ERIC Number: ED153731
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1977-May
Pages: 94
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Report of Selected Sessions from the "Parents, Children and Continuity" Conference (El Paso, Texas, May 23-25, 1977)
Kapfer, Sherry
This report of selected sessions from the national conference on "Parents, Children and Continuity" in May 1977 deals with topics of immediate concern to Home Start (home-based) Programs and Child and Family Resource Programs. It is based on notes taken at conference sessions and consists of brief summaries of topics discussed. The conference itself focused on: (1) the most recent research findings pertaining to child development and family centered child development programs, and (2) program and research activities which emphasize continuity into the early school years. Topics highlighted in this report include assessing family needs, implementing home-based programs, individualizing services, parents as educators, bilingual-bicultural programs, single parents, teenage parents, handicapped children in home-based programs, and unique characteristics of urban and rural home-based programs. (CM)
Descriptors: Bilingual Schools, Child Welfare, Conference Reports, Curriculum Evaluation, Early Childhood Education, Family Programs, Family School Relationship, Handicapped Children, Helping Relationship, Home Programs, Home Visits, Individualized Programs, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Counseling, Parent Participation, Parenthood Education, Teachers
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Sponsor: Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHEW), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Dingle Associates, Inc., Washington, DC.
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