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Capuzzi, David, Ed.; Gross, Douglas R., Ed. – American Counseling Association, 2019
This comprehensive text, written by experts in each topical area, provides research-based approaches designed for work with youth in the difficult transition from adolescence to adulthood. Developmental in its orientation, the text moves from population definition and identification, to causal factors and issues most often identified with placing…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, School Counseling, Youth, Prevention
Mizzi, Robert C., Ed.; Rocco, Tonette S., Ed.; Shore, Sue, Ed. – SUNY Press, 2016
This groundbreaking book critiques the boundaries of where adult education takes place through a candid examination of teaching, learning, and working practices in the social periphery. Lives in this context are diverse and made through complex practices that take place in the shadows of formal systems: on streetscapes and farms, in vehicles and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Lifelong Learning, Sexuality, Occupations
Ensher, Gail L.; Clark, David A. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2011
Strong working relationships with diverse families and children are the foundation of successful early intervention. Discover fresh, practical ways to build these relationships in this essential guidebook, every professional's blueprint for working with children and families within the specific context of their culture, family structure, and risk…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Early Intervention, Homeless People, Child Abuse
Boxill, Nancy A., Ed. – 1990
This book takes an interdisciplinary approach in discussing the issue of homeless children and the resolution of the problem. An introduction by Nancy A. Boxill presents background on the nature of the problem and summarizes the subsequent papers. "Home and Homelessness in the Lives of Children" by Leanne G. Rivlin analyzes the impact on children…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Health, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Life
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West Contra Costa Unified School District, CA. – 1996
The documents in this collection relate to the Homeless Education Project conducted in the elementary and secondary schools of the West Contra Costa Unified School District (California). The first document is a chart describing the project and its main goals: (1) an accelerated curriculum in reading and mathematics; (2) effective procedures for…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Access to Education, Cambodian, Child Development
Reifel, Stuart, Ed.; Dunst, Carl J., Ed.; Wolery, Mark, Ed. – 1997
Family issues are an abiding concern for members of the profession of early education, and debate regarding government policies about families and child care continues to be timely. This volume provides a foundation for understanding programs, families, and the current social context, as well as particular areas of concern for families and child…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Development, Child Neglect, Childhood Needs