This factsheet presents numerous ways that parents can interact with their deaf-blind children. The challenges facing children with deaf-blindness are explained and compared to children without disabilities. Ways to recognize and then respond to children's actions are suggested, and tips for developing good communication are presented, including…

This study assesses parental satisfaction, parent knowledge, and parent involvement with the Arkansas Better Chance (ABC) Programs, public school programs for 3- and 4-year-old children. The sample consisted of parents of children enrolled in four ABC programs. Parent surveys were conducted and responses were obtained from 144 parents. Parent…

This guide is designed to assist public-private child care partnerships in engaging parents in improving child care. The guide offers information on: (1) why parents should be involved in child care partnerships; (2) roles that parents can play in partnerships; (3) how to successfully engage parents in partnerships; (4) tools for engaging parents;…

This issue of the "Early Childhood Bulletin" consists of excerpts from a speech given by Dr. Robert Davila, Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, during an Interagency Coordinating Council (ICC) Parents Meeting, September 1991, in Arlington, Virginia. In his speech, Dr. Davila calls for…

This paper explores what divorced, noncustodial fathers may be considered responsible for in society and the possible consequences such accountability may have for educators. The resistance that noncustodial fathers may find to their involvement with their childrens education at their children's schools in highlighted. The author concludes by…

This fact sheet presents numerous ways that parents can interact with their deaf-blind children. The challenges facing children with deaf-blindness are explained and compared to children without disabilities. Ways to recognize and then respond to children's actions are suggested and tips for developing good communication are presented, including…

This study examined the association between various shared activities and the quality of parent-child relationships. Participating in the study were 211 undergraduate students attending a small liberal arts college. They completed a questionnaire in which they rated the quality of their relationship with their parents, the amount of contact they…

The research cited in this paper is derived from a 2-year study of a professional development initiative in literacy with faculty members from an elementary school in an economically impoverished urban community. The paper explains that the study observed what a long-term, participatory, and voluntary professional development program constructed…

A study examined parent involvement in decision making in the Smart Start early childhood programs in North Carolina. Data were collected through observations, interviews, and surveys. Findings indicated that both the interested public and the Smart Start board members agreed that having parents involved in decisions about how Smart Start money…

Harvard Family Research Project's series of Out-of-School Time Evaluation Snapshots distills the wealth of information compiled in our Out-of-School Time Program Evaluation Database into a single report. Each Snapshot examines a specific aspect of out-of-school time (OST) evaluation. This Snapshot provides an overview of how researchers are…

The research in this report was based on methodology of collaborative action research and was designed and implemented in three clearly distinct phases. This report includes the following sections: Research Background, Method, Research Findings, and Implication for Practice. (Contains 2 figures.)

The design of this new community school-facility in Clumbus, Indiana, involved parents, students, administrators, and faculty. Illustrated. (Author/MLF)

This article describes an awareness program for parents to help them understand implications of the sexual revolution and exchange ideas. (Author)

The data suggests the program was successful because it made a big, impersonal university familiar to parents and because it lessened their main fears that their son or daughter would not succeed. It showed them that academic and social success are probable, that there are people and services well-equipped and ready to help all students. (Author)

This study reports a successful behavior change program in a 6-year-old girl who became physically ill and continually cried at school. Behavior shaping procedures were used that differentially reinforced successive approximations to the final desired behavior. A unique aspect of this program was its utilization of the girl's mother as the primary…