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Constructing the Rural in Education: The Case of "Outback Kids" in Australia
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Pini, Barbara; Mills, Martin – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2015
The majority of the still limited literature on education in non-metropolitan areas adopts an understanding of rurality as a fixed and known geographic entity. This paper departs from such a functionalist perspective to explore how rurality is constructed in a programme for at-risk teenagers in remote Australia. Drawing on a range of texts about…
Descriptors: Rural Education, Foreign Countries, At Risk Persons, Correlation
Cultural Competence of Parenting Education Programs Used by Latino Families: A Review
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Vesely, Colleen K.; Ewaida, Marriam; Anderson, Elaine A. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2014
The cultural competence of 13 parenting education programs for Latino families with young children was examined in this study. Based on our analyses, we make several recommendations for improving the cultural competence and effectiveness of parenting education programs for Latino families with young children. Specifically, we recommend the…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Parent Education, Hispanic Americans, Program Effectiveness
Incredible Years Parent Training Support for Nursery Staff Working within a Disadvantaged Flying Start Area in Wales: A Feasibility Study
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Bywater, Tracey Jane; Hutchings, Judith Mary; Gridley, Nicole; Jones, Karen – Child Care in Practice, 2011
Parenting programmes are effective interventions for preventing and treating conduct problems in young children. Up to 20% of children in disadvantaged areas have conduct disorder. Recent government initiatives such as targeting early years services to designated disadvantaged Flying Start areas in Wales have resulted in increased nursery-care…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Intervention, Feasibility Studies, Disadvantaged
BIABH Project: Regional Adaptation of the Teaching-Family Model Group Home for Adolescents
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Maloney, Dennis M.; And Others – Child Welfare, 1977
The "Bringing It All Back Home" project at a North Carolina center provides an example of the teacher-based Model for troubled adolescents in group homes. (MS)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Models, Paraprofessional Personnel
Educational Activities and Needs of Family Day Care Providers in Texas.
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Aguirre, Benigno E. – Child Welfare, 1987
Presents child care-related work experiences and training, teaching activities, and recurrent problems in the provision of child care as reported in a survey of 266 family day care providers in Texas. Results indicated training needs. Some Texas family day caregiver training programs are briefly described. (NH)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Caregiver Training, Child Caregivers, Employment Experience
Youth in Psychoeducational Services Program (Special Education). E.S.E.A. Title IV-C. Final Evaluation Report, 1979-1980.
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Div. of Research, Planning and Evaluation. – 1981
During the 1979-1980 school year, 16 severely emotionally disturbed secondary school students participated in the Youth in Psychoeducational Services (YIPS) program. The program provided intensive academic and behavioral treatment, family counseling, and staff development activities. YIPS was evaluated using a model that required the comparison of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems
The Montana Behavioral Initiative: A Statewide Response.
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Fishbaugh, Mary Susan E.; Furshong, Joe – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1998
The Montana Behavioral Initiative (MBI) is a staff development program created to stem school violence. Program components include summer institutes, site teams, ongoing technical assistance, interagency cooperation, program evaluation, information dissemination, and governance by the MBI council. MBI has expanded to include nearly 100 Montana…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention