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Showing 1 to 20 of 153 for “"Children and families"”.
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Beyond Words:Engaging young children and families in gallery education
Beyond Words: Engaging Young Children and Families in Gallery Education at Tate Liverpool, is a three year ethnographic case study that explores what happens when preschool children, parents and nursery practitioners from a Sure Start Children’s Centre, visit Tate to participate in an extended …
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Empirical essays on health care for children and families
… different aspects of health care for children and families. The first essay examines the effectiveness of adherence to American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for preventive pediatric health care. Using a national longitudinal sample of children age two years and younger, we …
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Acculturation Gaps and Adjustment of Migrant Children and Families
… on the examination of acculturation gaps and adjustment of migrant families. This thesis was situated in the field of acculturation gap-distress model, which proposed a negative relationship between acculturation gaps and migrants’ adjustment. Although this acculturation gap-distress model …
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Critical Beginnings: Creating School Community for All Children and Families
… (1995) aligns with other important research and programs that encourage parent involvement to maximize each child's educational potential. The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand and to document the first steps undertaken by one school as it began to address Boyer's school as …
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Differing perceptions of legislative and policy change in children and families services: a vertical analysis
The welfare state is in crisis and it is in this context that statutory agencies, charged with the delivery of services to children and their families, are struggling to define and provide acceptable forms of intervention and service provision. As politicians, academics, media commentators, members …
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Finding the Silver Lining: Children and families' abilities to perceive benefits in the face of adversity
… impacts their health; yet, research into children's perceptions is limited. Accordingly, this study investigated (a) what factors are associated with benefit finding in children, (b) the relationship between benefit finding among family members, and (c) whether children who perceived more …
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Developing Collaboration Between the Figsboro Elementary School Child Study Committee and Agencies That Serve Children and Families
… Study Committee. Strategies were identified and implemented to show how this process evolved.
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Perceptions About Strategies and Processes Necessary in Minnesota To Integrate Systems to Increase Services to Children and Families
… study was intended to obtain, describe, and analyze legislator, state commissioner, and local service providing agency director perceptions of the change strategies and processes which might permit integrated delivery systems and services to increase and improve services to children and …
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Providing Culturally Appropriate Services to Immigrant Children and Families Involved with the Allegheny County Department of Human Services
… population in Allegheny County has doubled and currently accounts for approximately seven percent of the general population. This number, despite being low, especially compared to other counties and states, is very diverse from an ethnic point view and includes immigrant and refugees from …
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Speaking up-speaking out: What does it take to prepare early childhood professionals to advocate for children and families?
… profession regards advocacy as a professional and ethical responsibility yet little is known about advocacy instructional practices in teacher education programs. This study surveyed selected early childhood teacher educators who currently prepare undergraduate preservice professionals in two- …
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Exploring the quality of life and care needs of children and families affected by sickle cell anaemia in Angola
Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is the most common and severe type of sickle cell disease (SCD) – a recessively inherited chronic blood disorder associated with increased childhood morbidity and mortality. Children, including adolescents, are particularly susceptible to physical and clinical …
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Recently Qualified Social Workers’ Perspectives of Transition From Education to Work in Children and Families Statutory Social Work Services
… making a transition from university to work in children and families statutory social work services. The majority of studies in this area investigate preparedness for practice of newly qualified social workers. This study looks at factors that shape recently qualified practitioners’ preparation …
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EXAMINING THE WAYS MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS STRENGTHEN THEIR SKILLS AND STAY MOTIVATED WHILE PROVIDING SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
… ways mental health providers continue developing and strengthening their skills to have a great impact and overall beneficial effect on the families they are supporting. An interview questionnaire was created to explore participants’ experiences working with families and their children to generate …
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Child and Family Clinic-Plus Program: How to Involve Children and Families in Mental Health Screenings in a Clinic Setting
… the mental health screening rate for the Child and Family Clinic-Plus program in a clinic setting. The Child and Family Clinic-Plus program is a package involving broad-based screening in natural environments, comprehensive assessment, and evidence-based treatment. A questionnaire was conducted …
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Étsxe, on the Path of, Revitalizing Secwepemc Ways of Caring for Children and Families: A Community-Based Model of Child Care
This research project employs Indigenous and Secwépemc methodologies to give power and voice back to the family and community, while bringing forward Secwépemc culture, ways of knowing, being, and doing as a foundation for child welfare policy and practice. It explores the history of legislation, …
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Parental Struggles with Obtaining Services for Children with Special Needs
… addressing parental struggles, attitudes, and perceptions of barriers in obtaining services for young children with special needs. Researchers, policy makers, and educators need to be aware of how families identify and report their experiences with obtaining services for their young …
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Understanding family physical activity and health related behaviours : A multi-layered approach
… spite of the growing awareness of the importance and health enhancing benefits of physical activity (Anderson et al., 2000; Barengo et at., 2004; Kaleta et al., 2006) the population still remain predominantly inactive (Haskell et at., 2007). Limited UK published data (to date) has simultaneously …
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Family court: An analysis of a unified judicial system to serve the administration of justice for all juvenile and family matters
… created family courts by coordinating juvenile and family law matters within one court in an effort to provide efficient and timely service delivery to children and families. This thesis will evaluate this court model by providing a literary review, including problems facing children and …
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