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Bernacchio, Charles; Perry, Susan – 1992
A collaborative training initiative for promoting best practices in early intervention was evaluated as part of a statewide outreach grant funded by the Early Education Program for Children with Disabilities, U.S. Department of Education and conducted by the Maine Bureau of Children with Special Needs. Project Reach ME developed and conducted…
Descriptors: Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Webster Avenue Family Resource Center, Rochester, NY. – 1989
For the Webster Avenue Family Resource Center (WAFRC) in Rochester (New York), growth and diversity marked 1989, with a total of 615 persons (up from 512 in 1988) from 273 families participating in over 12,000 hours of service. There was a related growth in space and staff. Diversity was enhanced through the following means: (1) development and…
Descriptors: Agency Role, At Risk Persons, Black Family, Community Centers
Lapidus, Leah Blumberg – 1998
This paper describes a project designed to facilitate and evaluate child and family mental health in the community, inside and outside of Head Start programs. Also detailed is a study of the effects of "Community Impact" programs and 6-week, focused, group interventions for children and families in programs predicted to increase…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Development, Community Services, Coping
Bradley, Curtis H.; And Others – 1990
This manual describes procedures commonly used to plan and implement bilingual vocational training (BVT) programs for individuals who are limited English proficient (LEP). An introductory section examines the purposes of BVT and outlines a general model consisting of seven components: targeted recruitment, diagnostic rather than exclusive intake…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Bilingual Education Programs, Counseling Services, Job Placement
Gillfillan, Nancy M. – 1987
Via an LSCA (Library Services and Construction Act) Title VI Library Literacy grant for fiscal year 1986, the Dixon (Illinois) Public Library expanded its involvement in the literacy effort. Additional rooms were made available for tutoring, materials and equipment for literacy students and books and equipment for literacy tutors were provided,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, Courseware
Hudson, Rochelle; And Others – 1989
The Project for Adult College Education (PACE) is a unique educational delivery system designed to meet the needs of working adults through television courses, conferences, seminars, theme-focused interdisciplinary courses, and team teaching. In March 1989, an evaluation of PACE was conducted in the Los Angeles Community College District, focusing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Community Colleges, Nontraditional Education
Whitfield, Richard C.; And Others – 1979
The Birmingham Experiment in Community Education was established to strengthen the role of the school in three disadvantaged areas of Birmingham so as to assist in the educational and social rehabilitation of the local neighborhood. The objectives of the project were (1) to foster cooperation and coordination between school staff and local…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Community Development, Community Education, Disadvantaged
White, Carol R. – 1979
In response to the recognition and needs of displaced homemakers as a distinct population, this model is presented as an outgrowth of Project New Start, a displaced homemakers center sponsored by the Chicago Community Colleges. Introductory sections include an abstract of the final project report, rationale and background of the project with focus…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Community Colleges, Community Involvement, Counseling Services
Leach, Ernest R. – 1978
In December 1976 a marketing process was implemented at Prince George's Community College (Maryland) as part of an institutional response to external forces--such as new emphases on life-long learning and equal opportunity, and declining fiscal support--and internal forces, including changing student demographics, enrollments and interests, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Community Services, Delivery Systems
Berger, Andrea R.; Cole, Susan; Melton, Janet; Safran, Stephanie; Vogel, Tyler; Walton, Laura; Adelman, Nancy; Hall, Catherine; Keating, Kaelie Knowles; Murray, Samantha; Nielsen, Natalie; Schaffner, Monika – American Institutes for Research, 2005
This is the first year-end report produced as part of the on-going evaluation of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Early College High School Initiative. The program provides funding and support for the establishment of Early College High Schools, which are organized to allow all enrolled students the opportunity to earn a high school diploma…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Organizational Climate, Curriculum Evaluation, Partnerships in Education
Haggart, Ann G.; Craig, Susan E.; Hull, Karla – 2000
This final report describes the outcomes of a 3-year federally funded outreach project that was designed to increase access to quality center-based child care for infants and toddlers with disabilities. The project served 14 child care centers in West Virginia, 12 child care centers in Texas, 13 child care centers in Alabama and 6 child care…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Agency Cooperation, Child Care Centers, Child Caregivers
Florida State Postsecondary Education Commission, Tallahassee. – 1994
This report presents an evaluation of Florida's College Reach-Out Program (CROP) and data on the 1992-93 cohort of institutions and students that the program serves. CROP is a state-wide program designed to increase the number of students successfully completing postsecondary education by providing academic enrichment opportunities and career…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Counseling, College Bound Students, College School Cooperation
Powers, Stefanie; Fenichel, Emily – 1999
This report discusses home visiting, identifies six key elements common to programs for infants and toddlers that make effective use of home visiting strategies, and profiles successful home visiting programs. It begins by discussing home visiting services and outcomes of home visiting programs. The six key elements of effective home visiting are…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Rearing, Community Health Services, Disabilities
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Miller, David R.; And Others – Journal of Extension, 1979
Using natural resources data from a system developed by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, an Extension program to educate public officials who make land use decisions was conducted in a series of workshops over three years. Program effectiveness is evaluated and positive and negative results are noted. (MF)
Descriptors: Community Planning, Conservation (Environment), Decision Making, Environmental Education
Janus, Eric S. – 1992
A diversity skills program was developed and implemented at the William Mitchell College of Law (WMCL) in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The program was designed to offer to all first year students a program to assist them in learning how to work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds in professional situations and to develop a heightened…
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Diversity (Faculty), Diversity (Student), Ethnic Stereotypes
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