ED443164 EA030472
Title:Together We Can: A Guide for Crafting a Profamily System
of Education and Human Services. Special Report. {Revised Edition}.
Author(s):Melaville, Atelia I.; Blank, Martin J.
Author Affiliation: Southeastern Regional Vision for Education
(SERVE), Tallahassee, FL.(BBB29512)
Pages: 121
Publication Date: 1996
Notes: Written with Gelareh Asayesh. "Produced under contract
#RP912060001 with PrismDAE, a division of DAE Corporation, Chevy Chase,
MD, and with funds from the Office of Educational Research and Improvement,
U.S. Department of Education, under contract #RP91002010." "This
book was developed jointly by the U.S. Department of Education and
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services." For previous
edition (1993), see ED 357 856.
Sponsoring Agency: Office of Educational Research and Improvement
(ED), Washington, DC. (EDD00036)
Contract No: RJ96006701
ISBN: 0-16-041721-X
Available from: EDRS Price MF01/PC05 Plus Postage.
Availability: SERVE, Suite 400, 1203 Governor's Square Blvd.,
Tallahassee, FL 32301 ($8).
Language: English
Document Type: Guides--Non-classroom (055)
Geographic Source: U.S.; Florida
Journal Announcement: RIEJAN2001
This manual
provides a guide for improving the coordination of education, health,
and human services for at-risk children and families. The guide
leads readers through a five-stage process of group collaboration.
The milestones in and obstacles to the process are portrayed through
vignettes and case studies that describe the personal experiences
of the group members. The first part, "Outlining a Vision for
Change," argues that an interlocking set of integrated education
and human services is an essential part of a community in which
learning occurs. The second part, "Realizing the Vision: A
Five-Stage Process" presents a five-stage framework to help
partners collaborate and develop their own process for changing
complex systems that focuses on long-term change while being flexible
enough to respond to changing circumstances and conditions. The
third part, "Communities Moving toward the Vision," profiles
four collaboratives with initiatives to integrate and link services
to schools. Appendices include two assessment checklists, a directory
of key contacts and organizational resources, and a bibliography
that includes sources for more specific guidance on the topics discussed
in the guide. (DFR)
Descriptors: *Agency Cooperation; *At Risk Persons; Check Lists;
Child Welfare; *Children; Community Involvement; *Coordination;
Elementary Secondary Education; *Family Programs; Health Services;
Preschool Education; Program Development; Program Evaluation; Public
Schools; School Community Relationship; Social Services
Identifiers: SouthEastern Regional Vision for Education
