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Coleman, James S. – 1988
Schools are more effective for students from strong family backgrounds than for those from weak ones as a result of the interaction between the resources devoted by the family to the child's education, and the resources provided by the school. The elements the family supplies towards the child's education must be developed through investment in…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Cross Cultural Studies, Dropout Rate, Elementary Secondary Education
Alaska State Dept. of Health and Social Services, Juneau. Div. of Social Services. – 1977
This Task Force Report generates 5 general themes for improving the state foster care system (all geared to improving the functioning of the natural family and using foster care as a temporary tool to facilitate that process) and makes specific recommendations which deal with these themes. The 5 themes are: (1) during crisis situations, a child…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Alaska Natives, Case Records, Certification
Davies, Don – Equity and Choice, 1988
Interviews with 150 low-income parents in three countries reveal that their low involvement with the schools was due to the fact that teachers and administrators have a substandard view of low-socioeconomic status families, and the parents have low assessments of their own educational effectiveness. Empowerment programs in each country are…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Empowerment, Family School Relationship
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. Bureau of Operational Support. – 1985
Desegregation efforts made by the Boston Public School District between December, 1984, and May, 1985, are described and assessed in this executive summary of a monitoring report prepared for the U.S. District Court. Following a brief overview, separate sections deal with the following seven monitoring areas: student assignments, special…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Compliance (Legal), Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Methods
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. Bureau of Operational Support. – 1985
Desegregation efforts made by the Boston Public School District between December 1, 1984, and May, 1985, are discussed and evaluated in this collection of reports prepared for the U.S. District Court. Seven monitoring areas are dealt with. These are student assignments and special desegregation measures, vocational and occupational education,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Compliance (Legal), Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Methods
Lonner, Thomas; And Others – 1994
This study examined barriers to utilizing services for children, birth to age 3, through in-depth individual and group interviews with 70 parents and direct service personnel of provider agencies in seven Washington counties. Part 1 of this report offers examples and discussion of the difficulties parents have accessing services and how localities…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Agency Cooperation, American Indians, Coping
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