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"No Cross, No Crown": An Ethos of Presence in Margaret Prior's "Walks of Usefulness"
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Shaver, Lisa – College English, 2012
In 1837, Margaret Prior became the first female missionary for the American Female Moral Reform Society. She traveled throughout the poorest neighborhoods in New York City--entering barrooms, brothels, and sickrooms. Based on an analysis of Prior's missionary reports, published in the society's periodical and included in her memoir, this essay…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Information Dissemination, Global Approach, Females
When a Student Does Not Want to Be in School: A Reading of Paulo Freire through Family Alcoholism Discourse
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Johnson, Edric C. – Qualitative Inquiry, 2009
As Richardson reminds us, "People make sense of their lives, for the most part, in terms of specific events." The author develops a set of poems based on his autoethnography study on Children of Alcoholics (COA). As the author reads Paulo Freire through alcoholism discourse, he creates a link between COA and his own school experiences.…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Educational Experience, Discourse Analysis, Student Attitudes
The Hispanic Americans Baseline Alcohol Survey (HABLAS): Acculturation, Birthplace and Alcohol-Related Social Problems across Hispanic National Groups
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Caetano, Raul; Vaeth, Patrice A. C.; Rodriguez, Lori A. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the association between acculturation, birthplace, and alcohol-related social problems across Hispanic national groups. A total of 5,224 Hispanic adults (18+ years) were interviewed using a multistage cluster sample design in Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Houston, and Los Angeles. Multivariate analysis…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Mexican Americans, Acculturation, Alcohol Abuse
Parent Alcohol Problems and Peer Bullying and Victimization: Child Gender and Toddler Attachment Security as Moderators
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Eiden, Rina D.; Ostrov, Jamie M.; Colder, Craig R.; Leonard, Kenneth E.; Edwards, Ellen P.; Orrange-Torchia, Toni – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2010
This study examined the association between parents' alcoholism and peer bullying and victimization in middle childhood in 162 community-recruited families (80 girls and 82 boys) with and without alcohol problems. Toddler-mother attachment was assessed at 18 months of child age, and child reports of peer bullying and victimization were obtained in…
Descriptors: Bullying, Mothers, Alcoholism, Toddlers
The Relationship between Training Availability and Social Workers' Ability to Treat Problem Drinkers
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Richardson, Marchette A. – Journal of Drug Education, 2007
An explanatory cross sectional investigation was employed to assess how well master's level social work (MSW) programs in the State of New York prepare students for practice with problem drinkers. Five hundred and fifty questionnaires were mailed to members of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). A non-probability sample, consisting…
Descriptors: Degree Requirements, Social Work, Alcoholism, Caseworkers
Room for Recovery: Helping the Alcoholic Teacher.
Brooks, Andree – Teacher, 1980
This article describes the development by Jean Liefheit of a program for alcoholics in the Bedford, New York, school district. It also discusses the attitudes and problems particular to the alcoholic teacher. (SJL)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Drug Rehabilitation, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Problems
Mental Health Services for American Indians: The USET Program.
Haven, George A., Jr.; Imotichey, Paul J. – White Cloud Journal, 1979
United Southern and Eastern Tribes (USET) mental health programs in six eastern states help Indian people with mental health, alcoholism, suicide prevention, and child, drug, or substance abuse problems. Available from White Cloud Center, Gaines Hall, Univ. of Oregon Health Services Center, 840 S. W. Gaines Road, Portland, Oregon 97201; $12…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, American Indians, Drug Abuse, Mental Health