The authors focus on the issues of teacher training and parent involvement. They describe development of a set of parent involvement teacher training guidelines and strategies and suggest uses for these guidelines. (CH)

Discusses ways of encouraging parents to take a larger role in the prevention of chemical dependency in their children. Describes four types of parents who may use resistance and denial before becoming involved in parent support groups: apathetic, burned-out, intimidated, and resigned. (JAC)

The article describes three preschool units for children with special educational needs and considers the problems in integrating them into the mainstream. They note that true integration must include involvement of parents and collaboration with teachers. (CL)

Using E. Deno's reflections on special education as the developmental capital in education and the approach of using a cascade of services as a model, a cascade of services focusing on parent involvement is presented. The article concludes with a prescriptive teaching model designed to meet the needs of the individual parents of exceptional…

In Stillwater, Oklahoma, the local educational toy lending library developed a computerized series of play activities to get parents of disabled young children involved in their child's stimulation. (CL)

A qualitative analysis was conducted on parental participation in a voluntary organization concerned with the intellectually handicapped. Theme analysis revealed parental concern about the services being offered by the organization, with younger parents particularly questioning benefits of belonging to the organization. (Author/CL)

Fathers participating in a pilot program for fathers of young handicapped children were compared to newly enrolled fathers, and husbands' and wives' responses were compared. Pilot group fathers were less depressed, had more positive feelings about interactions with their children, and had greater access to social supports. (Author/CL)

The study developed a research instrument to test the hypothesis that the quality of education for gifted children in public elementary schools depends on cooperation among home, school, and community. Both the content and hypothesis were validated. Findings emphasized the interplay between home and community. (CL)

Gives step-by-step procedures for planning for a career and college from grade 8 through grade 12. Includes recommendations for parents and students and stresses the importance of planning ahead. (JOW)

Suggests that career counseling requires expansion of the traditional content it offers, provides a rationale for directly involving parents in the career advisory role, and describes a program that has effectively worked through parents in providing career planning services. (JOW)

This report uses a series of exhibits to present a snaphot of Title I schools serving migrant students on the eve of the passage of NCLB. In addition to updating the information provided in the earlier report, this report also focuses on a third evaluation question: What progress did these schools make over time between 1998-99 and 2000-01 in…

In "A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family, and Community Connections on Student Achievement," published in 2002 by the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, Anne T. Henderson and Karen Mapp reviewed years of research on parent involvement, and their conclusions are unequivocal. When parents are involved in school, students…

Discusses the promise and limitations of voucher concept use in public schools. (JF)

Some current experiences in conservative education are in marked opposition to present-day educational innovations, such as minicourses, microteaching, and open education in general. (JA)

This article describes St. Paul Open School in Minnesota which is testing a multitude of learning theories. Parents were largely responsible for the development of the school. (JA)