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Robbins, Chris; Searby, Linda – School Community Journal, 2013
Adolescents present a unique collection of characteristics and challenges which middle school interdisciplinary teams were designed to address. This article describes a research study which explored parental involvement strategies employed by interdisciplinary teaching teams from three very different middle schools: an affluent suburban school, a…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Early Adolescents, Parent Participation, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Pool, Carolyn R. – Educational Leadership, 1998
Alexandria (Virginia) Community Network Preschools is a private, nonprofit preschool system that serves over 125 low-income children and their families. Network Preschools follow the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation's principles for a superior early-childhood curriculum. The four schools use developmentally appropriate practices, enable…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Involvement, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Low Income Groups
Allen, Sharon M.; And Others – 1996
Project Head Start has recently expanded into elementary schools through the National Head Start/Public School Transition Project (NTP), a school-based intervention program designed to improve outcomes for at-risk students. The SDTP (South Dakota site of NTP) is attempting to improve life chances for children by improving home and school…
Descriptors: Child Health, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment
Cepeda, Aurora – 1991
A practicum was designed to provide an intervention for preschoolers who were at risk for academic difficulties. A developmentally appropriate curriculum was used to increase the developmental levels of the children, and training was provided to parents to enhance their parenting skills and knowledge, and consequently to guarantee the stability of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, At Risk Persons, Compensatory Education, Developmental Stages
Love, John M.; And Others – 1992
This report includes an executive summary and describes results of a 1988 study of transition activities provided by public schools to enhance the continuity experienced by children as they move from preschool, day care, home, or other previous experience into kindergarten. Chapter 1 offers background information, including definitions of terms,…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Community Involvement, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Disadvantaged Youth
Lamb-Parker, Faith, Ed.; Hagen, John, Ed.; Robinson, Ruth, Ed. – 2001
This report summarizes the conference proceedings of the fifth Head Start National Research Conference. The focus of the conference was on the relationship of environment and developmental changes. Keynote topics and speakers were: "How Can We Know Environment Really Matters?" (Michael Rutter); "Creating Developmentally Appropriate…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Brain, Child Development, Child Health