The Head Start program is a comprehensive child development program designed to increase the social competence of children in low-income families and children with disabilities and to improve their chances of school success. This 9-minute videotape describes the Head Start and Early Head Start programs in North Dakota. The tape features parents…

This article highlights the importance of involving foster youth speak for themselves, particularly about what they need and deserve as they prepare to move out of the foster care system. Descriptions of innovative and effective programs and legislation that encourage leadership skills in foster children are included, such as the California Youth…

This article describes the New Mexico Media Literacy Project, a project that strives to encourage children and their parents to think critically when interacting with media messages. The project is one of the few media literacy programs offering programming to both children and parents on issues ranging from tobacco advertising to sex and violence…

Noting that fruit and vegetable consumption is an important component of a balanced diet consistent with the "Dietary Guidelines for Americans" and the Food Guide Pyramid, this report fulfills a request from the Appropriations Committee Directives to analyze current levels of fresh produce in Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutritional…

The current climate of accountability, reduced fiscal spending, and managed care has heightened the need to demonstrate the effectiveness of the child welfare system. This monograph presents an overview of initiatives that have been undertaken to promote outcome measurement and performance management in the field of child care, highlighting…

This booklet describes the efforts and successes of the National Center for Postsecondary Improvement (NCPI), a collaborative research venture of Stanford University, the University of Michigan, and the University of Pennsylvania that conducts research describing and analyzing the challenges of postsecondary education. Its goal is to provide…

This booklet touches on many topics related to child care consumer education for parents. The booklet begins by defining child care consumer education, discussing this education as a way to provide parents with child care information to assess their needs, locate services, evaluate quality, and choose the best possible care for their children. The…

Describes selected innovative programs in physical education designed to meet the needs of pre- and early adolescents. (JA)

History of the recent past is preserved by the use of the tape recorder in 3 Appalachian projects. (PS)

A content analysis of 17 federally-funded campus drug programs provides information on criteria and objectives which should be useful to other colleges planning drug education programs. Addresses are provided so that additional information may be obtained. (CJ)

Inside story of a mini factory and 17 products in wood, plastics, engineering metal, and printing. (Editor)

The author, director of the Institute for Retired Professionals in New York, describes activities of the association. (DS)