Helping To Raise the Child : College Partnerships Respond to the Growing Needs of Children, Youth, Families, Schools, and Communities / Jim McChesney.

This report provides an update of statewide activities in Oregon elementary-secondary education, with a focus on cooperative programs. The first part of the article describes how the College of Education at the University of Oregon acts in partnership to meet the growing needs of children, their families, schools, and communities. Public education in Oregon faces the dual challenges of providing human development services and overcoming ongoing funding constraints. The following partnership programs operated in the College of Education by the Center for Human Development (CHD) are described: a longitudinal study of antisocial boys; prevention of antisocial behaviors; Systematic Screening of Behavior Disorders (SSBD) at the elementary level; Assessing Success, an intervention program for parents at risk of abusing their children; Building a Strong Environment (BASE); and Family Transitions Planning and Support Systems (Family TIPS). Other programs are highlighted. (LMI)

OSSC Report, v34 n3 p1-8 Spr-Sum 1994. ericd

Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.