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Sascha Hein; Isabell Schuster; Israa Alassi; Aumnia Mohamad – European Journal of Psychology and Educational Research, 2025
We examined the impact of the program "Families Make the Difference" (FMD) on well-being, feelings of distress, parental stress, parenting, co-parenting, paternal engagement, and several exploratory outcomes of Arab families in Berlin, Germany. FMD is a parent support program designed to assist families with refugee and migration…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Parent Education, Arabs, Foreign Countries
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Krippel, Misty Dawn; Burke, Meghan M.; Rios, Kristina – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
Although many young children face risk factors for academic failure, most research about family interventions do not focus on at-risk children. For example, although Parents Interacting with Infants Model (i.e. PIWI) and Baby TALK programmes are widely used family interventions, no empirical research has been conducted about PIWI or Baby TALK…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Pilot Projects, Intervention, At Risk Persons
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Dalrymple, Kelsey A. – Journal on Education in Emergencies, 2019
This field note presents findings from an assessment conducted on the Little Ripples program, which was piloted with Burundian refugee children ages three to five in Tanzania. The aim of the assessment was to understand the general progress of the program, attitudes and perceptions about the use of mindfulness in the classroom, and the perceived…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Refugees, Preschool Education, Preschool Children
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Blandford, Sonia – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2013
The "Achievement for All" (AfA) pilot initiative, delivered in partnership by the Department for Education (DfE), (formerly the Department for Children, Schools and Families [DCSF]), National Strategies and the National College (NCSL), aims to increase the attainment and progress of children in schools with special educational needs and…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Special Education, Special Needs Students, Parent Participation
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Siller, Michael; Morgan, Lindee; Turner-Brown, Lauren; Baggett, Kathleen M.; Baranek, Grace T.; Brian, Jessica; Bryson, Susan E.; Carter, Alice S.; Crais, Elizabeth R.; Estes, Annette; Kasari, Connie; Landa, Rebecca J.; Lord, Catherine; Messinger, Daniel S.; Mundy, Peter; Odom, Samuel L.; Reznick, J. Steven; Roberts, Wendy; Rogers, Sally J.; Schertz, Hannah H.; Smith, Isabel M.; Stone, Wendy L.; Watson, Linda R.; Wetherby, Amy M.; Yoder, Paul J.; Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie – Journal of Early Intervention, 2013
Given recent advances in science, policy, and practice of early identification in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), questions about the effectiveness of early intervention have far-reaching service and policy implications. However, rigorous research evaluating the efficacy and effectiveness of intervention programs for toddlers with ASD faces a…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Intervention, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism
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Baskin, Monica L.; Zunker, Christie; Worley, Courtney B.; Dial, Brenda; Kimbrough, Linda – Health Education, 2009
Purpose: This paper seeks to describe the design, implementation, and lessons learned from an obesity prevention pilot program delivered in a low resource school in the USA. Design/methodology/approach: A planned program evaluation was conducted to: document explicitly the process of designing and implementing the program; and assess the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Obesity, Physical Activities, Program Evaluation
Houston Independent School District, TX. – 1970
The Prototype Schools Project endeavored to design and disseminate an inservice program to expedite and facilitate desegregation in the Houston Independent School District. A ratio of 35 percent Negro to 65 percent white teachers was accomplished, or vice versa, as the individual school situation indicated. The six pilot schools in the program…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Inservice Teacher Education, Leadership, Parent Participation
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Research. – 1994
The New York City Board of Education's Parent Involvement Program (PIP) was created in 1987 and the Office of Parent Involvement (OPI) was established in 1989. For the 1992-93 year, funds were distributed to 143 sites grouped into 3 cycles. Cycle 1 was a pilot program that paired previously funded and new projects, while Cycles 2 and 3 consisted…
Descriptors: Administrators, Elementary Secondary Education, Outreach Programs, Parent Education
Reaser, Joel M.; And Others – 1975
A driver education program which integrated professional in-class instruction with parent-supervised on-road driving practice is described. Major sections deal with instructional materials development and pilot testing. The program was planned in two levels: MP (model program, with full parental participation including meetings with instructors)…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Driver Education, Instructional Materials
Slavin, Robert E.; And Others – 1993
This paper presents a summary of data from one program, Success for All, that is in the process of making the transition from local pilot to national model. Earlier evaluations of Success for All in its original home, Baltimore (Maryland), have shown that it can be highly successful in increasing reading achievement among very disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Research. – 1994
To increase the role and the participation of parents and to strengthen parent involvement in their children's education, the Board of Education of New York City provided funding for a district/or superintendency-level parent liaison pilot program for the 1992-93 school year. The project consisted of the creation of a parent liaison position for a…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Conflict Resolution, Cooperation, Educational Finance
Quay, Lorene C.; Kaufman-McMurrain, Marsha – 1993
This report is an evaluation of the Georgia Prekindergarten Program established during the 1992-93 school year. The program aimed to enhance community services, family well-being, and developmental and educational opportunities for 4-year-olds, targeting children who were eligible for public assistance or referred by a social service agency.…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Family Programs, Low Income Groups, Parent Attitudes
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Quincy. Bureau of Equal Educational Opportunity. – 1990
This evaluation of the first-year elementary school implementation of Boston's pilot "controlled choice" student assignment plan found that very little had been accomplished in planning for school improvement and that future desegregation compliance hinges on key decisions about secondary and bilingual education, and the empowerment of…
Descriptors: Desegregation Plans, Educational Improvement, Elementary Education, Parent Participation
Morse, Kathy; Kaemper, Jack – 1987
In 1985-86, the Albuquerque (New Mexico) Public Schools, through Chapter 1 funding, entered the final year of a 3-year pilot of Early Learning Programs (ELPs) at four sites in the district: (1) Lavaland; (2) Longfellow; (3) Tomasita; and (4) Alamosa. Four- and five-year-old children (N=272) participated in the pilot program. Seventy-five percent…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Educational Assessment, Followup Studies, Hispanic Americans
Tivnan, Terrence; Pierson, Donald E. – 1982
Initial results from the Brookline Early Education Project (BEEP) are presented. The project provided a comprehensive set of educational and diagnostic services to families and children from birth up until entry into kindergarten. Teacher ratings and independent observers recorded the classroom behavior of program participants as well as a group…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Interpersonal Competence, Kindergarten Children
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