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Download full textBanta, Trudy W.; And Others – 1979
The Child Health and Development Project (CHDP), a home-based early intervention program operated in six East Tennessee counties, provides well-child clinics, developmental evaluation, individualized early childhood education for disadvantaged children, and training in parenting skills for their parents. The University of Tennessee's Bureau of…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Disadvantaged Youth, Health Services, Home Programs
Shively, Joe E. – 1975
This report describes a survey of Appalachian parents conducted to determine what abilities they expect their children to develop before entrance into first grade. The survey was designed to help establish an empirical base for the curriculum of Appalachia Educational Laboratory's Home-Oriented Preschool Education Program (HOPE). HOPE is an…
Descriptors: Achievement, Behavior Rating Scales, Child Development, Cognitive Development
Wilcoxon, Reba, Ed. – 1968
This booklet briefly describes the activities of the Demonstration and Research Center for Early Education (DARCEE), including the basic philosophy of the DARCEE approach, the application of that philosophy in the classroom, the three different classroom training centers, the intervention program, and research and training programs. The purpose of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Shively, Joe E.; And Others – 1975
A total of 699 Appalachian families with preschool children were surveyed to gather information on the availability and use of television, radio and telephone in their homes. The survey was designed to assess the practicality of using television as one of the components of the Marketable Preschool Education (MPE) Program, an extension of the…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Color, Commercial Television, Early Childhood Education
Shively, Joe E. – 1975
This is a demographic survey of families with preschool children in the Appalachian area conducted to provide information concerning the target audience for the Appalachia Educational Laboratory's Home-Oriented Preschool Education Program (HOPE). HOPE is an integrated approach to education for preschool and kindergarten children using home, group…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Demography, Early Childhood Education, Family Characteristics
Bertram, Charles L. – 1975
The general purpose of this study was to gain information from the 1970 U.S. Census on the social and educational characteristics of rural Appalachian families with preschool children so that effective programs could be planned to meet their educational needs. More specifically, the data were needed to determine if Appalachia Educational…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Census Figures, Demography, Early Childhood Education
