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Download full textWeeks, Ramona – 1972
An Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title III program for attacking education problems in the rural areas of Pinal County, Arizona, is described in this report. The program serves approximately 3,174 children in grades K through 8, many of whom are minorities. Included in the program are these resource or supplementary components: a math…
Descriptors: American Indians, Cultural Differences, Educational Problems, Home Visits
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1971
The compensatory educational program for migrant children in the State of Washington consisted of regular term education projects, summer school projects, and 2 centers operated for the purpose of training teachers and aides. The purpose of the migrant student education projects was to deliver compensatory instruction and services designed to…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Compensatory Education, Evaluation, Home Visits
Forrester, Bettye J. – 1971
An intervention study with mothers and infants is discussed. The project staff consisted of two home visitors, a materials specialist, an infant examiner, and a project coordinator. This study assessed the effectiveness of the program for mothers and infants. Infant abilities and psychological development were tested and homes were rated. One home…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Data Analysis, Home Visits
Beckman, Alan C.; And Others – 1975
Applied gerontological research of home care service to aged people associates the provision of the service with maintenance of independence, relief of collateral stress, prevention of unnecessary institutionalization and higher contentment. Although these beneficial effects are related to home care, the service is generally regarded as ancillary…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Geriatrics, Gerontology, Home Visits
Peer reviewedReuler, James B.; Gardner, Elizabeth M. – Journal of Medical Education, 1987
A Multnomah County, Oregon community health services program provides medical students with a vivid introduction to the environment of many inner-city patients and affords students a greater appreciation of the interaction of social, psychological, environmental, and biological factors in medical care than is possible in traditional clerkships.…
Descriptors: Clinics, Community Services, Environmental Influences, Field Experience Programs
West Virginia Kids Count Fund, Charleston. – 2002
This KIDS COUNT pamphlet is part of a 3-year campaign to bring business and child care together to increase the quality and availability of child care for at-risk children in West Virginia. The pamphlet reports on the components of quality child care and on West Virginia's early childhood initiative, Educare. Emphasizing the positive effects of…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Day Care, Day Care Effects, Early Childhood Education
Jett, Elaine B. – Indiana Reading Quarterly, 1971
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Grade 5, Home Visits, Parent Attitudes
Peer reviewedProctor, Adele – Volta Review, 1983
The use of research results concerning interactive behaviors of hearing impaired infants by teachers, clinicians, and others who visit and observe hearing impaired children and their parents at home is discussed. Specific suggestions are presented for how these observations can be achieved and used in developing and maintaining social…
Descriptors: Child Language, Early Childhood Education, Hearing Impairments, Home Visits
Thorburn, Marigold J. – Assignment Children, 1981
One of the major goals of the Jamaican Early Stimulation Project is to develop a low cost model for providing early identification of disability and intervention services. Journal availability: see EC 133 861. (Author)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Disability Identification
Peer reviewedGotts, Edward E. – Childhood Education, 1980
A progress report of research on the long-term effects of a home-oriented preschool program. (CM)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Childhood Needs, Educational Television, Home Programs
Peer reviewedBraithwaite, John; Healy, Muriel – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1979
Discusses the objectives, practices, and values associated with home-based early childhood programs. (MP)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Home Programs, Home Visits, Nontraditional Education
Peer reviewedHebbeler, Kathleen M.; Gerlach-Downie, Suzanne G. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2002
This qualitative longitudinal investigation examined why a home visiting program was not more effective. Findings indicated that home visits had a consistent structure and that home visitors emphasized their social support role, placing little emphasis on changing parenting behavior. It was suggested that the program's flawed theory of change,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Early Childhood Education, Focus Groups
Peer reviewedLewis, Donna W.; True, Fern B. – ERS Spectrum, 1993
Aware of increasing poverty among his students, a Virginia principal enlisted a retired teacher's assistance to provide direct support for underachieving students' families. After developing trust and rapport with identified families, the home-school consultant visited families to establish mutual goals, ranging from obtaining medical care, food,…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Consultants, Elementary Education, Family Programs
Peer reviewedPowell, Douglas R. – Future of Children, 1993
Examines the wide variation that exists among home visiting programs in their content, theory, and operation, outlining the theoretical goals and operational dimensions of such programs. Numerous home visiting programs that focus on parents of young children are highlighted. Observes that few programs have been rigorously evaluated using the…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Welfare, Early Intervention, Health Services
Peer reviewedSheppard, Michael – Children & Society, 1998
Compared the extent of maternal depression among the client groups for social workers and home-health visitors in England. Found similarities between depressed clients of both types of workers, important effects of low income and absence of support for health clients referred to social workers, and an emerging gap in services provided for…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Depression (Psychology), Financial Support, Foreign Countries
