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Direct linkHaskins, Ron, Ed.; Barnett, W. Steven, Ed. – Brookings Institution, 2010
This volume explores whether the nation's early childhood programs are boosting child development and preparing children for schooling and proposes reforms that would improve the programs. The volume contains contrasting papers on the success of Head Start, Early Head Start, and home-visiting programs and on policies that would improve these three…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Young Children, Child Development
Harvard Family Research Project, Cambridge, MA. – 2000
This document is comprised of two papers providing resources for after-school programs and additional information available from the Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP). The first paper, "Organizations in Out-of-School Time: An Introduction," reviews the national, state, and local organizations active in the field of out-of-school time, grouped…
Descriptors: After School Education, After School Programs, Child Advocacy, Children
Roberts, Richard N., Ed.; Magrab, Phyllis R., Ed. – 1999
The changing nature of communities necessitates a comprehensive theoretical model for effective delivery of child and family services. This edited volume provides a context for and examples of an emerging paradigm shift in human services toward one in which services for families with young children are provided in their communities. Section 1 of…
Descriptors: Community Change, Community Programs, Community Role, Community Services
Kamerman, Sheila B., Ed.; Kahn, Alfred J., Ed. – 1996
"Confronting the New Politics of Child and Family Policy in the United States" is an 18-month project designed to help states, local governments, and the voluntary sector as they respond to the social policy debates and changes precipitated by the 104th Congress. The project's main vehicle will be a series of reports, based on a series…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Programs
Kagan, Sharon L., Ed.; Weissbourd, Bernice, Ed. – 1994
Noting that the strength of society is inextricably linked to the strength of its families, this book examines the evolution of current principles and practices in family support, and discusses future directions in quality services, training, and evaluation. The 20 chapters in this book are: (1) "America's Children and Families: An…
Descriptors: Child Health, Church Role, Community Involvement, Cultural Differences
