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Download full textEdgecombe, Nikki; Cormier, Maria Scott; Bickerstaff, Susan; Barragan, Melissa – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2013
In this paper, the authors draw on empirical data from CCRC's Scaling Innovation project to examine trends in developmental education instructional reform and outline a framework for reform adoption and adaptation. The paper's findings are based on two qualitative data sources: a scan of developmental education reforms that involved changes to…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Evidence
Peer reviewedBurkholder, Sue M.; Merritt, Marti – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2007
Genesis Alternative School is a regional, public alternative school setting for middle and high school students from four participating school divisions. It serves 1 rural county school division and 3 small city school divisions. Students are placed at Genesis for disciplinary reasons. Genesis is unique among alternative schools in Virginia…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Public Schools, Regional Schools, Middle School Students
Grayson, Joann, Ed. – Virginia Child Protection Newsletter, 1990
Fundamental changes in the family unit have led to ineffective and inadequate parenting, and to increasing isolation among families, placing family members at risk for such social problems as child abuse/neglect and school failure. To prevent and treat these problems, parents need knowledge of child development and tools for responding…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
Bertram, Charles L.; And Others – 1975
This paper describes procedures used to stratify and refine an original sample of 951 families with preschool children living in the Appalachia area, for a study to provide information on the target audience for Appalachia Educational Laboratory's Home-Oriented Preschool Education Program (HOPE). The procedure was to force-match the sample…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Field Studies
Shively, Joe E.; And Others – 1975
This document contains the plans for conducting the field studies of Appalachian parents of young children which are part of the Appalachia Educational Laboratory's Home-Oriented Preschool Education Program (HOPE). HOPE is an integrated approach to education for preschool and kindergarten children being developed by AEL's Marketable Preschool…
Descriptors: Child Development, Demography, Early Childhood Education, Field Studies
Shively, Joe E.; And Others – 1975
A total of 699 Appalachian families with preschool children were surveyed to gather information on the availability and use of television, radio and telephone in their homes. The survey was designed to assess the practicality of using television as one of the components of the Marketable Preschool Education (MPE) Program, an extension of the…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Color, Commercial Television, Early Childhood Education
Shively, Joe E.; And Others – 1975
This study examines the effectiveness of three levels of reading materials (second, fifth and eighth grade) and two types of illustrations (decorative and instructional) on Appalachian parents' ability to complete a prescribed set of home teaching activities. The study was used in the development of parent materials for the Appalachia Educational…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Early Childhood Education, Field Studies, Home Programs
