This report summarizes data gathered from the 64 graduates of the Yuma County Drug Court from 1998 to 2001. Those who agreed to participate were interviewed at 3, 6, 12 and/or 18 months after graduation. Instruments used included the Addiction Severity Index, the CSAT GPRA Client Outcomes Measure for Discretionary Programs and a questionnaire…

Transition into middle school presents complex challenges, including exposure to a larger peer group, increased expectations for time management and self-monitoring, renegotiation of rules with parents, and pubertal changes. For children in foster care, this transition is complicated by their maltreatment histories, living situation changes, and…

Since 1996, our research team has conducted 15 focus groups with 169 middle-school youth in small communities as formative research for campaigns against alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and violence. Some key findings of a synthesis of focus-group results are that girls and boys perceive different risks to alcohol and tobacco use; peer relationships are…

In Canada, until now, no studies have focused on the practice of home education in the francophone province of Quebec. While the home-educating population in that province is tangible, it has remained largely unknown. Quebec's distinctive character on three fronts-- political, historical and cultural--make the application of results from the rare…

Research on the effect of parent employment on student attendance has been sparse and inconclusive. This paper presents findings of a study that tested the following hypothesis--that students whose parents were at home during school hours would be absent more frequently than students whose parents worked during school hours. The sample was…

This quarterly journal issue (in English and French versions) includes the following articles: (1) "Canada's Kids: Thriving? Or Just Surviving?" (McCloskey, Donna), an overview of the latest research on the well-being of Canada's children; (2) "The Fence at the Edge of the Cliff: Approaching Family Policy in Canada" (Mirabelli,…

In October of 1987, New Jersey implemented the Partners in Learning program to increase levels of awareness and participation among parents and school staff. In the final phase of the program, 30 schools were selected to receive grants to plan and implement parent involvement programs. This document describes some of the successful grant…

The benefits of day care - both to the child who receives it and to the mother who is freed by it - depends to an important degree upon helping the mother resolve her intrapsychic conflicts. This paper describes a project designed to meet the mother's needs in the day care situation. (Author/CS)

Written for and by principals, the guide provides a framework for developing school policies which encourage partnership with the parents of handicapped children. The first two sections focus on the principal's role in family impact analysis and characteristics of families with handicapped children as they relate to the school. The next section…

MANY OF THE DIVERSE EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR YEARS, BUT HAVE BEEN PERMITTED TO LAY DORMANT. SOCIO-ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGEMENT IS EXHIBITED IN AREAS OF INCOME, UNEMPLOYMENT, SCHOOL DROPOUT RATE, EXPECTED LIFE SPAN, INFANT MORTALITY RATE, BIRTH RATE, AND HEALTH HISTORY. COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS BLOCK THE…

VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE TEACHERS CAN USE THE INFORMATION AND SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS IN THIS PUBLICATION FOR DEVELOPING MORE EFFECTIVE SUPERVISED PRACTICE PROGRAMS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. SUPERVISED PRACTICE IS AN ESSENTIAL LEARNING PHASE OF VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND PROVIDING IT IS A JOINT RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SCHOOL, THE STUDENT, AND THE PARENTS. A…

THE PHILOSPHY UNDERLYING A GOOD KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM IS EXPRESSED THROUGH THE TEACHER, WHO DEMONSTRATES ITS MEANING FROM DAY TO DAY IN HER WORK WITH CHILDREN AND PARENTS. IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM, THE TEACHER SHOULD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION A GRADED TRANSITION FROM HOME TO SCHOOL, SHOULD FOSTER A WORKING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN HOME…

Intended as a resource for administrators, teachers, nurses, paraprofessionals, health coordinators, and community action personnel who are interested in meeting the health needs of migrant children, this handbook offers suggestions for organizing community resources in providing health care to migrant children. Poor nutrition, the lack of dental…

Presents an interview with Urie Bronfenbrenner in which he discusses the school's role as one of breaking down barriers between itself, the community, and parents to help American children learn to be more caring. (JMB)

The character of education offered by the school and the education acquired by the child are a function of the communities in which the school and the child are embedded. (MM)