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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 2001
This is the report of a congressional hearing on the new National Family Caregiver Support Program. First, it looks at this new program before it is fully implemented in the states and assesses how the states are setting up their programs. Second, it examines whether the States are receiving the clear and effective guidance they need from the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Aging (Individuals), Caregiver Role
Grace, Margaret – 1998
Research aimed to enhance rural women's access to communication and information technologies and to assess the impact of their technology use on their participation in small business development and community development. Over 200 women throughout Queensland (Australia) were involved. A trial electronic mailing list linking rural women to urban…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Development, Distance Education, Electronic Mail
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Meissen, Greg; Warren, Mary; Nansel, Tonja; Goodman, Samantha – Journal of Rural Community Psychology, 2002
A study examined costs and benefits perceived by 26 self-help group leaders who helped rural Kansas communities in extending the use, awareness, and effectiveness of self-help groups. Findings that satisfaction in helping was the major benefit and time constraints the major cost were used to tailor leadership roles. Self-help group activity…
Descriptors: Action Research, Health Activities, Informal Education, Leadership Effectiveness
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Kaufman, Allan V. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1990
Presents a framework that identifies variables associated with relationship dynamics that exist between older persons and their social network members. Suggests framework can be used by case managers to help them assess the characteristics and functioning of their clients' social network relations and develop service strategies that maximize the…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counseling Services, Counselor Client Relationship, Counselor Role
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DeRosier, Melissa E.; Kupersmidt, Janis B. – Developmental Psychology, 1991
Examined cultural differences in Costa Rican and U.S. fourth and sixth graders' perceptions of their relationships with social network members. Costa Rican children rated their relationships with most persons more positively than did U.S. children. Costa Rican family members and teachers played a relatively more important role than did best…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
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Hoyte, Robert M.; Collett, Jonathan – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1993
National Institutes of Health programs supporting minority college students in biomedical research, the "Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC)" program and the "Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS)" program, offer an effective model of mentoring that can be replicated across disciplines. Changes in the way…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Faculty, Cultural Pluralism, Federal Programs
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Warner, Mildred – Rural Sociology, 1999
Theoretical rationale and rural examples illustrate that local government, directly or through participatory community-based intermediaries, can promote development of community social capital. Important program features are participant autonomy, linkage, and returns on investment. Examples with varying social capital impacts include…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Community Action, Community Organizations
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Smith, Linda Tuhiwai; Smith, Graham H.; Boler, Megan; Kempton, Margaret; Ormond, Adreanne; Chueh, Ho-Chia; Waetford, Rona – Journal of Rural Studies, 2002
Youth First conducted focus groups and participatory "youth tribunals" across New Zealand, examining experiences of growing up rural. Common themes included "not being listened to," exclusion from citizen participation, and anxiety about the future. Remarkable differences in experience and views were often found in the same…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Alienation, Childrens Rights, Cultural Differences
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Cairns, Robert; Xie, Hongling; Leung, Man-Chi – New Directions for Child Development, 1998
Maintains that the study of peer relations has focused heavily on children's dyadic experiences. Argues that an analysis of children's experiences at the network or group level provides an equally compelling perspective on their relations within their peer system. Shows how the dynamics of peer networks determine social experiences and influence…
Descriptors: Child Development, Friendship, Group Dynamics, Group Experience
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Hamrick, Florence A.; Nelson, Julie R. – Journal of Women in Educational Leadership, 2004
Twenty-six professors at a research intensive university participated in this study of senior women professors' career experiences and reflections. Themes surrounding community and collegiality with respect to disciplinary commitment, salience of gender to discipline, and the role of personal choices are identified and discussed. Resulting…
Descriptors: Women Faculty, Status, Experienced Teachers, Research Universities
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Seyfried, Nancy Hergenrother; Diamantes, Thomas – Journal of Women in Educational Leadership, 2005
The purpose for conducting this study was to explore, with credentialed and qualified women educators, career paths in educational administration. The research was qualitative. Data were collected through focus groups and mailed surveys. Six persons attended two focus groups that lasted approximately 90 minutes each. The interaction of the members…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Women Administrators, Disproportionate Representation, Focus Groups
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Jodry, Liz; Robles-Pina, Rebecca A.; Nichter, Mary – High School Journal, 2005
This emergent theory describes the relationships and factors within the context of home, school, and community that enabled six Hispanic students to participate in an advanced diploma program. The research is in keeping with the mandates from several federal initiatives to develop "asset-based" paradigms for educating Hispanic youth.…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, High School Students, Urban Schools, Educational Attainment
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Goodyear, Peter – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2005
There is a growing demand for advice about effective, time efficient ways of using ICT to support student learning in higher education. This paper uses one such area of activity--networked learning--as a context in which to outline a novel approach to educational design. The paper makes two main contributions. It provides a high level view of the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Values, Educational Principles, Social Networks
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Vozzo, Les; Abusson, Peter; Steele, Frances; Watson, Kevin – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2004
Novice teachers need support if they are to survive the reality of school. A web of relationships involving members of the school community, mentors outside the school community and a university tutor has been shown to be an effective way of providing this assistance. This article describes an extended web of assistance offered to a group of 11…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Mentors, Social Networks, Coaching (Performance)
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van Schrojenstein Lantman-de Valk, Henny M. J. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2005
Background: The health needs of people with intellectual disabilities have recently received increasing attention. Method: Based on a review of the 2003 literature, this paper presents an overview of our knowledge on physical, mental and social well-being in this group. Results: Physical well-being is threatened by handicap-related conditions,…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Communication Problems, Mental Retardation, Developed Nations
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