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Karnes, Merle B.; And Others – 1970
The use of mothers of disadvantaged children as agents of educational intervention is investigated in this study. (The complete report will appear in the December, 1970, issue of "Child Development.") The program was designed to aid children's development and to foster a sense of dignity and value in the mothers. One Caucasian and 15 Negro…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged, Home Programs, Intervention
Ahr, A. Edward; Simons, Benita – 1968
There is a growing belief among educators that parents can make an influential contribution to their children's educational opportunities by working with them on the development of certain skills in the years before the initiation of formal schooling. This parents' handbook attempts to supply a mixture of general principles and specific practices…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Home Instruction, Home Programs, Language Acquisition
App, Anne, Comp. – 1973
Entries in this annotated bibliography are recent, readily available resource materials to assist in all phases of planning and carrying out a home-based child development program emphasizing parent involvement. Most entries are abstracted. (KM)
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, Child Development, Home Programs

Welfeld, Irving – Public Interest, 1977
The housing problems of low income groups, decisions of policymakers, federal housing programs, and section eight of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 are discussed. (JP)
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Financial Support, Home Programs
Latamore, G. Berton – High Technology, 1986
Describes Learn Alaska, an electronic educational system run jointly by the University of Alaska and the state Department of Education. Explains use of teleconferencing, videotex, teletext, and software teledelivery. (JM)
Descriptors: Computers, Electronic Mail, Higher Education, Home Programs

Pinkston, Elsie; Linsk, Nathan L. – Gerontologist, 1984
Describes the Elderly Support Project designed to teach families better home care of the mentally and physically impaired elderly. Findings supported the procedures as valuable for promoting continuing home care, better mental status, and improved behavior of elderly clients by offering families alternative positive responses. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Disabilities, Family Involvement, Family Role

Rybak, Stephanie – British Journal of Language Teaching, 1984
Describes a project in which experimental national support services for adults were set up as a follow-up to the British Broadcasting Corporation's beginning French series. These services were: (1) a course-linked magazine, (2) a national network of study and self-help groups, and (3) a postal and telephone question-and-answer service. (SED)
Descriptors: Adults, Educational Radio, Educational Television, French

Lewinsohn, Peter M.; Shaffer, Martin – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1971
The home observations of the patient's interaction with his spouse and children are used to define treatment goals and to measure behavior change. Also it focuses on the therapist patient interaction on behavioral and interpersonal problems, and provides a way of involving the patient's environment in the treatment process. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior, Case Studies, Environmental Influences, Field Experience Programs

Macleod, Flora – Early Child Development and Care, 1983
Describes a community education project that aims to (1) make available to parents of young children stimulating toys, books, and other materials at a reasonable price; (2) stimulate discussion of educational issues relevant to parents; and (3) establish new kinds of links between parents and the schools and nurseries attended by their children.…
Descriptors: Community Education, Educational Resources, Family School Relationship, Foreign Countries

Upshur, Carole C. – Mental Retardation, 1982
Findings of an evaluation of a pilot home-based respite care program designed to serve 35 severely mentally retarded and disabled persons were reported. Results indicated that respite care services had never been previously received by 51.8% of the families. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Home Programs, Program Evaluation
Gronseth, Evangeline; And Others – Death Education, 1981
Data acquired in personal interviews administered to physicians and nurses who participated in the first year of the Home Care for the Child with Cancer project provided descriptions of individual sources of social support. The results reveal a range of supportive mechanisms and networks within varied institutional contexts. (Author)
Descriptors: Cancer, Children, Death, Family Environment

Hull, Wilma; Ross, Marion – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1979
Parental involvement is essential to a preschool program for visually handicapped children. Home intervention is one approach for the provision of services to both parent and child. (Author/PHR)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Home Programs, Parent Participation, Parent Teacher Cooperation
Tymchuk, Alexander J.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1990
A home safety assessment and training methodology for mothers with mental retardation was evaluated. Although the overall number of implemented safety precautions increased, the variability of results among the four mothers suggests additional training or support services are needed. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Evaluation Methods, Home Programs, Instructional Effectiveness

Doescher, Susan M.; Sugawara, Alan I. – Family Relations, 1992
Investigated impact of adult modeling and encouragement in prosocial home- and school-based interventions on preschool children's cooperative behavior. Assigned 48 preschoolers to either home-based intervention, school-based intervention, or control group. Assessed cooperative behavior using videotaped situational tests at pretest, posttest, and…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Home Programs, Modeling (Psychology), Preschool Children

Leguire, L. E.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1992
This study evaluated the Columbus (Ohio) Children's Hospital vision stimulation program, involving in-home intervention with 15 visually impaired infants. Comparison with controls indicated benefits of appropriate vision stimulation in increasing the neural foundation for vision and visual-motor function in visually impaired infants. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Home Programs, Infants, Neurology