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Beyond the Numbers: Social and Emotional Benefits of Participation in the Imagination Library Home-Based Literacy Programme
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Neyer, Sara L.; Szumlas, Gregory A.; Vaughn, Lisa M. – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2021
As home-based literacy programmes proliferate, stakeholders are asking for evidence that programme goals are being met and for information on what types of programming provide the best cost-to-benefit ratio. Most programmes analyse impact on learning through objective measures such as test scores and academic performance, but neglect to…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Family Programs, Program Effectiveness, Books
A Strengths Approach to Ethnically Sensitive Practice for Child Protective Service Workers.
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Leung, Patrick; And Others – Child Welfare, 1994
Supplements and extends an earlier article by these authors. Suggests that a strengths approach, with guiding principles of family preservation, be used to empower child protective service (CPS) caseworkers and to enhance their cultural competence. Defines ethnic sensitivity and identifies the components of a strengths approach to CPS training.…
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, Caseworkers, Child Welfare, Cultural Awareness
Changing Times, Changing Families: Minnesota Early Childhood Family Education Parent Outcome Interview Study.
Cooke, Betty – 1992
Early Childhood Family Education is a voluntary public school program for Minnesota families with children through kindergarten age. The program's mission is to support parents' ability to provide for their children's development. To determine the program's effectiveness, participating parents were interviewed in the fall of 1990 and again at the…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Child Development, Child Rearing, Early Childhood Education