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Rosenberg, Marcia Kasper – 1993
A practicum project addressed the problem of separation of generations. An intergenerational program was designed to provide elders at a long-term care facility and children at the on-site daycare center with opportunities to interact with one another for the social and emotional betterment of both groups. Participants in the program included 17…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Day Care, Intergenerational Programs, Long Term Care
Buntin, Kathleen R. – 1993
As a practicum project, an elementary school counselor developed and implemented a parent education program centered on the use of parents as models and peer facilitators for other parents. Based upon a survey of parents' self-professed needs, the program focused on parenting skills designed to help children avoid such high-risk behaviors as…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Elementary Education, Parent Education, Parent Participation
Goldstein, Alan – 1985
This practicum report describes a counseling program established in the school setting for young children who have experienced parental divorce. Chapter I describes the Merrytown Energyville Regional School System, New Jersey, in which the program was established and notes the author's role and responsibilities. Chapter II presents the results of…
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Services, Divorce, Elementary Education
Shallcross, Mary Ann – 1994
This practicum was designed to set up a training/mentoring program to assist five state-licensed/certified family day care providers to successfully complete the formal application process of the National Association for Family Day Care (NAFDC) and receive NAFDC certification. The major goals of the practicum were: (1) to have five providers…
Descriptors: Accrediting Agencies, Certification, Child Caregivers, Early Childhood Education
Leckie, Sheila; And Others – 1978
A team of three educators developed and implemented a reading improvement program for first through sixth grade students who displayed discrepancies between their reading achievement and reading abilities. The program involved 283 underachieving students at seven elementary schools. The goal of the program was to provide intervention strategies…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Differentiated Staffs, Elementary Education, Parent Participation
Farquharson, Patrice E. – 1994
This practicum focused on improving the funding of a state-supported, non-profit day care center through the development of a marketing plan, enhanced fundraising techniques, increased involvement by the center's board of directors, and heightened community awareness. To accomplish these goals, board members were interviewed and encouraged to use…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Educational Finance
Cormier, Gladys M. – 1994
This practicum sought to provide elementary school teachers with the skills and knowledge needed to teach students residing in foster care. The three specific goals of the practicum were: (1) to have all 30 of the teacher participants use teaching strategies appropriate to the education of foster care children; (2) to have at least 25 of the 30…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Gorsin, John – 1979
This model of teacher supervision was designed to improve instruction in the Aspinwall Elementary School in the Fox Chapel School District, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The project sought to accomplish three things: improve the achievement level of underachieving students, increase teacher instructional effectiveness, and change the teachers'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role, Conferences