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Broda, Herbert W. – Stenhouse Publishers, 2007
This book shows how the school grounds, whether urban, suburban, or rural, can become an enriching extension of the classroom. The author blends theory and practice, providing readers with teacher-tested suggestions and activities for using the outdoors. The book offers step-by-step guidance to help ensure success when teachers take a class…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Study Guides, Community Resources, Teaching Methods
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Glidden, Laraine M.; Jobe, Brian M. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2007
Psychometric properties are described for an inventory that measures the daily rewards and worries that parents experience as their sons and daughters transition to adulthood. In a series of 4 studies involving 847 respondents, we explored and confirmed the factor structure of the Transition Daily Rewards and Worries Questionnaire (TDRWQ) in a…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Measures (Individuals), Daughters, Sons
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Phillips, Ruthellen; Harper, Stacey; Gamble, Susan – New Directions for Youth Development, 2007
During the past several decades, child poverty rates have been higher in rural than in urban areas, and now 2.5 million children live in deep poverty in rural America. Studies indicate that poor children are most affected by the typical "summer slide." Summer programming has the ability to address the issues of academic loss, nutritional…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Rural Education, Reading Programs, Nutrition
Akers, Adrienne L.; Boyce, Glenna; Mabey, Vanya; Boyce, Lisa – Zero to Three, 2007
Infants who are born prematurely may experience developmental delays and impairments during infancy and beyond. Those who are born at extremely low birthweight face the greatest challenges. Many families could benefit from early intervention services through their local Part C of Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) programs, but…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Hospitals, Developmental Delays, Access to Health Care
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Kim, Irene J.; Kim, Luke I. C.; Kelly, James G. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2006
The authors provide an in-depth examination of the historical background, cultural values, family roles, and community contexts of Korean Americans as an aid to both researchers and clinicians in developing cultural competence with this particular group. First, the concept of cultural competence is defined. A brief history of Korean immigration…
Descriptors: Cues, Family Structure, Cultural Differences, Values
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Brooks, Jean E. – Children & Schools, 2006
Children and youths are at risk of some negative outcomes because of hazards in their environment. A review of the literature on resilience provides guidelines for minimizing risks and promoting positive outcomes for children and youths. This article provides a rationale for incorporating resilience-building efforts in schools and explores ways in…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Children, Youth, Risk
Morris-Bilotti, Sharon – 1991
The process of reforming human services involves a true understanding of the meaning of child-centered, family-focused, community-based services, and the creation of the system that these concepts demand. The concept of "child-centered services" acknowledges that children are entitled to have their basic needs met in a manner that…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Community Resources, Community Role, Community Services
Pine, Leslie; And Others – 1983
The fifth of six volues in a series on the "Making Special Friends Project," a program designed to promote interaction between severely handicapped and nonhandicapped persons in school and community settings, details an approach for developing community resource and accessibility guides. Steps in the process are outlined, including…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Community Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Peer Acceptance
Charles County Board of Education, La Plata, MD. Office of Special Education. – 1981
The booklet describes the conceptual approach and operation of the evaluation plan used by Project CAST (Community and School Together), a community-ased career education program for handicapped students. Three levels of evaluation are proposed for providing data for both formative and summative evaluation; these levels are: (1) effort evaluation,…
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Resources, Formative Evaluation, Mild Disabilities
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Nelms, Ben F. – English Education, 1975
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Resources, Educational Objectives, English
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Kennedy, Wallace – National Elementary Principal, 1976
The Urban Arts program uses community resources to bring the arts and artists to the schools and also to send students out to the studio, concert hall, stage, and museum. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art, Art Education, Community Resources
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Larkin, Jack – Social Education, 1975
The use of diaries helps students increase their understanding of everyday life of past historical persons. Using a diary is recommended as a tool for teaching the Bicentennial. One sample diary is examined. (JR)
Descriptors: Community Resources, Diaries, Primary Sources, Secondary Education
Horner, J. T.; And Others – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1975
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Community Resources, Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs
Basman, Sharon; And Others – TESL Talk, 1975
Describes specific community resources and discusses how they can be used as educational tools. (PMP)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
German, Karalee T. – 1987
This community home care program for family caregivers is designed to provide information to family caregivers on ways to provide care more easily in the home by making changes in the home, and drawing on resources from outside the home. It provides guidelines for volunteer "hosts," i.e., persons who coordinate and run the course, on how to assist…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Community Services, Consumer Education, Decision Making
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