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Bullock, Lyndal M.; Fitzsimmons-Lovett, Ann – Reaching Today's Youth: The Community Circle of Caring Journal, 1997
Supplies information necessary to facilitate an educators' workshop on promoting self respect in children and youth who exhibit challenging behaviors. Claims that service learning, the integration of community service with academic skills, and structural-reflection activities help students develop self-respect. (MKA)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Curriculum Development, Instructional Materials, Program Descriptions
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Mallon, Gary – Child Welfare, 1992
Describes a curriculum for children between 7 and 13 years of age in residential care. The curriculum instructs the children in basic life skills and offers them a head start in developing self-sufficiency and fostering self-esteem. (HTH)
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Children, Curriculum Development, Daily Living Skills
Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch School, Billings, MT. – 1984
The booklet describes the philosophy and operation of the Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch School Program, an integrated public school residential treatment mainstream educational model located within an accredited residential psychiatric facility in Montana. The therapeutic milieu is designed to redirect children's self-perception. Descriptive…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
Owens, Martha; Rockett, Susan – 1995
This paper describes the "Every Child a Winner" curriculum that provides inclusion for special needs children in elementary classrooms. Key elements of the curriculum for all ability levels are: improved fitness and motor skills, and enhanced academics and self-esteem for every child. Early program development is described as growing out…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Elementary Education
Navajo Community Coll., Tsaile, AZ. – 1973
The ultimate goal of the Navajo Adult Basic Education (NABE) program is to make the participants responsible parents so they may partake in community affairs and re-evaluate their own family affairs. The final report surveys the program's specific objectives and evaluates the year's progress toward achieving them. Major accomplishments of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, American Indians, Art
Banks, Rita, Ed.; And Others – 1969
The activities of the first five years of New York City's Welfare Education Program are summarized. Operation Second Chance and Mothers at School, the two parts of WEP, provide 194 basic education classes, with a combined enrollment of 4,000. The program is intended to give welfare recipients the basic skills and self-confidence they need to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Navajo Community Coll., Tsaile, AZ. – 1972
The thrust of the Navajo Adult Basic Education (NABE) program is aimed at three major objectives. First, it seeks to establish, through the study of history and current events, a feeling of pride in Navajo cultural heritage, promoting self-esteem and building self-confidence. Next, it prepares the Navajo to function better in those areas of the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, American Indians