Discusses questions raised by Ira Gordon a decade ago concerning parent education and parent involvement in schools. Briefly describes each of the 11 articles in this theme issue on home-school-community educational partnerships. (BC)

Evaluated program to improve parental satisfaction of divorced or separated fathers, helping to maintain fathers' involvement with children and make child support payments. Findings from 15 fathers in workshop series of 6 weekly parent education sessions and 15 in control group showed significant improvement of workshop participants, in contrast…

Caring for Parent Caregivers, an Australian support program to empower parents of children with intellectual disabilities and thereby strengthen family resources, was evaluated using quantitative and qualitative procedures. Program participants displayed less emotional distress than control group subjects; outcomes were positive for both mothers…

The Home and School Institute approach to helping families educate their children involves a family education system (the MegaSkills Workshops for leadership training), provision of information supporting the family's educational role, and home learning activities for parents and children. The MegaSkills program helps ensure the transfer of…

Presents guidelines to help parents and teachers promote good nutrition in their children. The article describes ways one Colorado school revised its nutrition policy to help the teachers work in the area of nutrition. A list of home activities for parents to support good eating habits is offered. (SM)

Traditionally, our educational system ignores children until about age five, despite overwhelming research evidence about the importance of the first few years of life. Most early childhood researchers would agree that the Head Start program for preschoolers (except for the Perry Preschool Project) has not succeeded. Missouri's New Parents as…

Describes the range and nature of parent education courses currently available in the United Kingdom for parents of teens. Identifies key characteristics of these courses, including aims, value bases, materials, methods, parents attending, outcomes, and evaluation. Discusses key issues and recommendations for future practice, policy, and research.…

Describes two projects aimed at improving child development. Both the "School-Age Child Care" project and the "Parenting the First Year" project were replicated over 50 times as a means of moving 100 communities to action for child development. The diffusion model of outreach is contrasted with the knowledge generation process…

Evaluated effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral parenting program for parents of children ages 1 to 5 years offered through community-based family resource centers. Found that participants showed significant decreases in use of verbal and corporal punishment, and increases in nurturing behaviors as measured by the Parent Behavior Checklist.…

A four-part violence-prevention program can supplement new security measures inside schools by transforming school culture. Programs should include cooperative learning, invitational education activities (built on trust, respect, intentionality, and optimism), the Power of Positive Students (POPS) program, and an effective parenting-education…

Describes the Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY), a two-year home-based early-education intervention program designed to help parents with limited formal education prepare their children for school. Presents findings from a two-site HIPPY study, a one-site case study, and a three-site qualitative study. (SLD)

Describes a child-based intervention focused on skills of social entry, maintaining interactions, and solving problems for five boys with attention-deficit disorder. Parents were taught skills of debriefing, problem solving, and goal setting. Behavioral changes were considered socially valid, and all parents and child subjects viewed social skills…

Discusses four parent education programs carried out in a school in Gijon, Spain. Describes the social impetus for these programs, key components of their development and implementation, and the results for parents and the schools. Considers the effects of parenting education on parents' confidence and abilities and the limitations of the…

Guntersville Elementary School, a preK-2 school in Alabama, earned the U.S. Department of Education's Blue Ribbon Schools award through creative programs addressing school readiness, parent education, and the need for extended-day and summer activities; a progressive curriculum; and various community partnerships. (SV)

Reviews information that teachers can impart to parents to assist them in parenting gifted children. Subjects addressed include characteristics of gifted learners, the need for early identification, school options, advocacy, myths about gifted students, the charge of elitism, the need to organize parent associations, burnout, and resources. (CR)