Advocacy for the Efficacy and Reinstatement of Funding Federal Even Start Family Literacy Grant Programs

Current Issues in Education

Judith J. Smith¹ 

[1] East Carolina University;

关键词: family literacy;    early childhood education;    adult education;    collaboration;    parenting;    federal grant funding;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The Even Start Family Literacy model builds coalitions of communitypartners that build learning communities throughout our nation. Theproblem for stakeholders in family literacy programs is how to continuefunding to encourage success and sustainability of programs.  The focusof the study was twofold: 1) the importance of using data from nationalstudies to make program improvements 2) the importance of making programimprovement prior to reducing or rescinding funding for the Even StartFamily Literacy Program. This quantitative study identified program,participant, and funding characteristics that state and local educatorscan target for program improvement. Programs must demonstrate measurableoutcomes of success for adults and children.

【 授权许可】

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