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Download full textJohnston, Betty; Savali, Iutita – 1971
A discussion of the development of an early childhood education program in American Samoa focuses first on the creation of a televised series. The show, directed to children under six, deals with familiar Samoan village life and includes original songs, rhymes, and stories. At the same time, the concept of learning centers in each community is…
Descriptors: Community Role, Conference Reports, Early Childhood Education, Educational Television
Gjerde, Dennis; And Others – 1978
Described is the Kendall County Special Education Cooperative Early Childhood Program which reflects an innovative team approach to servicing young handicapped children (aged 3 to 5 years) and their families in a rural area. The following program components are outlined: program philosophy and background; child find procedures; development of an…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Role, Early Childhood Education, Handicapped Children
Peer reviewedMiller, Susan A. – Childhood Education, 2002
Describes the four levels of the early childhood education system in Cuba. Includes information on home visit programs for new parents, child care programs, preschool programs, programs for 5-year-olds, and primary school programs. Emphasizes that parents, relatives, teachers, and the larger community share the responsibility of educating young…
Descriptors: Child Care, Community Role, Early Childhood Education, Educational Responsibility
Evans, Joyce – 1980
Problems facing bilingual preschoolers with handicaps are addressed and 18 model programs are identified through brief summaries. Programs represent home based as well as center based approaches, English as a Second Language models, and both mainstreamed and special class settings. Program summaries obtained through written questionnaires and…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Education, Community Role, Demonstration Programs
Calcasieu Parish School System, Lake Charles, LA. – 1976
Provided is information on the activities and curriculum of the SPARK (Seeking Purposeful, Analytic, Realistic Knowledge) Primary Gifted Program in Calcasieu Parish (Louisiana). The first major section of the document includes brief segments on the program's philosophy and rationale, definition of gifted and talented youth, identifying…
Descriptors: Activities, Community Role, Curriculum Guides, Gifted
Young, William C. – VocEd, 1980
Reviews the Program for Excellence in Vocational Education, which is designed to stimulate excellence in vocational education in Black urban schools. Lists involvement activities for the community, school system, school, principal, parent, and student needed for program success. (LRA)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Black Students, Board of Education Role, Community Role
Gill, Wali – 1991
The plight of African American males has become a problem of alarming proportions in the United States. This paper reports serious disadvantage and risk for this group in terms of education, employment, poverty levels, family disintegration, criminal status, health, and death rates. The paper contends that the crisis for African American males…
Descriptors: African Culture, At Risk Persons, Blacks, Community Role
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Program Planning and Development. – 1973
Reported is a 4-year project which resulted in a model service center for handicapped children, emphasizing the identification of handicapped students (18 months-adult) lacking adequate services; provision of multidisciplinary task force of specialized personnel to diagnose, prescribe, and instruct students, parents, and teachers; assistance to…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Behavior Change, Community Role, Community Services
Cohen, Ruth; And Others – 1994
This report describes early childhood development (ECD) in Africa and the Bernard van Leer Foundation's strategies for early childhood programs in African nations. Chapter 1 examines the context in which Africa's children are growing up, focusing on the hardships that many children face, as well as the efforts made by families, communities, and…
Descriptors: Caregiver Role, Child Development, Community Role, Early Childhood Education
Calcasieu Parish School System, Lake Charles, LA. – 1976
Described in the curriculum guide is the SPARK (Seeking Purposeful, Analytical, Realistic Knowledge) Program designed for gifted and talented students in grades 6-12 in Calcasieu Parish (Louisiana). In an introductory section, brief segments cover such program elements as background, philosophy, rationale, goals, teacher and student objectives,…
Descriptors: Activities, Bibliographies, Community Role, Conceptual Schemes
Young, Kathryn T.; Marx, Elisabeth – 1992
This paper discusses ways in which communities can enhance a family's ability to foster learning in the first 3 years of their child's life so that the child will be academically, emotionally, and socially competent in the transition to preschool and school. The paper focuses on model community-based programs that serve high risk families with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, At Risk Persons, Child Development, Child Welfare
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA. – 1975
The St. John Valley Bilingual Education Project (Project VIBE) has undertaken the multidisciplinary French/English bilingual education of public school students in Madawaska, a Maine community near the Canadian border. The present report represents a complete description of this Title VII program, covering program development, staffing and…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Bilingual Education, Community Role, Curriculum
PDF pending restorationMergendoller, John R. – 1976
This document presents a descriptive typology created to characterize the diverse program approaches of the Follow Through Planned Variation Experiment. Program approaches are described with respect to two orthogonal dimensions: (1) Program Elements (Instructional, Service, Participatory and Employment) with the major focus on instructional…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Classification, Community Role, Compensatory Education
