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Harvard Family Research Project, Cambridge, MA. – 2000
This document is comprised of two papers providing resources for after-school programs and additional information available from the Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP). The first paper, "Organizations in Out-of-School Time: An Introduction," reviews the national, state, and local organizations active in the field of out-of-school time, grouped…
Descriptors: After School Education, After School Programs, Child Advocacy, Children
Download full textKamerman, Sheila B.; Kahn, Alfred J. – 1998
Critical to the success of initiatives to reform and restructure educational and community services to improve the lives of children is the way in which they are financed. This report explores the movement toward privatization through contracting in managing, financing, and delivering child and family social services and provides a conceptual…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Children, Contracts, Family Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 1999
In preparation for reauthorization of Even Start and other Federal education programs, these hearings transcripts recount testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce concerning the Even Start and family literacy programs. Testimony was presented by: (1) the president of the National Center for Family Literacy, giving…
Descriptors: American Indians, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Literacy, Family Programs
Peer reviewedBerger, Michael; Fowlkes, Mary Anne – Young Children, 1980
Descriptors: Coping, Family Counseling, Family Involvement, Family Programs
Peer reviewedSimeonsson, Rune J.; And Others – Infants and Young Children, 1996
The importance of evaluation in early childhood interventions of infants and toddlers with developmental disabilities is discussed. Eight questions guiding the evaluation process are presented, focusing on intervention expectations, purposes of intervention, personalization of intervention, and specification of anticipated outcomes, among others.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developmental Disabilities, Early Intervention, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedThompson, Lyke; Herman, Sandra – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1996
This article provides a case study of the use of emergent design, which asks evaluators to adapt their inquiry processes as understanding develops, in the evaluation of a family support program, tracing the emergence of evaluation procedures through three phases. Two phases produced data that policymakers found very helpful. (SLD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Family Programs
Direct linkTrivette, Carol M.; Dunst, Carl J. – Young Exceptional Children, 2004
Comments from parents such as, "It's nice to work with someone who understands how complicated my life is"; "I know when I make a decision about my child, my home visitor will respect it"; "Now, I feel like I can help my child learn"; and "I enjoy being with my child so much" are great to hear. These types of comments let early interventionists…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Program Effectiveness, Early Intervention, Program Evaluation
Thorne, Jeanne – Child Care in Practice, 2007
The article is based on a practice task, which was completed as part of the Higher Diploma/Masters in Family Support Studies at NUI Galway. The practice task explored in this article was conducted in a residential care unit that specialised in working with children and families. The care team based in the unit strived to provide more than…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Social Support Groups, Family Programs, Criticism
Walker, Pam – 1993
This site visit report describes activities, strengths, and challenges of the Area Agency for Developmental Services in Region VI of New Hampshire, with an emphasis on bringing people with developmental disabilities out of the state institution to community-based services. The agency provides case management services, family support services, and…
Descriptors: Adults, Agencies, Community Programs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled)
Powers, Stephen; And Others – 1994
The Pasos Adelante Project is a substance abuse prevention program in Tucson, Arizona. This study looked at changes in family cohesion, family expression, and family conflict as a result of participation in this program at three different agencies. The analyses showed that differences in gains in family expression and reduction in family conflict…
Descriptors: Conflict, Counseling Effectiveness, Family Communication, Family Counseling
Whitbeck, John K. – 1995
The Family Independence Project (FIP) Interim Review Project in Washington was mounted in order to give preliminary information on the progress of the FIP program compared to Assistance for Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) site activity, for management planning, and to document short-term outcomes and trends for policy considerations. A…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Family Work Relationship, Federal Programs, Human Services
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1997
This report describes: (1) the nature and extent of states' use of federal funds for new and expanded family preservation and support (FPS) services as authorized by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993; and (2) states' plans to assess the impact of these services on children and their families and impacts identified to date. A nationwide…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Family Needs, Family Programs, Family (Sociological Unit)
O'Toole, Brian John – 1991
This booklet is intended as an introductory guide to community-based rehabilitation (CBR) services in developing nations. The first section examines the magnitude of the problem; the failure of existing services to meet this challenge; and the need for a model appropriate to developing countries. The second section briefly describes the CBR…
Descriptors: Children, Community Programs, Demonstration Programs, Developing Nations
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1994
This report presents amendments to H.R. 4250, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1995 through 1998 to carry out the Head Start Act, the Community Services Block Grant Act, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act, and the newly enacted Family Resource and Support Act. The text of the amendments themselves, as well as the complete…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Community Programs, Early Childhood Education, Family Programs
Barnard, Kathryn; And Others – 1986
Offering a discussion for administrators and practitioners serving disabled and at-risk infants, toddlers, and their families, these three addresses explore issues, strategies, and models of program evaluation. "Major Issues in Program Evaluation," by Kathryn Barnard, discusses the purpose of, process of, and ways of doing program…
Descriptors: Action Research, Clinics, Disabilities, Family Programs
