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Jens E. Jespersen; Cara D. Bosler; Ruth S. Slocum; Jennifer Hays-Grudo; Jerry Root; Laura Hubbs-Tait; Amanda Sheffield Morris – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2023
Super Parents is a group-based, Extension-led parenting program developed to enhance the parent-child relationship. Implemented by trained Head Start staff using the train-the-trainer model, this effort is achieved by teaching positive parenting practices, increasing parents' knowledge of child development, instructing parents in activities and…
Descriptors: Parents, Group Activities, Parenting Skills, Extension Education
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Lisa T. Washburn; Heather Norman-Burgdolf; Karen L. Franck; Lauren E. Kennedy; Christopher T. Sneed – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2021
Public health efforts have emphasized changes to policies, systems, and environments (PSEs) to improve health behaviors for individuals and communities. Extension has increasingly emphasized these approaches, particularly for the work of Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) agents. In part, this emphasis on PSEs in Extension has been driven by…
Descriptors: Public Health, Extension Education, Family and Consumer Sciences, Federal Programs
Carol Hafford; Marc Hernandez – Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2022
The Survey of Head Start Grantees on Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) was conducted in program year 2019-2020 with a nationally representative sample of Head Start program directors and Head Start managers/coordinators to understand how Head Start grantees use T/TA of all types and from all sources. Head Start program directors completed…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Low Income Students, Social Services, Training Methods
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Koffer Miller, Kaitlin H.; Mathew, Mary; Nonnemacher, Stacy L.; Shea, Lindsay L. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2018
A growing number of individuals with autism spectrum disorder are aging into adulthood. In the United States, Medicaid is the primary payer for services for adults with autism spectrum disorder, yet there are few funded programs that provide dedicated supports to this population. This study examined the experiences of adults with autism spectrum…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Learning Experience
Early Learning Challenge Technical Assistance, 2017
This resource was prepared in response to a request for information about what States with Race to the Top -- Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) grants are doing to support coaching as a professional development strategy. This information will be helpful to other States as they explore ways to support early childhood educators in improving their…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Training Methods, State Programs, Faculty Development