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Restoring Opportunity: The Crisis of Inequality and the Challenge for American Education
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Duncan, Greg J.; Murnane, Richard J. – Harvard Education Press, 2014
In this landmark volume, Greg J. Duncan and Richard J. Murnane lay out a meticulously researched case showing how--in a time of spiraling inequality--strategically targeted interventions and supports can help schools significantly improve the life chances of low-income children. The authors offer a brilliant synthesis of recent research on…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational Opportunities, Intervention, Low Income Students
Families as Nurturing Systems: Support across the Life Span.
Unger, Donald G., Ed.; Powell, Douglas R., Ed. – 1991
This volume seeks to refine and extend knowledge about approaches to supporting the caregiving roles of families. The chapters in the volume describe and appraise new directions in family support. After an introduction, the two parts of the volume address "New Directions for Family Resource and Support Programs" (six chapters) and…
Descriptors: Adoption, Early Intervention, Employed Parents, Family Programs
Foster Parent Retention and Recruitment: The State of the Art in Practice and Policy.
Pasztor, Eileen Mayers; Wynne, Suzan F. – 1995
The demand for family foster care services has increased rapidly during the past decade, as has the number of special needs children requiring foster care. This monograph presents information collected over the past 20 years concerning policies and programs which have been used to retain and recruit foster parents. The ever-increasing need for…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Family Programs, Foster Care, Foster Children
Family-Centered Early Intervention for Communication Disorders: Prevention and Treatment. Excellence in Practice Series.
Donahue-Kilburg, Gail – 1992
This book is designed to provide a broad range of information on family structure and function in an increasingly multicultural society, family system characteristics and the implications for intervention, communication development in the family context, the nature and delivery of family centered-services, specific requirements of Public Law…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Early Intervention, Educational Legislation, Family Characteristics
Professional Child and Youth Care. Second Edition.
Ferguson, Roy, Ed.; And Others – 1993
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the child and youth care field in Canada. It covers a spectrum of key concerns within the field of child and youth care, and presents an analysis that spans a variety of program areas. The 12 chapters in the book are: (1) "The Scope of Child and Youth Care in Canada" (Roy Ferguson and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Ancillary School Services, Child Health, Children
Home Visiting: Promoting Healthy Parent and Child Development.
Klass, Carol S. – 1996
Written from a multidisciplinary perspective, this handbook for home visitors provides functional, field test guidance techniques for working with parents and children from birth to 5 years. The guide offers techniques to enhance children's development in conjunction with educating and supporting families. Firsthand account of home visits…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Family Programs, Home Programs
Toward Systemic Reform: Service Integration for Young Children and Their Families.
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Kagan, Sharon L.; And Others – 1995
This book presents the results of an extended study of service integration efforts in Colorado, Florida, Indiana, and Oregon, highlighting the nature of existing service integration and the potential of systemic reform efforts. The first part of the book examines the range and complexity of current service integration efforts, offers a definition…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Early Childhood Education, Family Programs, Family (Sociological Unit)