This workbook is a guide for the development of self-help/advocacy groups for parents of children and adolescents who have serious emotional problems. The workbook offers background information and then offers guidelines for: (1) creating a beginning plan for the development of a self-help/advocacy group; (2) developing concrete plans for…

The task group process and its operating rules are explained in an initial section of this report. Summaries and updates are then presented of project products and activities: a pilot community-based class program (an intensive educational and therapeutic environment for emotionally disturbed adolescents); a case management system (in which the…

Except in small towns where there are only enough parents to support one or two volunteer groups, how can the goals of the P.T.A. compete with trendy, activist objectives of Women's Liberation, and environmental, civil rights, and student rights groups? (Author)

Author feels that pressure groups should lobby for general improvements rather than help articulate middle-class parents to get their children into the "best" school around. (Author)

Estimates of the number of children currently missing in the United States are only approximate because there is no effective central data bank to collect information on missing persons and unidentified bodies. However, the problem appears to have reached epidemic proportions. Some parents of missing persons have formed organizations in different…

This transcript of a National Public Radio broadcast records a discussion regarding various aspects of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Areas addressed include: Title I reading classes; the legislative history of Title I; readings by children in a Title I program; parent advisory councils; Title I aides; evaluations of Title…

The bibliography contains approximately 90 citations of publications for and about parents of handicapped children. Citations are listed alphabetically by author within the following categories: "On Being the Parent of a Handicapped Child--Writings by Parents", "Information, Teaching Suggestions, and Training Guides for…

The monograph describes the pursuit of change undertaken by a voluntary parent and community association for the purpose of modifying attitudes and services which were felt to be critical, lacking, and necessary to the benefit of mentally retarded individuals and their families. A discussion of the 5-year program includes theories of change, the…

Author visits a parents' advice and information centre in London's East End. (Editor/RK)

Parent-teacher associations can take advantage of resources offered by many other organizations to develop interesting and educational programs. A listing of several national and local groups to contact for information is given. (DF)

The author spent a year on the administrative council of a French PTA. She discusses the centralization of French education, from testing to teaching methods. Reforms since 1968 include prohibition of homework. Problems of school space, facilities, and construction are noted. (CHK)

This issue of the quarterly newsletter, "PLAINTalk," is the third in a four part series, reprinting chapters from Sharon and Craig Ramey's book, "Going to School." This issue presents practical and useful techniques for parents covering the following topics: (1) What Is "Parent Involvement"?; (2) The Right Balance of "Parent Involvement"; (3) Why…

This booklet highlights some of the insights that five mothers of children with developmental disabilities have gained after a generation of working together to improve the lives of people with developmental disabilities in Wisconsin. It discusses civic activism, the critical importance of organized parent support, difficulties in collaborating…

Summarizes a report that is strongly critical of the lack of effective communication between educators and the public. (Author)