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Swap, Susan McAllister – 1990
This paper explores the links between student achievement and parent involvement, the importance of continuity between home and school, three philosophies underlying parent programs, and effective practices in parent involvement. The three philosophies considered are those of school-to-home transmission, interactive learning, and partnership for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advocacy, Communication (Thought Transfer), Decision Making
MacDonald, Jane Cronin – 1984
This practicum report concerns the creation of a unique, yet universal, instructional tool for the education of parents of young children in Dover Township, New Jersey. With the approval of the local school system in which a cable television studio was located, a total of 11 half-hour shows were introduced. Local, school, and community members…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Curriculum, Developmental Stages, Discipline
New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque. Coll. of Education. – 1980
To better serve administrators, teaching staff, parents, and others active in Title VII bilingual education in a region comprised of New Mexico and parts of Arizona, Utah, and Colorado in which the principal tribes are Apache, Navajo, and Pueblo, the 1979-80 Handbook provides a complete listing and explanation of American Indian Bilingual…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Bilingual Education, Consultants
de Campoy, Antonia – 1977
The Yaqui Parent Education Demonstration Project was founded in 1975 with the aid of Maricopa County Head Start in Guadalupe, Arizona, to help foster the continuation of the Yaqui language, history, and culture. With a 1-year grant from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare/Office of Child Development, organizers hired a coordinator,…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian History, American Indian Languages
Download full textAmerican Association of State Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. – 1989
The Maryland Center for Thinking Studies, established at Coppin State College in July 1988, and presented in this report, provides training and resources in the teaching of thinking and fosters research in thinking improvement. When fully operational, the Center will assimilate and contribute to research in cognitive instruction, disseminate the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, College Curriculum
Spencer, Carole M. – 1985
While most programs for prospective teenage parents address the obvious and immediate needs of the parents - prenatal care, nutrition, delivery, and financial assistance - the purpose of this paper, one of several reports forming a comprehensive policy study of early childhood education, is to identify the problems associated with teenage…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Early Parenthood, Economic Factors
ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, New York, NY. – 1985
Key research in the literature on the relationship between parent participation and achievement is discussed, participation being defined in terms of activities both within and outside of the school. The research resists generalization because of the range of potential parent activities and the uncertainty about what they convey, but yields the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Involvement, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
Sakata, Reiko T. – 1984
Outreach projects are funded to disseminate effective early childhood service models for use with handicapped children. To accomplish this mission, this paper describes how to offer effective training programs to parents, community leaders, volunteers, allied professionals and paraprofessionals, and staffs of agencies that wish to replicate the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Heffner, Elaine; Platt, Elizabeth Balliett – 1980
Written to meet four objectives, this document (1) reviews the use of media in parent education, (2) evaluates the format and content of existing approaches, (3) formulates a philosophy to guide the development of new materials, and (4) makes specific recommendations regarding future parent education materials. Specific recommendations concerning…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Comparative Analysis, Day Care
Alaska State Dept. of Health and Social Services, Juneau. Div. of Social Services. – 1977
This Task Force Report generates 5 general themes for improving the state foster care system (all geared to improving the functioning of the natural family and using foster care as a temporary tool to facilitate that process) and makes specific recommendations which deal with these themes. The 5 themes are: (1) during crisis situations, a child…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Alaska Natives, Case Records, Certification
HARRIS, GRACE M. – 1963
WRITTEN FOR BOTH PARENTS AND TEACHERS, THIS BOOK PRESENTS CONCRETE SUGGESTIONS REGARDING THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE DEAF CHILD AND HIS FAMILY TO THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY LIVE. SPEECH, SPEECH READING, AUDITORY TRAINING, READING READINESS, AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES ARE DISCUSSED IN RELATION TO LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT. FUNDAMENTAL LANGUAGE…
Descriptors: Auditory Training, Children, Community, Deafness
Ohliger, John – 1968
This review of recent literature in the mass media in adult education is based on the assumption that the literature reflects actual practices and trends. It explains the difficulties in arriving at definitions, outlines the general trends in the uses of the mass media, and examines individual media as well as their use in the various areas of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Annotated Bibliographies
Begley, Charles; Liston, Jennie S. – 1975
This report describes a group of demonstration projects for the provision of early childhood development services in 14 Texas communities (mostly rural) and evaluates their activities from a cost-benefit perspective. The 3-year state-funded program was designed to determine how well such projects could generate additional non-state funds from…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Cost Effectiveness, Day Care, Day Care Centers
Campbell, Sheila D.; Everett, Lorene M. – 1974
To help students in an early-childhood teacher-training program to work directly with parents and young children, an in-home project was established for four months with 19 families in one area of Edmonton, Alberta. In lieu of the regular kindergarten lab, each student was assigned to a family with one or more children of preprimary age. The…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Experience, Educational Assessment, Educational Development
Thomas, Janet K. – 1968
Elements involved in the teaching and administering of classes for the mentally retarded are discussed, and the school program is described. The administrator's role and areas of concern are detailed; and parent teacher conferences are considered, with six guide sheets and an outline provided. The following are treated: teacher qualifications,…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Admission (School), Class Size, Curriculum Development
