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de Prado Yepes, Cesar – Higher Education Policy, 2006
International organizations dealing with higher education should pay more attention to the rise of autonomous world regional processes and explore synergies. This article gives an overview of new macro-regional processes around the world. The European case is the most salient, but developments in America and East Asia are also noticeable. In the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, International Organizations, Geographic Regions, Educational Policy
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McTernan, Eamon; Godfrey, Ann – Child Care in Practice, 2006
This article reflects on a number of key concepts and planning tools that have been developed or adapted through the inter-agency planning of services for children and young people in Northern Ireland (Children's Services Planning). These conceptual models have been developed between 1999 and 2005 and illustrate the key contribution of Children's…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Childrens Rights, Children, Foreign Countries
Fischer, David Jason; Twomey, John – Center for an Urban Future, 2007
This report finds that now more than ever, New York needs a strong workforce development system--but declining funds and uncoordinated programs are obstacles to progress. In December 2003, the Center for an Urban Future and the New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals released a report, "Seeking a Workforce System,"…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Labor Force Development, Financial Support, Educational Finance
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McGee, Richard; DeLong, Mary J. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2007
The Graduate Partnerships Program (GPP), established in 2000, links universities with National Institutes of Health (NIH) laboratories for predoctoral training. Several partnerships required that students create collaborative dissertations between at least one NIH and one university research mentor. More than 60 students have entered into these…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Mentors, Doctoral Dissertations, Laboratories
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Biegel, David E.; Swanson, Sarah; Kola, Lenore A. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2007
The Ohio Supported Employment Coordinating Center of Excellence is a joint project of the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and the Department of Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University. The center is focused on helping to implement and evaluate evidence-based employment services provided to individuals with a severe mental illness.…
Descriptors: Employment Services, Supported Employment, Mental Disorders, Social Work
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Pufahl, Elisabeth – Child Welfare, 2007
Nonprofit family-run organizations, such as Tennessee Voices for Children (TVC), are providing leadership in advocating for and delivering services to children and families in need. Utilizing a family-driven approach and a staff partially comprised of parent-professionals, TVC's Nashville Connection and Family Connection programs have strengthened…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Child Welfare, Mental Health, Delivery Systems
National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities, 2010
The National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities (NDPC-SD) was assigned the task of compiling, analyzing, and summarizing the data for Indicator 1--Graduation--from the FFY 2008 Annual Performance Reports (APRs) and amended State Performance Plans (SPPs), which were submitted by States to the Office of Special Education…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Disabilities, Dropouts, Special Education
Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning, 2008
In 2005, the Stuart Foundation funded two of its grantees--the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning and Mental Health Advocacy Services, Inc.--to both model and achieve greater collaboration between the public education and child welfare sectors. The two organizations share a philosophical commitment to narrowing the profound gaps…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Focus Groups, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement
Robinson, Mark; Martin, Kerry – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2008
The Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) commissioned this literature review as the first part of a project exploring issues around and approaches to working with Travellers, Irish Travellers, Gypsies, Roma and Showpeople, and the support, training and other programs available to staff involved. The project is intended to contribute to…
Descriptors: Migrants, Migrant Children, Social Services, Labor Force Development
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Certo, Nicholas J.; Luecking, Richard G.; Murphy, Sara; Brown, Lou; Courey, Susan; Belanger, Denise – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2008
The amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) in 2004 reiterate the significance of producing real postsecondary education, employment, and independent living outcomes. However, current employment data continue to show widespread unemployment and very limited access to inclusive community environments and…
Descriptors: Employment, Independent Living, Severe Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities
Lockwood, Anne Turnbaugh – Paul Chapman Publishing, 2007
After-school programs are popular with parents and the community, but are a lot of extra work for headteachers and the staff involved. This book will provide headteachers and administrators with the guidance they need to build a successful and sustainable after-school program. Based on a national study conducted by the author, this hands-on…
Descriptors: School Activities, After School Programs, Principals, Guides
Medel-Anonuevo, Carolyn; Cheick, Diarra Mahamadou – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (NJ1), 2007
This issue in the "Literacy Matters" looks at the relationship between literacy and HIV prevention education. It is the result of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning's work on examining the contribution of non-formal education (NFE) to HIV prevention, carried out in collaboration with the Association for the Development of…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Prevention, Communicable Diseases, Foreign Countries
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Dustin, Donna; Davies, Liz – Child Care in Practice, 2007
Female genital cutting (FGC) is an ancient practice that affects girls and young women around the world, defining the identity of women in cultures where it is practiced. FGC is carried out for a range of social and cultural reasons. The United Kingdom as a point of inward migration receives families from countries and cultures where FGC is the…
Descriptors: Females, Childrens Rights, Foreign Countries, Social Environment
Herz, Denise C.; Krinsky, Miriam; Ryan, Joseph P.; Sharp, Christy; Yoder, Julie – Child Welfare League of America (NJ1), 2006
The Child Welfare League of America is the nation's oldest and largest membership-based child welfare organization committed to engaging people everywhere in promoting the well-being of children, youth, and their families and protecting every child from harm. This issue of "The Link" contains the following articles: (1) Improving System…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, Delivery Systems, Agency Cooperation
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Allen, David; Lowe, Kathy; Jones, Edwin; James, Wendy; Doyle, Tony; Andrew, Jock; Davies, Dee; Moore, Kate; Brophy, Sam – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2006
The background to an exciting and probably unique initiative for people with challenging behaviour is described. The Special Projects Team (SPT) was established in the context of increasing knowledge of effective treatment responses, but lack of widespread expertise as well as growing crisis within challenging behaviour services. Unlike previous…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification, Mental Retardation, Agency Cooperation
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