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Changing the Course of Family Literacy. Policy Paper
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Clymer, Carol; Toso, Blaire Willson; Grinder, Elisabeth; Sauder, Ruth Parrish – Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy, 2017
"Changing the Course of Family Literacy" re-examines the importance and value of family literacy programming and offers several policy recommendations to focus attention on the four-component model used in Even Start. This paper explores the current status of Family literacy and, after gathering information from 47 states, found that 11…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Literacy Education, Family Programs, Partnerships in Education
Two-Generation Programs in the Twenty-First Century
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Chase-Lansdale, P. Lindsay; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne – Future of Children, 2014
Most of the authors in this issue of "Future of Children" focus on a single strategy for helping both adults and children that could become a component of two-generation programs. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, on the other hand, look at actual programs with an explicit two-generation focus that have been tried in the…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Early Childhood Education, Adult Education, Job Training
Workforce Preparation to Serve Children Who Receive Part C Services. inForum
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Sopko, Kimberly Moherek – Project Forum, 2010
This document focuses on state requirements for the various professional roles for Part C services and collaborative efforts to ensure high quality personnel are available to provide Part C services. States have established requirements to ensure a high quality workforce for children and families receiving Part C services. These requirements vary…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Young Children, Rural Areas, Physical Therapy
The Engaged Campus.
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Lisman, C. David – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1996
Describes the Community College of Aurora's (Colorado) Community Involvement Program, a three-part effort to bridge the gap between workforce training and citizenship. Reviews program components, including a family center providing social services, a workforce development center providing workforce training, and citizenship and leadership training…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Community Colleges, Community Services
The Chairman's Report on Children in America: A Strategy for the 100th Congress. Volume I. Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, 99th Congress, 2d Session.
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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
Comprehensive Family-Centered Training Programs: Five Comparative Case Studies. Evaluation of the Mountain-Plains Education & Economic Development Program, Inc.
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Bale, Richard L.; Sprague, C. Fremont – 1977
The Mountain-Plains Education & Economic Development Program, which exemplifies the comprehensive, residential family-centered approach to serving the economically disadvantaged, was compared to four similar programs in the United States: Arizona Job Colleges (AJC) in Arizona; Madera Employment Training Center (METC) in California; Manpower,…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Economic Factors