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Home and School Factors Impacting Parental Involvement in a Title I Elementary School
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Bartel, Virginia B. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2010
Before and after the interventions of summer classes for parents and an interactive homework program, parents of children in an inner-city southeastern U.S. elementary school were interviewed and teachers surveyed to determine home and school factors that impacted parental involvement in their children's education. Beliefs about roles and…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Disadvantaged Youth, Urban Schools
Expanding Learning, Enriching Learning: Portraits of Five Programs. Stories from the Field
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Browne, Daniel; Syed, Sarosh; Mendels, Pamela – Wallace Foundation, 2013
These "Stories From the Field" describe five Wallace-funded programs working to expand learning and enrichment for disadvantaged children, so they can benefit from the types of opportunities their wealthier counterparts have access to, from homework help to swimming classes. The report details each program's approach, successes and…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Educational Opportunities, Educational Improvement, Homework
THE WORLD OF EDUCATION AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, CITY OF NEW YORK. PROGRESS REPORT.
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Mobilization for Youth, Inc., New York, NY. – 1964
IN A REPORT ON THE CURRENT STATUS OF PROGRAMS BEING COOPERATIVELY DEVELOPED BY MOBILIZATION FOR YOUTH AND THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION, THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES ARE DESCRIBED--(1) INSERVICE EDUCATION COURSES FOR TEACHERS, (2) DEVELOPMENTS IN TEACHER TRAINING, (3) CURRICULUM PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, (4) CORRECTIVE READING PROGRAMS, (5) THE…
Descriptors: Attendance, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Counseling