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Turner, Jasmine S.; Taha, Karine; Ibrahim, Nisreen; Neijenhuijs, Koen I.; Hallak, Eyad; Radford, Kate; Stubbé-Alberts, Hester; de Hoop, Thomas; Jordans, Mark J. D.; Brown, Felicity L. – Journal on Education in Emergencies, 2022
Evaluations of education technology (ed tech) interventions in humanitarian settings are scarce. We present a proof-of-concept study of Can't Wait to Learn, a digital game-based learning program that combines an experiential, active learning design with meaningful, competency-appropriate, and contextually relevant content. We assessed the…
Descriptors: Out of School Youth, Game Based Learning, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Mental Health
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Di Santo, Aurelia; Timmons, Kristy; Pelletier, Janette – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2016
The present study examined how a six-week family literacy programme contributed to supporting the efforts 12 mothers living in a residential shelter were making to foster their preschool children's literacy development. We compared pre- and post-programme interviews to explore whether the mothers applied the literacy strategies discussed in the…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Mothers, Family Literacy, Homeless People
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Hurley, Kristin Duppong; Ingram, Stephanie; Czyz, J. Douglas; Juliano, Nicholas; Wilson, Evelyn – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2006
We describe a comprehensive program to train emergency shelter staff in effective methods for dealing with youth who have behavioral and emotional problems; assess the degree to which staff implemented the treatment approach; measure the impact of the intervention on shelter-wide incidents such as out-of-control behavior, runaways, and violence…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Behavior Problems, Intervention, Child Welfare