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Meghan M. Burke; Amanda N. Johnston; W. Catherine Cheung; Chak Li; Edwin Monárrez; Janeth Aleman-Tovar – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2024
Family navigator programs are becoming increasingly common among families of children with autism. Yet, it is unclear how family navigators are developed; by exploring the input of families of children with autism, such programs can be responsive to family needs. In this study, 12 parents of autistic children from low-resourced communities were…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Mothers, Disadvantaged Environment, Family Programs
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Johnstone, Christopher J.; Schowengerdt, Bethany – Prospects, 2022
This article examines the limitations of developing youth programs through solely a human capital framework. While there is undoubtedly a strong connection between skills development and potential economic opportunity, our findings reveal that the story of youth who manage to navigate difficult economic environments is complex and nuanced. The…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Program Development, Human Capital, Disadvantaged Environment
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Onguko, Brown Bully – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2014
JiFUNzeni blended learning approach is a sustainable approach to provision of professional development (PD) for those in challenging educational contexts. JiFUNzeni approach emphasizes training regional experts to create blended learning content, working with appropriate technology while building content repositories. JiFUNzeni approach was…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Faculty Development, Sustainability, Educational Technology
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Pade-Khene, C. – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2012
Understanding the potential or need for ICT support in education within developing countries, requires an in-depth needs assessment to comprehend, elaborate and set the desired priorities of rural schools. A Needs Assessment was conducted as part of an on-going comprehensive evaluation process of an ICT for development project, the Siyakhula…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Rural Areas, Computer Science, Information Systems
Depatie, Raymond; And Others – 1974
Federal census district data for 1974 are used to produce a global index showing the relative degree to which each of the census districts of the island of Montreal is disadvantaged. The internal dynamics and characteristics peculiar to the different local communities within are not specified and necessitate additional data sources such as health,…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Census Figures, Disadvantaged Environment, Economically Disadvantaged
Collins, Owen – 1974
The first 27 pages of this report summarize the efforts to develop a favorable climate toward career education in the schools of an eight-county area of Kentucky. The area is beset by occupatioanl, housing, educational, and geographical problems. Orientation meetings were held for superintendents and directors, career education coordinators,…
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Attitudes, Disadvantaged Environment, Educational Programs