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Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement, 2009
School improvement might be initiated by state or district mandate, or it might be motivated by the concerns of school personnel. Teachers and administrators frequently enter the process with some idea of what needs to be reformed or improved, but issues can be overemphasized or overlooked if the process does not begin with a comprehensive needs…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, School Restructuring, Needs Assessment, Newsletters
Walker, Janet S., Ed. – Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, 2006
This issue of "Focal Point" explores some of what is known and unknown about strengthening social support. This introduction outlines some of the major concepts and themes in research on social support, and some implications of this research for interventions in children's mental health. This sets the stage for the rest of the issue, which…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Mental Health, Social Support Groups, Children