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Appalachia, 1973
A photo essay on the outreach extension of Coosa Valley's child development program, operated by the Cartersville center, is given. (FF)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Day Care, Handicapped Children, Home Programs
Dennis, Lawrence; Swick, Kevin – Teacher, 1973
Article offers ideas for home learning projects as an alternative to homework. (GB)
Descriptors: Family Environment, Field Experience Programs, Home Instruction, Home Programs
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Karnes, Merle B.; And Others – Child Development, 1970
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Home Programs, Infants, Intervention
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Moxley-Haegert, Linda; Serbin, Lisa A. – Child Development, 1983
Comparing developmental education for parents, parent education in child management, and a control situation, this study assessed treatment effectiveness in motivating parents to participate in home programs for developmentally delayed infants. Results indicated the superiority of the developmental program in terms of parent participation and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Developmental Disabilities, Home Programs
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Muir, Katherine A.; Milan, Michael A. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1982
The study evaluated a reinforcement program in which three mothers earned lottery tickets and won prizes for the progress made by their handicapped preschool children during home based intervention. (Author)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Home Instruction, Home Programs, Parent Child Relationship
Tydeman, John; And Others – Videodisc/Videotext, 1982
Videotex systems are reviewed and grouped into five general classes: information retrieval, transactions, messaging, computing, and telemonitoring. The videotex technologies providing these services at the user end are described and a series of technological enhancements for each service is discussed. (Author/JJD)
Descriptors: Home Programs, Information Networks, Information Retrieval, Online Systems
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Perraton, Hilary – Educational Media International, 1981
The strengths and weaknesses of radio for distance learning in the Third World are determined through an examination of its use for upgrading teachers, to support education and development broadly, for mass education through radio campaigns, and through the radio schools of Latin America. Eighteen references are listed. (CHC)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Radio, Home Programs, Public Education
Turner, Ruth; Rogers, Alberta M. – Journal of the Division for Early Childhood, 1981
The Dallas Independent School District (DISD) provides for the delivery of services to handicapped students from birth to six years of age through the Project KIDS (Kindling Individual Development Systems) program. Journal availability: see EC 133 846. (Author)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Home Programs, Infants, Preschool Education
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Nitzberg, Joel; Sparrow, Judith – Science and Children, 2001
Presents the Massachusetts Parent Involvement Project (MassPIP) comprising 59 local community coalitions of businesses, service organizations, school personnel, parents, and children. Describes steps coalitions follow in planning events and presents community success stories. The project developed a set of activities that parents can do at home…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Home Programs, Outreach Programs, School Business Relationship
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Arthur, Heather M.; Smith, Kelly M.; Kodis, Jennifer; McKelvie, Robert – Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2002
Examined the effect of 6-month hospital-based exercise training versus 6-month monitored home-based training in cardiac rehabilitation patients following surgery, investigating which conferred the greatest physical, quality of life, and social support benefits. Home-based training resulted in improvements in exercise performance as great as those…
Descriptors: Exercise Physiology, Heart Disorders, Home Programs, Hospitals
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Nelson, Kristine E.; And Others – Child Welfare, 1990
Analyzes data from three recent studies and identifies three models of family-centered programs: crisis intervention programs; home-based programs; and family treatment programs. Discusses the models' similarities and differences and lays the groundwork for further definitive research. (NH)
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Comparative Analysis, Crisis Intervention, Family Programs
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Garber, Malcolm; And Others – Canadian Journal of Special Education, 1989
Thirty-seven parents of developmentally handicapped children were surveyed concerning the effects of computerization on service delivery in a Parent Outreach Program. Most parents felt they were more able to see their children's progress over time and to select appropriate goals but did not report improvements in service quality. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Home Programs, Intervention
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Ford, Sue – Evaluation Practice, 1987
Reorganization of data from a 1986 study of home care client placement for the elderly (N=18) allowed for user-specific reports to a variety of interested groups in the affected community. The techniques used to adapt and present the data are outlined. A short bibliography is appended. (TJH)
Descriptors: Caregivers, Community Health Services, Data Analysis, Evaluation Utilization
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Kane, Nancy M. – Gerontologist, 1989
Examined trends of publicly owned, for-profit providers of custodial home care. Found that restrictive public payments and lack of private insurance coverage have contributed to financial woes of providers. Suggests that changes are urgently needed which address the financing of home care. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Financial Problems, Health Care Costs, Home Health Aides, Home Programs
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Kerfoot, Michael; And Others – Journal of Adolescence, 1995
Describes an intervention package for suicidal children and adolescents, the structure and content of which is based on insights gained from previous research studies and extensive clinical practice. Essential features of the package, which is currently the focus of a major controlled evaluative study, are that it is short-term, focused,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Children, Home Programs
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