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Urrows, Henry; Urrows, Elizabeth – Videodisc and Optical Disc, 1984
Report on Viewtron, first commercial videotex service in the United States, includes its multifarious services, subscription base, management by Viewdata, and failure to succeed as quickly as was expected. Explanations for this shortfall are discussed, and based on a review of the entire system, recommendations are made for boosting sales.…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Business Administration, Databases, Development

PTA Today, 1984
Block parent programs that provide homes where children can seek help in case of emergencies as they go to and from school are described. Programs in Phoenix (Arizona), Detroit (Michigan), and the states of Oregon and Kansas, emphasize cooperation with local law enforcement agencies. (PP)
Descriptors: Crime Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Programs, Parent Associations

Compher, John Victor – Social Work, 1983
Describes a continuum of services to families in their homes to prevent the necessity of child placement. Presents four categories of services--general case management, the comprehensive social worker, the in-house team, and the intraagency team--to aid families who demonstrate psychological difficulty and resource deficits. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, Child Welfare, Delivery Systems, Family Problems

Hoffman, Stephanie B. – Gerontologist, 1983
Describes a peer counselor training program for five older adult volunteers. Presents suggestions for advertising, screening, program format, and development of practica, and examines the role and helpfulness of the peer counselors who provided in-home counseling services. (JAC)
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Counselor Role, Counselor Training, Gerontology
McMahon, Robert J.; Davies, Glen R. – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1980
A parent training program which is highly effective in the treatment of child noncompliance and other behavior problems of 3- to 8-year-old children is described and data on the program's effectiveness are presented. (PHR)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classrooms, Generalization

Taber, Merlin A.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1980
Cost effectiveness of the program cannot be accurately determined. Assessment is based on actual self-care rather than proving poverty. A flexible approach is taken toward disability level and family support. States should keep community care flexible and available at acceptable cost. (JAC)
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Delivery Systems, Geriatrics, Gerontology

Stone, Robyn I.; Murtaugh, Christopher M. – Gerontologist, 1990
Assessed effect of changes in minimum number of activities of daily living (ALD) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) limitations, types of help, and duration of disability required on size of population potentially eligible for home care benefits. Only 411,000 elders met restrictive disability criteria; over 4 million would qualify…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Disabilities, Eligibility, Evaluation Criteria

Roberts, Richard N.; Wasik, Barbara Hanna – Journal of Early Intervention, 1990
Information on a national survey of 643 home visiting programs serving families with children under 3 years of age is presented. Data include family characteristics, purpose of home visits, services provided, organizational structure, the conduct of home visits, home visitor employment and training, and program evaluation efforts. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Disabilities, Family Characteristics, Home Programs

Gordon, Donald A.; And Others – American Journal of Family Therapy, 1988
Applied behavioral-systems family therapy model to lower socioeconomic status juvenile offenders. Compared 27 delinquents, court-referred to in-home time-unlimited family therapy, to 27 lower-risk delinquents who received only probation. Examined number and severity of offenses during 30 months following group assignment. Found delinquents in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques
Winarski, Diana L. – Teaching Pre K-8, 1994
Examines a whole language "school" run by 14-year-old Bryan Sans of New Rochelle, New York, describing the after-school and weekend activities that he organized for his younger siblings and neighborhood children. (MDM)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Enrichment Activities
Fullerton, Donna – Computing Teacher, 1995
The Partners in Learning Take Home Computer Program, which began in New Mexico in 1989 to extend the learning environment into the home, distributes 200 computers to families. Results of the program include a 90% rise in parent to school contact; parental involvement in schoolwork; and increases in reading and math scores. (JMV)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Programs

Cox, Carole; Verdieck, Mary Jeanne – Gerontologist, 1994
Interviewed 179 caregivers of hospitalized patients and studied discharge decisions to examine factors associated with willingness to continue in caregiving role after hospitalization of relative with dementia. Caregivers initially undecided about discharge plans were likely to seek placement for patients with more severe cognitive impairment,…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Decision Making, Family Caregivers, Frail Elderly

Bryant, Donna; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1991
This paper addresses several major ethical issues faced by early intervention home visitors in their helping relationships with clients: maintaining a client focus, client independence, honesty, confidentiality, limits of intervention, and termination. Examples of home visiting dilemmas from two early intervention programs illustrate the issues. A…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Codes of Ethics, Early Intervention, Ethics

Duffey, Jane – Preventing School Failure, 1999
Describes different home-schooling options available to children with disabilities. Services of a special-education consultant are reviewed, along with services of the Home School Legal Defense Association, an umbrella school that provides consulting services to home-schooling families, and a public school home-instruction program. (CR)
Descriptors: Consultants, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Programs

Ozonoff, Sally; Cathcart, Kristina – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1998
This project evaluated the effectiveness of the Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication handicapped CHildren (TEACCH) home program intervention model for young children with autism, which encourages parents to be active, ongoing co-therapists. The 11 children in the treatment group, compared to the control, improved…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Early Intervention, Home Programs