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Direct linkMustaeva, F. A. – Russian Education and Society, 2010
Problems of the family affect every individual. Problems have an impact on a variety of different social groups and strata, work collectives and neighborhood communities, young people, adults, children, the aged, and so on. The family's sense of well-being and the processes that affect its functioning can also hardly fail to be of concern to…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Family Problems, Family Life, Family Attitudes
Dumas, Jean E.; Arriaga, Ximena; Begle, Angela Moreland; Longoria, Zayra – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2010
This paper describes the Spanish adaptation of PACE--"Parenting Our Children to Excellence." Successfully offered in preschools and daycare centers since 2002, PACE is a research-based preventive intervention to support families in their parenting task through discussions and activities that address practical childrearing issues and promote child…
Descriptors: Intervention, Child Rearing, Coping, Hispanic Americans
Anderson, John D.; Newby, Rachel; Kehm, Rebecca; Barland, Patricia; Hearst, Mary O. – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
Objectives: Successful childhood obesity intervention models that build sustainable behavioral change are needed, particularly in low-income, ethnic minority communities disparately affected by this problem. Method: Families were referred to Taking Steps Together (TST) by their primary care provider if at least one child had a body mass index…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Family Programs, Obesity, Intervention
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
Download full textSchmit, Stephanie – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2013
In 1994, the federal Early Head Start (EHS) program was created to address the comprehensive needs of low-income pregnant women and children under age 3. EHS was created almost 30 years after Head Start was established in 1965 to serve low-income 3- and 4-year-old children and their families with comprehensive early education and support services.…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Low Income Groups, At Risk Persons, Holistic Approach
Gerhardt, Peter F., Ed.; Crimmins, Daniel, Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2013
Promoting better social skills and behavior is a top priority for anyone who works with learners with autism--but which practices really improve outcomes? Find out in this cutting-edge volume, a reader-friendly synthesis of the latest findings from more than 20 of today's top researchers in the field. Coordinated by the highly respected…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Adjustment (to Environment), Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Akins, Polly J. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Parent education programs have been shown to be effective family-based interventions for preventing child abuse and neglect; however, to ensure their effectiveness, they must be continually evaluated. The purpose of this quantitative study was to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the effectiveness of the Nurturing Parenting Program for…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Program Evaluation, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
Valdez, Carmen R.; Mills, Monique T.; Bohlig, Amanda J.; Kaplan, David – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2013
This person-centered study examines the extent to which parents' language dominance influences the effects of an after school, multi-family group intervention, FAST, on low-income children's emotional and behavioral outcomes via parents' relations with other parents and with school staff. Social capital resides in relationships of trust and shared…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Language Dominance, Social Capital, Path Analysis
Rebell, Michael A.; Wolff, Jessica R. – Campaign for Educational Equity, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2011
This fifth in a five part series, states that, if comprehensive educational opportunity is conceived as a right, then the state must commit to providing it and must develop a policy infrastructure to assure broad access, uniform quality, regularized funding, and firm accountability strictures to ensure all students a meaningful opportunity to…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Low Income Students, Civil Rights, Public Policy
Tsantefski, Menka; Humphreys, Cathy; Jackson, Alun C. – Child Welfare, 2011
The meaning of human rights for children is a contested issue; the notion of rights for unborn babies poses additional complexity. Drawing on data from a prospective case study of a specialist drug and alcohol obstetric provider and the statutory child protection service, this article discusses family engagement within a child-rights framework,…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Child Abuse, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Programs
Palmer, Robert T.; Davis, Ryan J.; Maramba, Dina C. – Journal of College Student Development, 2011
This qualitative study of 11 Black male students who entered a public historically Black college and university (HBCU) as academically under-prepared and persisted to graduation, provides insight into the ways in which family promotes academic success for Black male students at a public HBCU. The study's findings encourage practitioners at HBCUs…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Dropout Research, Family Relationship, Black Colleges
Barone, Diane – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2011
This article focuses on a parent literacy project that included shared reading and how to support this strategy with families who have a home language other than English and live in poverty circumstances. Literature about the importance of shared reading to children's literacy development is shared in tandem with the importance of building parent…
Descriptors: Poverty, Parents, Emergent Literacy, Economically Disadvantaged
Dockett, Sue; Perry, Bob; Kearney, Emma – Exceptionality Education International, 2011
The transition to school is a time of change and expectation for children, families, and communities. It is also a time when a range of factors--both within and outside the family--influence educational experiences and outcomes. This paper reports the experiences and expectations of 24 Australian families as their children with special needs…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Needs Students, Parent Role, Family Programs
Pontikis, Kyriakos; Martin, Allen; Cai, Yi; Kim, Jongeun; Cao, Wei; Giordano, Angie; Torabian-Riasati, Setareh – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2011
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how a large comprehensive family and consumer sciences unit has incorporated sustainability into its curriculum and research agenda. It summarizes how each area within the department (Interior Design, Apparel Design and Merchandising, Consumer Affairs, Family Studies, Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food…
Descriptors: Foods Instruction, Interior Design, Dietetics, Seminars
Rose, Anthea; Atkin, Chris – Early Child Development and Care, 2011
There is concern from government in each of the sample sites over the role fathers play in supporting their children through school. Fathers have become a more "visible parent" and a focus for policy-makers in education. Family literacy programmes are used in this article as an example of an educational programme where fathers are often…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Family Literacy, Fathers
