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Guernsey, John – American Education, 1972
Children in a sparsely populated district in Oregon receive first-rate preschool training at a fraction of the cost of customary kindergartens. (Editor)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Home Instruction, Home Programs, Parent Participation
Bloom, Barbara – Special Education in Canada, 1982
A training program taught community people to work with parents of rural preschool children at risk for handicaps. Paraprofessionals received nine days of preservice instruction and a weekly inservice session on such topics as child development, assessment, and teaching strategies. Results have shown positive signs in children, parents, and…
Descriptors: High Risk Persons, Home Programs, Inservice Education, Paraprofessional School Personnel

Cortez, Edwin M. – Catholic Library World, 1982
Identifies technologies available to libraries and information centers for increasing and redirecting information services to patrons. Viewdata and teletext services, videodisc technology, online catalogs, and microcomputers are highlighted, and methods and strategies for effective implementation are discussed. (EJS)
Descriptors: Home Programs, Information Networks, Information Services, Information Systems
Murata, Toshihiko – Videodisc/Videotext, 1981
Describes the two-way Highly Interactive Optical Visual Information System (Hi-OVIS), involving the transmission and reception of educational, advertising, and public service programing, which has been in experimental use in Japan since 1978. Utilizing fiber optics, the system equips each house with a keyboard, television, television camera, and…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Computer Oriented Programs, Experimental Programs, Foreign Countries

Gray, Susan W.; Wandersman, Lois Pall – Child Development, 1980
Suggests that designing home-based interventions as longitudinal development research (rather than outcome evaluation) can provide valuable knowledge about ecological factors that affect the development of competence in parents and children and about effective ways to support families. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Home Programs, Intervention, Literature Reviews, Longitudinal Studies

Brotherson, Mary Jane; And Others – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 1996
This article discusses a home-centered approach to the use of assistive technology for children with disabilities, reviewing the literature on children's home environments, self-determination, family systems, and the physical and social environment. Suggestions are provided for professionals working with families to identify and provide assistive…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Family Environment

Evans, Mary E.; And Others – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 1997
Describes a three-year project that examined the efficacy of three models of intensive in-home services as alternatives to hospitalization for children experiencing serious psychiatric crisis. The specific features of the program models, the intake data of the children and families, and implications for providing services are discussed. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Children, Emotional Disturbances, Family Characteristics, Home Programs

Weissert, William G.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1989
Examined nationally representative sample of 60 adult day care centers to describe state of adult day care. Results indicated that day care centers could be categorized into 3 models of care, each serving distinctive subpopulation. Tested model appropriateness with analysis of variance of differences in participant characteristics. Contrasted…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Aging (Individuals), Client Characteristics (Human Services), Home Programs

Quayhagen, Mary P.; Quayhagen, Margaret – Gerontologist, 1989
Assessed efficacy of home-based program of cognitive stimulation for functional status of patients with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers. Compared treated caregiver/patient dyads with nontreated dyads. Results suggest that treated patients exhibited maintenance levels of cognitive and behavioral functioning and improved emotionally while…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Cognitive Ability, Educational Gerontology, Family Caregivers

McDonald, Linda; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1989
Parents of 25 infants/toddlers with handicaps were surveyed to gain perspectives on easing the transition from home-based infant programs to preschool programs. Analysis of the results led to 4 major recommendations and a series of steps that infant program staff can follow to facilitate transition to preschool program options. (JDD)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Planning, Home Programs, Infants
Bakken, Joel; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1993
An educational program for five parents with mild mental retardation found that knowledge training produced sizable increases in the knowledge measure, but neither it nor the behavioral training produced increases in parenting skills. However, following training in the home, each of the parenting skills increased substantially. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Home Programs, Knowledge Level, Mental Retardation

Walton, Elaine; And Others – Child Welfare, 1993
Tested the effectiveness of intensive, in-home family reunification services in reunifying families separated by the placement of a child in out-of-home care. After 90 days, 93% of the families assigned to receive the intensive treatment were reunited, compared to 28% of families in a control group who received routine out-of-home care services.…
Descriptors: Family Counseling, Family Problems, Family Programs, Followup Studies

Guerney, Louise F. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1991
An effective intervention program which used a CREFT (child relationship enhancement family therapy) approach for changing problematic child behaviors is described. The approach features child-centered play therapy and employment of parents as primary change agents, and provides parents with the understanding and skills to facilitate behavioral…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Home Programs, Intervention
Petersen, Evelyn – Children and Families, 1999
Emphasizes the importance of home visits and provides tips on making Head Start program home visits rewarding for parents and children. Lists 11 behaviors of effective home visitors, and emphasizes the importance of empowering parents and creating adequate documentary materials concerning the home visit. (SD)
Descriptors: Home Programs, Home Visits, Parent Participation, Parent Teacher Cooperation
Wacker, David; Berg, Wendy; Harding, Jay; Cooper-Brown, Linda – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2004
We describe the historic and current use of brief experimental analysis procedures in outpatient clinic and home settings. We discuss some applications of the designs and suggest design modifications for improving internal validity. We describe our application of the designs to longitudinal, in-home programs for children with severe behavior…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavior Disorders, Validity, Home Programs