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Download full textNational Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, VA. – 2001
The purpose of this paper is to encourage state and local family and youth organizations, mental health agencies, education entities and schools across the nation to enter new relationships to achieve positive social, emotional and educational outcomes for every child. This paper offers recommendations and encouragement to family and youth…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cooperative Planning, Early Identification, Family Programs
Harvard Family Research Project, Cambridge, MA. – 1992
This booklet is part of a series on state-level family support and education policy published by the Harvard Family Research Project. It is based on a more detailed set of studies collected in "Innovative Models to Guide Family Support and Education Policy in the 1990s." Connecticut's Parent Education Support Centers program offers…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Educational Innovation, Educational Policy, Family Programs
Peer reviewedFeinberg, Edward; Vacca, John – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2000
Factors that make autism a vexing public policy issue are identified, including incidence increases, lack of consensus on etiology and methodology for clinical intervention, coincidence of the age of diagnosis with the upper age limit of early intervention programs, a shift to a family-centered decision-making paradigm, and litigation. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Groups, Autism, Children
Peer reviewedKauffman, James M. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 1997
Charges that the National Agenda for Achieving Better Outcomes for Children and Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance is so general and all encompassing that it is an inadequate guide for action, and urges a clearer direction. Commentaries are offered on following articles in the issue that address the agenda's seven targets. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Agenda Setting, Children, Criticism, Diversity (Student)
Bruner, Charles – 1991
This is the third document in the Education and Human Resources Consortium's Series on Collaboration. Initiated in 1988, the Consortium is a loosely-knit coalition of 24 national organizations whose shared goal is for more responsive delivery of education and human services to children and families. This Series is designed to bring resources that…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Child Welfare
Meier, John H. – 1976
The current status of and future prospects for the nation's children and their families are discussed in this progress report by the director of the Office of Child Development. Successes of the Head Start program are noted, with particular mention of the parent involvement component. Other early intervention programs are cited, many of which…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Rearing, Comprehensive Programs, Cost Effectiveness
