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Holloway, Sarah L.; Pimlott-Wilson, Helena – British Educational Research Journal, 2020
Education researchers have explored the marketisation of schools resulting from neoliberal education policy, but little attention has been paid to supplementary education markets. Supplementary education services, such as private tuition, are delivered outside of school but designed to improve performance within it. A small body of research…
Descriptors: Marketing, Private Education, Private Financial Support, Tuition
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Hoffman, Stephanie B. – Gerontologist, 1983
Describes a peer counselor training program for five older adult volunteers. Presents suggestions for advertising, screening, program format, and development of practica, and examines the role and helpfulness of the peer counselors who provided in-home counseling services. (JAC)
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Counselor Role, Counselor Training, Gerontology
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Taylor, Vincent L.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1984
Offers three guidelines to aid teachers in selecting effective contingency management programs, based on degree of positiveness, effectiveness, and costs to teachers and parents. Describes how to use a simple home-based program, which resulted in successful reduction of mild classroom disruptive behavior. (JAC)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Classroom Techniques, Contingency Management, Elementary School Students
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Hanft, Barbara E.; Pilkington, Kristine Ovland – Infants and Young Children, 2000
This article explores how providing early intervention in natural environments reinforces family-centered care, discusses benefits for all parties when therapy is provided within daily routines and settings, describes a decision-making process for embedding natural environments within intervention, and concludes by identifying challenges and…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Family Involvement