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Download full textAmerican Montessori International of the United States, Inc., Rochester, NY. – 1997
This set of proceedings from the Association Montessori International (AMI/USA) 1996 conference contains the conference schedule and 20 presentations. The conference presentations are: (1) "The Dawning of Wisdom" (Montessori); (2) "The Support of Montessori Education to Human Potential" (Montanaro); (3) "Healthy…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Conferences, Educational Improvement, Educational Research
California Univ., Los Angeles. – 1998
This handbook explores ways that very different value orientations (individualism, associated with the mainstream culture, and collectivism, associated with immigrant Latino cultures) lead to very different expectations of child development and schooling. It also offers many examples of ways to bridge the cultures of home and school through…
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Cultural Awareness, Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1998
This guide for French speakers describes the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process in Alberta, Canada. Different sections address: (1) components of the IEP; (2) when an IEP is necessary; (3) the process of developing the IEP (includes a flowchart); (4) how evaluation information is collected through the student, parents, professionals,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Seldon-Amos, Brenda – 1992
Many parents of children at risk for failure do not participate in school-related activities. Some parents have a negative view of all school contacts. This practicum examined ways to engage parents of children at risk of failure in informative and self-help experiences that helped the parents feel more connected with the school experience. Eight…
Descriptors: Family School Relationship, Group Activities, High Risk Students, Intermediate Grades
Allexsaht-Snider, Martha – 1992
Findings of a case study that investigated immigrant bilingual and English-speaking parents' views on education are presented in this paper. The study was undertaken to analyze the relationship between cultural knowledge and the parents' attitudes toward schooling. Participant observation and interviews were conducted with 3 teachers and 13…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education, Family Environment
Sparapani, Ervin F.; And Others – 1991
A survey of 136 junior high and middle school teachers focused primarily on teachers' knowledge about and opinions relative to curriculum and teaching strategies appropriate for the early adolescent or transescent. The teachers came from four states (Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania), taught in schools in four socio-economic settings, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Classroom Techniques, Individual Development, Learning Strategies
Robinson, Richard D. – 1985
This booklet provides specific, workable suggestions for parents in helping them create the best atmosphere they can for developing their childrens' reading. The booklet begins with general principles for establishing a home reading program, and continues with a checklist of fifty specific suggestions for parents on helping their children become…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Individualized Reading, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship
Perkins, Jannine; Buchanan, Aaron – 1983
To find out what kinds of information parents regularly get from schools on the progress of their children, the Southwest Regional Laboratory surveyed a sample of public school districts in California, Arizona, and Nevada. Responses were received from 18 school districts ranging in size from fewer than 300 students to more than half a million. The…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Achievement Rating, Behavior Rating Scales, Educational Testing
Donahue, Joseph T. – 1988
The principal of a public elementary school serving grades K through 6 developed a community involvement program for a school in which community involvement had not been a major factor in the educational process. Primary objectives of the practicum were to increase the number of parents and other community members participating in activities…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Committees, Community Involvement, Cross Age Teaching
Rich, Dorothy; Jones, Cynthia – 1974
This handbook was designed to help teachers promote parent-home involvement in children's learning by providing them with specific techniques and materials to use in working with parents. The handbook begins with a general article discussing why parent-home involvement is important in the educational process and goes on to present 10 tips for…
Descriptors: Discipline, Educational Games, Elementary Education, Employed Parents
Sturges, Jack – 1971
This report describes and evaluates a five year program to improve the educational opportunities for underprivileged children using instructional efforts that included school community interaction, teacher aides, small group instruction, a variety of instructional aids, and educational consultants. The project is said to place top priority on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Youth, Early Experience, Educational Improvement
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1975
This booklet describes a home and school curriculum for young children developed by the Tucson, Arizona, Parent and Child Education Project (PACE). The curriculum is divided into three main areas to prepare children for every day living and later school learning: The Child, The Child and the Immediate Environment, and The Child and Special Skills.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Experiential Learning, Home Visits
Peer reviewedSmitherman, Barbara J.; And Others – Journal of Home Economics, 1978
The author describes a vocational home economics program called "Impact" designed to meet the needs of inner city junior high school students in Ohio. Standard home economics units are taught in Impact classes, but the content varies according to individual student needs. Emphasis is on developing a positive self-image in students with…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Home Economics, Junior High Schools, Motivation Techniques
Peer reviewedFauvre, Mary – Young Children, 1988
Presents suggestions for successfully including young children with "new" life-threatening, chronic illnesses -- various types of cancer, heart, liver, and kidney diseases -- in early childhood education classes. (BB)
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Chronic Illness, Class Activities, Discipline
Peer reviewedSlavenas, Rosemarie – Early Child Development and Care, 1985
Argues that while the cognitive area in early childhood programs has been the focus of extensive research, socialization is still often assumed to be enhanced by the mere presence of other children. Assessment, evaluation, and planning by teachers is encouraged through testing and information gathered about the child, his/her peers and siblings,…
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Development, Foreign Countries
