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Download full textPalanki, Ameetha; And Others – 1992
Drawing from a broad-based review of relevant research and literature, this report outlines selected national, state, and local policy developments in 1991-92 related to the collaboration among family, school, and community. Specifically, the report examines policies related to interventions for infants and toddlers; family support; coordination…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cooperative Programs, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
Cruz, Jose E. – 1991
An assessment of welfare-related experiences and perspectives of Puerto Rican Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients in New York City (New York), Newark (New Jersey), and Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) was conducted. Data were developed through 8 self-contained focus groups involving 63 participants. An additional focus group was…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Economically Disadvantaged, Family Problems, Family Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1986
This report establishes a strategy for Federal action on behalf of the nation's children and their families, and begins by urging that the concepts of the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-523) be enforced and implemented. Section I provides an introduction to and summary of the report. Section II delineates the cost of…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Community Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Standards
Plantz, Margaret C.; And Others – 1988
This is a report on the first national examination of the effects of the Indian Child Welfare Act (Public Law 95-608), enacted in 1978. The study examines the prevalence of Native American children in substitute care and the implementation of the act and portions of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 as they affect Indian…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Alaska Natives, American Indians
Myers, Douglas D. – 1976
Regression analysis was employed to determine if there were any similarities between the tests administered to participants of the Mountain-Plains program, a residential, family-based education program developed to improve the economic potential and lifestyle of selected student families in a six-state area. The study compared the Wide Range…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Basic Skills, Career Education, Comparative Analysis
Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1978
This overview describes the Child and Family Resource Program (CFRP), a child-centered Head Start demonstration program which is designed to provide family support services for healthy family growth and development. Part I reviews the program's background objectives and key elements (required minimum services, additional services, assessment, use…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development, Community Resources, Demonstration Programs
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1979
This report to Congress has been acknowledged by Department of Health, Education and Welfare officials as an accurate and comprehensive view of child development issues in the United States, circa 1979. Chapter 1 lists multi- purposes of the review, recapitulates Congressional interest in early childhood and family development programs, defines…
Descriptors: Child Care, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Family Environment
Nelson, Gaylord; And Others – 1972
The context of the Comprehensive Headstart, Child Development, and Family Services Act of 1972 is presented along with a section-by-section analysis of it. Section 1 is the title. Section 2 is a statement of findings and purpose. Section 3 authorizes appropriations. Title I describes Headstart, Child Development and Family Services Programs which…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Development Centers, Compensatory Education, Family Programs
Collins, Ann; Aber, J. Lawrence – 1997
The issue brief describes the research base for the National Center for Children in Poverty's (NCCP's) framework to assess welfare changes from a children's perspective and points to lessons from current and past welfare-to-work evaluations. Many changes are now implemented in welfare policies due to new legislation titled the Personal…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Health, Child Welfare, Day Care
Peer reviewedShalala, Donna E. – Children Today, 1993
Presents remarks on welfare reform by Donna Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services, at the National Job Opportunity and Basic Skills Training (JOBS) Directors Conference. Four basic principles that guide current work on welfare reform are (1) making work pay; (2) improving child support enforcement; (3) strengthening education and…
Descriptors: Child Support, Employment, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Financial Resources
Davies, Don; And Others – 1993
The mission of the Center of Families, Communities, Schools & Children's Learning is to conduct research, evaluation, and policy analyses aimed at increasing knowledge about how families, schools, and communities influence student motivation, learning, and development, as well as how to strengthen the connections between these three major…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Smith, Barbara, Ed. – 1988
This volume addresses the needs of decision-makers involved in implementing Public Law 99-457, Part H, which establishes a federal discretionary program to help states plan and implement a comprehensive, coordinated interdisciplinary program of early intervention services for children from birth through age 2. Chapter titles include the following:…
Descriptors: Administration, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Intervention
White, Sheldon H.; And Others – 1973
This document is the fourth and final part of a comprehensive study designed to review child development data and program evaluation data so that proposals for Federal program planning can be made. This section (Volume 4) provides a summary of the topics, findings, and recommendations of the other three parts of the study. (DP)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Child Development, Children, Day Care
Nichols, Edwin J.; And Others – 1972
The Center for Studies of Child and Family Mental Health has made an assessment of national programs during the last decade, and found that the Nation took the course of child-centered intervention programs for mental health. There were many startling and promising programs developed during that time such as Head Start. However, many of the…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Development, Child Psychology, Early Experience
Hart, Katherine; Schumacher, Rachel – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2005
This paper summarizes the research on the importance of teacher education and salary levels, provides a snapshot of Head Start and Early Head Start staff credentials and related issues, describes recent legislative history and changes on teacher qualifications, and assesses whether states and higher education systems are ready to address a major…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Competencies, Human Services
