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Zigler, Edward – Childhood Education, 1971
Discusses goals of the Office of Child Development and describes some OCD experimental projects now in progress. (AJ)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Experimental Programs, Federal Programs, Home Programs
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Kahn, Ann P. – Educational Leadership, 1989
A new national PTA kit, "Math Matters; Kids Are Counting on You," can help all parents make a difference in their children's education. Suggested home activities include doubling cookie recipes, surveying and graphing family ice cream flavor preferences, filling in football "stat" charts, and other tasks easily performed on a…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Home Programs, Mathematics, Parent Student Relationship
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Eustis, Nancy N.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1993
Presents data from diverse sources that lead to conclusion that jobs of paraprofessional home care workers who provide ongoing care for older clients would be more intrinsically rewarding and offer better conditions for high-quality care if workers had more contact with supervisors and peers, more information about clients and care plans, clearer…
Descriptors: Employment, Frail Elderly, Home Programs, Older Adults
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Donovan, Rebecca; And Others – Social Work, 1993
Interviewed 400 union members, majority of whom were low-income African American and Latina women who care for frail aged and disabled Medicaid recipients in their homes. Found that home care workers expressed need for better health care coverage, especially for stress-related illnesses, along with personal social services to assist with housing,…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Females, Home Programs, Minority Groups
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DeSena, A.D.; Murphy, R.A.; Douglas-Palumberi, H.; Blau, G.; Kelly, B.; Horwitz, S.M.; Kaufman, J. – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 2005
.001). Conclusion:: Improvements in outcomes related to continuity of care can be attained through staff training. The SAFE Home model of care is not cost-effective for first-time placements.Objective:: To evaluate the SAFE Homes (SH) program, a short-term group care program for children between 3 and 12 years of age who enter care for the first…
Descriptors: Placement, Home Programs, Siblings, Foster Care
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Fowler, William; Ogston, Karen; Roberts, Gloria; Swenson, Amy – Early Child Development and Care, 2006
Over two decades, six studies evaluated the effects of a home-based early language program on the development of 101 infants. Parents engaged in enrichment activities with their infants over a one-year period that began when the infants were between three and 13 months of age. Participants from families with varied levels of education were…
Descriptors: Home Programs, Language Enrichment, Infants, Aptitude Tests
Aprill, Kay Hodges; Schifani, John – 1983
A home based infant stimulation program for handicapped preschoolers in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, has been successful and cost effective. Home teachers help parents implement a precise, individualized curriculum. Physical and speech therapists are available as well. Other program emphases include providing emotional support to parents and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Home Programs, Individualized Instruction, Infants
American Association of Retired Persons, Washington, DC. – 1989
This handbook is designed to help older persons and their families understand the concept of home care, the types of services available, and the agencies that provide them. It also provides consumers with guidance on how to evaluate the quality and cost of home care they or their loved ones may receive. These specific topics are discussed: (1) who…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Evaluation Methods, Home Programs, Older Adults
Florida State Dept. of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Tallahassee. – 1987
This document includes an introduction by Marie E. Cowart and the following papers: (1) "Building Partnerships" (Margaret Lynn Duggar); (2) "Rating Scale of Communication in Cognitive Decline" (Rick Bollinger and Carol J. Hardiman); (3) "Role Adaptation in the Employed Adult Female Caregiver Following Transitional Nursing…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Home Programs, Human Services, Older Adults
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. Div. of Special Services. – 1980
Written as a guide as administrators in Washington state considering a home based preschool for handicapped children, the manual provides information on program planning and development. An initial section reviews the prototype model that served handicapped children 3 to 8 years old in a rural area. Also addressed in separate chapters are the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Home Programs, Models, Preschool Education
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Dachman, Ronald S.; And Others – Education and Treatment of Children, 1984
A home-based ecobehavioral parent-training package with a low-income single-parent referred for child neglect, and her seven-year-old son was effective in increasing the mother's frequency of descriptive praise and in producing demonstrable changes in the untreated corollary behaviors. Maintenance probes conducted two and six months following the…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Child Neglect, Generalization, Home Programs
Maddux, Cleborne D.; Cummings, Rhoda E. – Exceptional Parent, 1983
Suggestions are given for parents who are interested in tutoring their handicapped children at home. Parents are cautioned not to jeopardize their relationship with their child nor to deprive the child or siblings of social opportunities. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Programs, Parent Child Relationship
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Brescia, Frank J.; And Others – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1985
Presents a retrospective study of patients who died in a hospice home care program to examine quality of care and differences between patients who died at home and in the hospital. No prediction could be made of which patients could remain at home until death. (JAC)
Descriptors: Death, Home Programs, Hospitals, Individual Differences
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Tertinger, Deborah A.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1984
The study described the Home Accident Prevention Inventory which was used to assess hazards in the homes of families under state protective service for child abuse and neglect. Followup showed that the treatment package resulted in decreases in the number of these hazards which were maintained over an extended period. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Home Programs
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Applebaum, Robert; Phillips, Paul – Gerontologist, 1990
Discusses critical factors complicating efforts to assure quality of in-home care for people with chronic disabilities: client and provider characteristics, fiscal restraints, inadequate regulation, lack of quality assurance methods, and lack of coherent social policy for long-term care. Identifies three areas of policy to be addressed if efforts…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Disabilities, Home Programs, Long Term Care
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