Described in a monograph published by the Technical Assistance Delivery System (TADS) are the rationale, intake and screening procedures, service delivery, liaison and follow through, and evaluation of parent training models from four preschool demonstration centers for handicapped children. An overview discusses the purposes and dimensions of…

This 149 item bibliography on parent, home, and family life education begins with descriptions of a number of periodicals and bibliographies, and several studies of trends in home economics education. These are followed by 27 surveys of role perception, needs, interests, and participation; 25 studies on the training of professionals and…

This monograph considers the effects of the family on the intellectual and personal development of the child, and the effects of culture upon the family's way of life, and thus, on the child. In a survey of early compensatory education projects, university based programs, and school and community programs are described. Program organizational…

The elementary school instructional program for the disadvantaged children in Leflore County, Mississippi, was examined in the subject areas of (1) reading; (2) speaking, writing, and spelling; (3) mathematics; (4) social studies; (5) science and health; (6) art; and (7) music. Some general recommendations to help meet these rural children's needs…

In 1968 the Demonstration and Research Center for Early Education (DARCEE) initiated a small study to build and utilize mothers' skills (established in an earlier and major study) and to begin to construct and explore the feasibility of a "career ladder" for persons interested in early education. Subjects were 12 Negro preschoolers and their…

Written for parents of retarded children, the text discusses the acceptance of mental retardation and considers differences in retarded children. Facts and fictions about retardation, and the search for understanding are treated; also treated are the team which serves the retarded child, psychological evaluation, and children with learning…

The objective of the pilot studies was to evolve a course which would increase the confidence and competence of young people to undertake the responsibility of parenthood, as well as to sharpen the awareness and sensitivity of those who had already undertaken this role. Three training groups of students were selected from Lake Erie College and the…

This final report of an ESEA Title III program compared the impact of a 3-year interracial preschool program on cognitive and social development on two treatment groups and a control group. Group 1 had parents and children participating in a preschool classroom, and the parents also participated in parent education programs. Group 2 had a separate…

This annotated film bibliography is a compilation of film listings suitable for early childhood education teacher training, parent education, and for viewing by children. The list has been gathered from a variety of sources including the National Association for the Education of Young Children's conference film showings for the past several years,…

This report presents a preliminary analysis of Pennsylvania day care centers based on data obtained through questionnaires, site visitations, and observation. The sample of day care centrs is described in terms of two major variables: population density and funding. Topics include: (1) administration and organization; (2) staff (recruitment,…

This study was designed: (1) to examine in depth family-related variables in 30 rural working-class families in order to determine whether there are certain life-style differences between those whose sons achieve at or above grade level and those whose sons' achievements fall below grade level; and (2) to gather information on how early boys begin…

The Impact of a Preschool Interracial Program (IPSIP) project, funded under Title III of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act, was designed to test the hypothesis that intervening with sufficient impact in the early lives of environmentally deprived children will produce a significant, lasting effect on their cognitive and social…

We have tried to address two questions: "What has been the trend of socioeconomic opportunity for black and white men in the U. S. during the past decade?" and "what has been the trend of racial discrimination in the socioeconomic achievements of black men?" Using 1962 Current Population Survey data, we estimated a simple three-equation model of…

This project was prompted by concern about the tendency for temporary foster care to drift along without definite plans for the child's return home or movement into adoption, long-term foster care or other alternative arrangements. The foster care section of the Rhode Island Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services served as a "laboratory"…

This short paper describes the Parent Readiness Education Project (PREP), a successful innovative effort to ameliorate the deficiencies of preschool children by training parents to enrich their home environment and improve interactions with their children through a specific program of daily home activities. PREP identifies 4-year-old children with…