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Peer reviewedWarner, Laverne – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2000
A collaborataive program allowed early childhood certification students to gain experience working with parents of young children. Preservice teachers from Sam Houston State University worked with the Conroe Independent School District (Texas) Even Start Family Literacy Program as part of their parent education program. Students developed and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Family Literacy, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education
Download full textBureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Washington, DC. Office of Indian Education Programs. – 1999
Federal legislation requires that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) facilitate American Indian control of Indian affairs in all matters related to education. Accordingly, the BIA schedules annual consultation meetings in which tribes, parents, schools, and other interested parties can discuss educational issues and current BIA proposals. This…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Community Colleges, Early Childhood Education, Educational Facilities Improvement
Peer reviewedPatton, Mary Martin; Silva, Cecilia; Myers, Sandy – Journal of Teacher Education, 1999
Describes a family-literacy experience created through collaboration between a university and a community agency. College students enrolled in English-as-a-Second-Language and Early-Childhood courses participated in weekly literacy experiences with refugee families. Thematic coding of students' written reflections on the experience identified two…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, College Students, Cultural Awareness, Early Childhood Education
Benson, Carole, Ed. – 2002
This report is the sixth to present nationwide data on the well-being of U.S. children. The statistical portrait is based on indicators of child well-being and on contextual measures describing the changing population and family context. Part 1 of the report, "Population and Family Characteristics," presents information illustrating…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse
Benson, Carole, Ed. – 2003
This report is the seventh to present nation-wide data on the well-being of U.S. children. The statistical portrait is based on indicators of child well-being and on contextual measures describing the changing population and family context. Part 1 of the report, "Population and Family Characteristics," presents data that illustrate the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse
Rohland, Mark, Ed. – Laboratory for Student Success (LSS), The Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory, 2003
School-family partnerships (SFPs) have been the focus of research, policy, and practice efforts for several years. Increasing the interest in SFPs has been the finding that when schools and families cooperate closely, children benefit. The more supportive links there are between settings, the more potential there is for healthy development. Such…
Descriptors: Conferences, Politics of Education, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
