness of 14 preschool centers in combining the services of family, community, and professional resources in a program to increase children's school readiness and potential for academic success involved eight hundred 3- and 4-year-olds and their parents. Meetings were held to teach parents to reinforce children's…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Inservice Education, Multisensory Learning, Parent Attitudes
Ashby, Gerald; And Others – 1979
This report covers studies carried out in 1976 and 1977 into the conduct of parent workshops and the operation of preschool education groups in the Span program, a program for geographically isolated families in Queensland, Australia. The 1976 workshop was designed to increase parents' knowledge, skills and participation in playgroups for their…
Descriptors: Demography, Family School Relationship, Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials
Barefoot, Donna; Thomas, George – 1994
It is estimated that from 1 percent to 10 percent of American children suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Despite the large amount of research and numerous professional articles written about attention deficit disorders, parents rarely have easy access to this information and the assistance resources contained therein.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Attitude Change, Counselor Client Relationship, Elementary Education
McConnell, Beverly B. – 1990
The Parent Leadership Training Program was developed to promote academic success among at-risk children, specifically, Mexican Migrant children. It attempted to help parents learn how to be effective partners in their children's academic and developmental growth. The program provided a series of meetings to help families understand the schools and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, High Risk Students, Leadership Training, Mexican American Education
Barber, Lucie W. – 1978
This paper reports on the effectiveness of the Realistic Parenting Skills program, an intervention program for parents of preschoolers designed to influence children's religious education which was field tested at 7 sites in Ohio. Subjects were 37 families and their 3- to 5-year-old preschoolers. Seven group meetings were conducted for parents at…
Descriptors: Child Development, Field Studies, Parent Attitudes, Parent Conferences
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, Dept. of Planning, Research and Evaluation. – 1992
The Illinois Model Early Childhood Parental Training Program was implemented to help parents develop skills needed to foster their children's health and enhance their children's readiness for school. This report presents a summary and analysis of the annual evaluation data obtained from school districts participating in the program for the 1990-91…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Check Lists, Child Rearing, Child Welfare
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, Dept. of Planning, Research and Evaluation. – 1993
The Illinois Model Early Childhood Parental Training Program was implemented to help parents develop skills needed to foster their children's health and enhance their children's readiness for school. This report presents a summary and analysis of the annual evaluation data obtained from school districts participating in the program for the 1991-92…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Child Rearing, Child Welfare, Family Characteristics
Summers, Tracy – 1993
This study examined the impact of awareness workshops component of the West Point/Mississippi State University Enrichment Project for parents of junior high school students who had experienced academic failure or behavior problems. Focusing on effective parenting skills and conducted by graduate students divided into three total quality management…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Behavior Problems, High Risk Students, Junior High School Students
