Discusses a study of school attitudes about parent involvement in home-based educational activities. Found that support for parental involvement in teaching reading stopped short of helping parents hear their own children read at home. (JOW)

In order to implement desegregation in Lawrence, a parent involvement program was developed. The program included a Parent Information Center, regular community planning meetings, parent input into the development of school assignment policy, and ongoing parent involvement in the desegregated schools. (GC)

Examined the readability of psychoeducational reports and the effectiveness of manipulating report variables to facilitate parental interpretation (N=114). The data indicated that traditional reports are written above the reading level of most parents, but modification of selected report variables facilitates parental interpretation. (JAC)

A utilization-focused approach was adopted to evaluate a program that involved establishing three experimental under-fives coordinator's poets in one of the shire counties. An illuminative model of evaluation was used, with a focus on process rather than solely on outcomes. (BW)

The authors question the assumption that parent participation is critical to the success of early intervention programs and cite the lack of research support for this notion in programs for young children with cerebral palsy. They note that financial considerations may still dictate the need for parent participation. (CL)

A survey of 34 Minnesota early intervention programs for young handicapped children found that home visits are extensively utilized for parent programming while the child is under age three, with alternative options for involvement, education, and support offered by much smaller proportions of the program. (Author/CL)

Parents of children with disabilities can provide valuable information for the assessment process and local agencies should concentrate on increasing parental involvement. For their part, parents need to know professionals' views. (CL)

Explains why career education is needed, how it is being implemented, the extent to which it has produced evidence of its worth, and suggests ways in which parents can become involved. (JOW)

Suggests how discussion groups for parents, students, and school personnel can be in the best interests of the children. (JOW)

This article discusses the parent involvement component of Head Start which has influenced current thinking about early childhood programming and resulted in a reevaluation of the importance of the family in the child's education and development. Available from: Editor, Educational Comment, College of Education, University of Toledo, 2801 W.…

This article reviews current practices, both nationwide and in Ohio, regarding family involvement in early childhood career education. Also discussed are the parents' planning and advisory role and participant role; several recommendations are offered. Available from: PS 504 969. (JMB)

Examines the data on children studied in a 1974 investigation. Proposes that court review speed movement of children out of foster care, and suggests steps necessary for both court and agencies to make the procedures more effective. (Author/SB)

This manual provides documentation and guidance for users of the public-use data file for PFI-NHES: 2003. This volume contains a description of the content and organization of the data file, including useful information regarding questionnaire items and the various derived variables found on the file. Appended are the public-use data file layout,…

This paper develops and tests a new logical model for assessing the impact of early reading interventions. The analyses use a survey of Indiana's elementary schools, including schools funded for Reading Recovery and classwide interventions, as well as a group of control schools. The findings indicate that state-funded Reading Recovery was…