Children of the Information Age: Changes and Challenges.

Locke, Jill L.; Kimmel, Margaret Mary

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Publication Date: 1987

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Children of the Information Age: Changes and Challenges.

Locke, Jill L.; Kimmel, Margaret Mary

Library Trends, v35 n3 p353-58 Win 1987

This demographic study outlines changes in society over the last 25 years that have affected children and discusses children's intellectual and physical development; changes in family structure; and the effects of social, economic, and political factors on the environment for children. Implications for children's services in public libraries are considered. (EM)

Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Development, Child Rearing, Children, Day Care, Demography, Divorce, Economic Factors, Employed Women, Family Characteristics, Library Services, One Parent Family, Public Libraries, Social Change, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research

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Audience: Media Staff; Practitioners

Language: English

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