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Direct linkYarber, William L.; Milhausen, Robin R.; Beavers, Karly A.; Ryan, Rebecca; Sullivan, Margaret J.; Vanterpool, Karen B.; Sanders, Stephanie A.; Graham, Cynthia A.; Crosby, Richard A. – Journal of American College Health, 2018
Objective: To conduct a pilot test of a brief, self-guided, home-based program designed to improve male condom use attitudes and behaviors among young women. Participants: Women aged 18-24 years from a large Midwestern University reporting having had penile-vaginal sex with two or more partners in the past 3 months. Sixty-seven enrolled; 91.0%…
Descriptors: Home Programs, Males, Females, Health Behavior
Lynch, Kathleen; Kim, James S. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2017
Prior research suggests that summer learning loss among low-income children contributes to income-based gaps in achievement and educational attainment. We present results from a randomized experiment of a summer mathematics program conducted in a large, high-poverty urban public school district. Children in the third to ninth grade (N = 263) were…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Mathematics Instruction, Low Income Groups, Randomized Controlled Trials
Welterlin, Aurelie; Turner-Brown, Lauren M.; Harris, Sandra; Mesibov, Gary; Delmolino, Lara – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2012
The study evaluated the efficacy a parent training intervention for children with autism based on the TEACCH model. Twenty families were randomly assigned to the treatment or waitlist group. All families were compared at pre- and post-treatment on formal dependent measures. Direct measures of behavior were compared across six matched pairs using a…
Descriptors: Autism, Statistical Analysis, Home Programs, Parent Education
Salisbury, Christine L.; Copeland, Christina G. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2013
An exploratory case study was undertaken to examine child and caregiver outcomes in a diverse sample of 21 infants/toddlers with severe disabilities who received services from an urban, Part C program where caregiver-focused intervention was emphasized. Purposive sampling and mixed methods were used to collect data on child developmental change,…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Infants, Severe Disabilities, Child Development
Lavelle-Lore, Millicent D. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This study investigated the effects of a parent-child home numeracy intervention on the mathematics scores of first grade students attending urban, Catholic schools. The participants included 60 parents (29 Black; 2 Asian; 1 Latino; 26 White; and 2 other) from two urban, Catholic schools. Parents, randomly assigned to the experimental group,…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Parents as Teachers, Numeracy
Roberts, Kathryn L. – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2013
This study examined the effectiveness of a series of workshops and at-home activities designed to teach parents to integrate comprehension strategy instruction into read-alouds with their pre-kindergarten-aged children. Twenty parent-child dyads were randomly assigned to condition and parents in the experimental (workshop) condition were taught to…
Descriptors: Intervention, Parent Child Relationship, Teaching Methods, Experimental Groups
Roberts, Jacqueline; Williams, Katrina; Carter, Mark; Evans, David; Parmenter, Trevor; Silove, Natalie; Clark, Trevor; Warren, Anthony – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
This study compares outcomes of early intervention programs for young children with autism; an individualised home-based program (HB), a small group centre-based program for children combined with a parent training and support group (CB) and a non-treatment comparison group (WL). Outcome measures of interest include social and communication skill…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Autism, Quality of Life, Young Children
Download full textPeters, Donald L.; And Others – 1987
This study analyzed the critical features of three delivery modes for Head Start services in order to: (1) compare the effects of different delivery modes on the immediate outcomes for children and parents; and (2) explore the pattern of effects both within and across modes to ascertain how the process works. The first mode represented the most…
Descriptors: Family School Relationship, Home Instruction, Home Programs, Home Visits
Hopper, Chris A.; Munoz, Kathy D.; Gruber, Mary B.; Nguyen, Kim P. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2005
This study examined the efficacy of a school-based exercise and nutrition program with a parent component. Third-grade children (N = 238) from six elementary schools participated in the study, with three schools randomly assigned to a program group and the other three schools to a control group. The program group received a health-related fitness…
Descriptors: Pretests Posttests, Eating Habits, Nutrition Instruction, Parent Participation
KARNES, MERLE B. – 1968
THIS DOCUMENT EXAMINES 3 METHODS OF PRESCHOOL INTERVENTION, (1) HOME TUTORING SERVICES, (2) HOME TRAINING OF THE INFANT BY THE MOTHER, AND (3) CLASSROOM (NURSERY SCHOOL) INTERVENTION. THE RESULTS OF PROVIDING 1 YEAR OF TUTORING IN THE HOME OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN WAS ENCOURAGING. THE TUTORED AND NONTUTORED CHILDREN WERE COMPARABLE ON THE CATTELL…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Disadvantaged Youth, Home Instruction, Home Programs
Edgar, Eugene; And Others – 1992
A 2-year study was conducted to determine whether service delivery variables in Head Start programs have a direct, positive effect on child performance and home environment. The study sample of 402 four-year-old children was drawn from 12 Head Start programs in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. The centers represented three types of models:…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Comparative Analysis, Delivery Systems, Family Environment
Bekman, Sevda – NHSA Dialog, 2004
The paper presents the results of an evaluation research that studied the impact of a nationwide home intervention program, the Mother-Child Education Program, on both children and mothers immediately after the termination of the program and at the end of the children's first year of formal schooling. A pre/post control group quasiexperimental…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Quasiexperimental Design, School Readiness, Early Intervention
