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  • Family literacy programs : can they make a difference in parenting?

    Creator:
    Bailey, Sandra J.
    Abstract:
    Parenting education is a process of providing information to parents on the challenges of parenting, services available for families, and ideas on how to interact with children. The federal Even Start family literacy program, designed to increase the educational opportunities of parents and children, has a strong parenting education component....
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    Dissertation
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    funded Even Start family literacy programs in the state of Oregon to determine if, and for whom

  • Even Start Family Literacy Program : similarities and differences between Hispanic and non-Hispanic participants

    Creator:
    Pamulapati, Sireesha
    Abstract:
    This study used a mixed method approach (quantitative and qualitative) to examine the commonalities and differences between Hispanic and non-Hispanic participants of the Even Start Family Literacy Program. Using a life course perspective, this study examined the educational background and life history of Hispanic and non-Hispanic participants, their reasons and...
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    Dissertation
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    13 Even Start Family literacy programs in Oregon. 2 While the size of the non-Hispanic White

  • Supporting families through collaboration : an analysis of Oregon Even Start partnerships

    Creator:
    Brinkman, Dane A.
    Abstract:
    In recent years interorganizational collaboration has increasingly been emphasized as an important step for addressing inefficiencies in the delivery of human services. Among the many benefits of collaboration described by human service authors are the creation of a more consumer-friendly service system, more efficient use of available resources, and avoiding...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    of the importance of collaboration among family literacy programs, Oregon Even Start programs had

  • The ripple effect : relationship changes in the context of a family literacy program

    Creator:
    Merrill, Marina L.
    Abstract:
    Using a qualitative approach, this study explored how participation in a family literacy program can impact important relationships beyond the targeted parent-child dyad. Interviews with 108 parents, were collected over four program years, 1996-1999, as part of the statewide evaluation of Oregon's Even Start Family Literacy programs, were analyzed using...
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    Masters Thesis