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| Boals, Beverly G. | 1 |
| Myers-Jennings, Corine | 1 |
| Riley, Richard W. | 1 |
| Roth, Jeffrey | 1 |
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| Guides - Non-Classroom | 3 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 2 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
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Riley, Richard W. – Principal, 1994
Renewed emphasis on parent and community involvement is critical to success of Goals 2000. U.S. Department of Education is working with broad-based coalition of parent and education groups on new Family Involvement Initiative that will facilitate cooperation of parents and families with schools and communities. Schools succeed best by making…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Integrated Services
Download full textRoth, Jeffrey; Myers-Jennings, Corine – 1995
A case study evaluated the effectiveness of the Even Start family literacy project, which integrates within a single continuum of service three formerly separate curricular components: adult education, early childhood education, and parent education. A series of case study interviews were conducted over a 4-year period with 11 adult participants…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Family Literacy
Boals, Beverly G.; And Others – 1995
Project REAL was designed to address Goal 1 of the Educate America Act. Four major components were: (1) the identification of pregnant and/or parenting teens; (2) the enrollment of those identified into parental services, life skills and parenting classes; (3) weekly visits in the home to provide assistance with developmentally appropriate needs…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Early Parenthood, High School Students, High Schools
Landsverk, Ruth Anne – 1995
This parents' and teachers' guide presents ways that parents and families of elementary and high school students can become involved in their children's academic progress and can enhance conditions for development of all children in their community. Topics covered in this issue are family involvement, family centers, homeless children, family…
Descriptors: Archaeology, Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship, Homeless People
Landsverk, Ruth Anne – 1998
The goal of the Families in Education Program of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is to increase awareness of the need for schools to involve parents as partners in the education of their children. This Spring 1998 parents' and teachers' guide encourages school staff to reflect on how well their school or district offers…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship, Fathers
Landsverk, Ruth Anne – 1997
The Families in Education Program of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has existed since 1987 to increase awareness of the need for schools to involve parents as partners in the education of their children. This parents' and teachers' guide presents ways that the theme for American Education Week, "Teaching Children To Think and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship, Homework
