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McClay, Jill Kedersha; Peterson, Shelley Stagg; Nixon, Rhonda – Middle School Journal (J3), 2012
Educators have long recognized that parental and community supports are important underpinnings for children's success in school. With respect to the teaching of writing, however, little research has been conducted to provide evidence of effective practices teachers use to involve parents and communities. As part of a national Canadian study of…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Foreign Countries, Community Resources, Parent Participation
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Besser, Terry L.; Miller, Nancy J.; Malik, Roshan – Social Indicators Research, 2012
The purpose of this paper is to provide an alternative operationalization of amenities that does not privilege certain kinds of natural resources and climatic conditions and that can be used for assessing the quality of life in small towns. The amenity inventory presented here extends previous literature by including a broad range of amenities…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Municipalities, Quality of Life, School Community Relationship
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Chapin, Rosemary K.; Sergeant, Julie F.; Landry, Sarah; Leedahl, Skye N.; Rachlin, Roxanne; Koenig, Terry; Graham, Annette – Gerontologist, 2013
Purpose: Stigma and lack of access to providers create barriers to mental health treatment for older adults living in the community. In order to address these barriers, we developed and evaluated a peer support intervention for older adults receiving Medicaid services. Design and Methods: Reclaiming Joy is a mental health intervention that pairs…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Intervention, Well Being, Mental Health
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Anderson-Butcher, Dawn; Lawson, Hal A.; Iachini, Aidyn; Bean, Gerald; Flaspohler, Paul D.; Zullig, Keith – Journal of Educational & Psychological Consultation, 2010
A new genus of district and school improvement models entails partnerships with other organizations and new working relationships with families, community leaders, and youths. The Ohio Community Collaboration Model for School Improvement (OCCMSI) is one such model. It enables partners to leverage family and community resources for learning,…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, School Districts, Models, Partnerships in Education
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Holland, Sally; Tannock, Stuart; Collicott, Hayley – Children & Society, 2011
The paper reviews public discourses and research on the safeguarding of other people's children by adults at the neighbourhood level. There is much empirical evidence pointing to the existence of thriving informal communities of support and informal childcare for parents across the social classes. There appears to be less empirical evidence…
Descriptors: Evidence, Child Caregivers, Child Care, Social Support Groups
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Herrero, Juan; Fuente, Asur; Gracia, Enrique – Journal of Community Psychology, 2011
The aim of this study is to test the influence that social integration in the community might have on subjective well-being (SWB) beyond the influence of sociodemographic characteristics, self-esteem, stressful life events, and social support from intimate and confidant relationships. We explore this set of relationships among Latin American…
Descriptors: Social Integration, Foreign Countries, Social Isolation, Immigrants
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Lindhorst, Taryn; Casey, Erin; Meyers, Marcia – Social Work, 2010
Although substantial numbers of women seeking Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) report domestic violence, few receive mandated services through the Family Violence Option (FVO). This study used transcripts of interviews between welfare caseworkers and their clients to identify and classify the responses made by workers to client…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Females, Classification, Welfare Recipients
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Ruff, S. Beth; Keim, Michael A. – Professional Counselor, 2014
There are 1.2 million school-age children with military parents in the United States, and approximately 90% attend public schools. On average, military children move three times more often than their civilian peers. Tensions at home, enrollment issues, adapting to new schools, and a lack of familiarity with military culture by public school…
Descriptors: Military Personnel, Military Service, Student Mobility, Special Needs Students
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Lei, Xiaoyan; Hu, Yuqing; McArdle, John J.; Smith, James P.; Zhao, Yaohui – Journal of Human Resources, 2012
In this paper, we model gender differences in cognitive ability in China using a new sample of middle-aged and older Chinese respondents. Modeled after the American Health and Retirement Study (HRS), the CHARLS Pilot survey respondents are 45 years and older in two quite distinct provinces--Zhejiang, a high-growth industrialized province on the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Incentives, Foreign Countries, Schemata (Cognition)
Martin, Violet Y. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Transitioning in to adult-hood as a special needs youth can be a challenging experience for both disabled youth and their families. IDEA 2004 legislation mandates all special needs individuals receive skill development in the areas of self-determination, self-advocacy, employment, adult service agency access and independent living. School…
Descriptors: Regional Schools, Independent Living, Graduation, School Districts
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Buliung, Ron; Faulkner, Guy; Beesley, Theresa; Kennedy, Jacky – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: Active school transport (AST), school travel using an active mode like walking, may be important to children's overall physical activity. A "school travel plan" (STP) documents a school's transport characteristics and provides an action plan to address school and neighborhood barriers to AST. Methods: We conducted a pilot STP…
Descriptors: School Buses, Neighborhoods, Rural Schools, Intervention
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Morrison, Johnetta W.; Storey, Pamela; Zhang, Chenyi – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 2011
Family involvement in early childhood classrooms benefits children, school staff, and families. The development of a strong relationship between early childhood programs and families is a critical component of developmentally appropriate practices. What strategies enable families to be full and active participants in their young children's…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Family Involvement, Young Children, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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Ordonez-Jasis, Rosario; Jasis, Pablo – Multicultural Perspectives, 2011
In this article the authors explore a language and literacy community mapping project carried out by public school teachers in southern California. They chronicle the knowledge produced by teachers about the depth and diversity of language and literacy resources present in the neighborhoods surrounding their various urban school sites. (Contains 6…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Neighborhoods, Public School Teachers, Literacy
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Montilla, R. Esteban; Smith, Robert L. – Journal of Counseling & Development, 2009
Counseling is an emerging profession in Latin America that offers people an opportunity to voice pain, exercise power, authentically connect with others, and experience healing within the community. Counseling reflects collaborative efforts between consultant and consultee who come together to reach mutual healing and growth through the use of…
Descriptors: Holistic Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Community Resources, Counseling
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Biaett, Vern – Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 2012
Since 2008, classroom learning activities on the working poor and the living wage have been included in an introductory core course that focuses on community services and professions in the School of Community Resources and Development at Arizona State University. The U.S. Census Bureau reported in 2008 that 8.9 million people were classified as…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Low Income Groups, Wages
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