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Download full textTorres, Marcia; And Others – 1990
This report presents a final evaluation of the Chapter 1, Part B Program for Neglected and Delinquent Children, Citywide/District 75 Institutionalized Facilities Program. This program was designed to provide after-school supplementary instruction in prevocational skills, activities of daily living, and academic remediation to students between the…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Curriculum Enrichment, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education
Mullen, Dana – 1981
According to a 1981 study, the Life Skills Program that was developed by Saskatchewan New Start over a decade ago is still very much needed to improve the life situation of economically disadvantaged adults. At present, the overall rationale for the Life Skills Program is contained in collections of articles written at successive stages of program…
Descriptors: Adults, Daily Living Skills, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Needs
Sharma, Shilpa – Online Submission, 2002
The present study, "Mapping Rural Adolescent Girl's Participation in Residential Non- Formal Education Program--A Study in Lunkaransar Block, Rajasthan", was an attempt to understand the dimensions of rural adolescent girls' participation in the "Balika Shivir" Program. It is a six month residential non-formal education program…
Descriptors: Nonformal Education, Females, Foreign Countries, Focus Groups
United Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY. – 1994
The joint UNESCO-UNICEF Monitoring Education-for-All Goals Project was launched in September 1992. The first phase of the project was implemented in five pilot countries (China, Jordan, Mali, Mauritius, and Morocco) with the express aim of providing national decision makers with practical tools for monitoring basic education in their countries and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Daily Living Skills, Decision Making
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Evaluation. – 1983
The Supplementary Services for Previously Non-Public-School Institutionalized Students in New York City was designed to assist students who were formerly educated at state-operated or state-supported schools to adapt to public school education. The 1982-83 program served 1054 students in 367 sites, which included community schools, high schools, a…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Basic Education, Affective Behavior
1986
This executive summary briefly presents the results of an evaluation of the Centers for Independent Living Program, required by the 1984 amendments to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Part B. The evaluation, which assessed the impact of the centers in increasing opportunities for disabled individuals, was based upon data acquired through: mail…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Daily Living Skills, Delivery Systems
Korb, Margaret P.; And Others – 1982
The need for vocational and personal attitude training for prisoners has been recognized for many years. In keeping with the commitment to individual prisoner's development, the Florida Department of Corrections developed a program of life skills training for inmates, the Life Skills Overview Module, in cooperation with local community colleges.…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Correctional Education
Morton-Watts, Gwendolyn – 1983
Evaluated here is the 1982-83 Classroom Support Program of the Cleveland Public Schools. The project is designed to provide a variety of support services to teachers, administrators, and supervisors and to enhance the quality of instruction provided to disadvantaged students. The program's separate components serve six specific areas: elementary…
Descriptors: Administrators, Compensatory Education, Daily Living Skills, Educationally Disadvantaged
Brodin, Jane; Alemdar, Ingegerd – 1995
This monograph presents the final report of the Swedish component of TeleCommunity, a nine-nation European project exploring the potential of videotelephones. This particular study focused on the use of videotelephones to increase levels of independence, social integration, and participation in social life among adults with moderate mental…
Descriptors: Adults, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Daily Living Skills, Foreign Countries
Satterlee, Brian – 1996
The Florida Association of Voluntary Agencies for Caribbean Action (FAVA/CA) was formed to provide on-site, overseas technical assistance and training in health, agriculture, social services, and education. This paper reports on the beginnings of an evaluation of the New Life Organization (NEWLO), a vocational training institute in Grenada, West…
Descriptors: Accountability, Attitude Change, Daily Living Skills, Disadvantaged Youth
Hoeweler, Fred C.; And Others – 1993
This paper describes a multifaceted, cognitive-behavioral life-skills training program that is directed toward low-income urban Appalachian youth in Cincinnati (Ohio) who are at high risk for substance abuse and related negative behaviors. The program is intended to promote the development of effective prosocial coping skills and strategies and to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring
Peshastin-Dryden School District, WA. – 1976
The development and implementation of a comprehensive career education curriculum was the major purpose of a project conducted in the Cashmere and Peshastin-Dryden School Districts (Washington), K-12. The objectives of the project were divided into the following eight work areas: curriculum development; curriculum installation; advisor/advisee…
Descriptors: Career Education, Counseling Services, Curriculum Development, Daily Living Skills
Eggert, Leona L.; Nicholas, Liela J.; Owen, Linda M. – 1995
The Reconnecting Youth (RY) program offers a carefully designed, research-validated model for building strength and competence in at-risk students, transforming risk into resilience. This manual was written to assist group leaders in implementing the RY program. The overall purpose of the program is to reach high-risk youth, who are on a potential…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Daily Living Skills, Decision Making, Disadvantaged Youth
Peer reviewedSowers, Jo-Ann; Powers, Laurie – Mental Retardation, 1995
The effectiveness of a multi-element approach to increase the self-determination of three adolescents with physical and multiple disabilities was examined. The intervention involved equipment and performance adaptations, brief in-school simulation training, and instruction and support for parents and home assistance providers. Dramatic increases…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Daily Living Skills, High Schools
Direct linkGitlin, Laura N.; Winter, Laraine; Dennis, Marie P.; Corcoran, Mary; Schinfeld, Sandy; Hauck, Walter W. – Gerontologist, 2002
Purpose: Little is known about the specific behavioral strategies used by families to manage the physical dependency of persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders (ADRD). This study reports the psychometric properties of the Task Management Strategy Index (TMSI), a measure designed to identify actions taken by caregivers to simplify…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Alzheimers Disease, Dementia, Caregivers
