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Peer reviewedKu, Leighton; Besharov, Douglas J.; Germanis, Peter – Public Interest, 1999
L. Ku supports the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nutrition program as effective in improving children's health. D. Besharov and P. Germanis reiterate their earlier criticisms that the program is less effective than commonly believed and that research evidence about its effectiveness is flawed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Child Health, Children, Infants, Nutrition
Leone, Bruno, Ed. – 1994
Books in the Opposing Viewpoints Series present debates about current issues that can be used to teach critical reading and thinking skills. The varied opinions in each collection explore aspects of a social, cultural, or political issue. A great deal of money has been spent in this country to eradicate poverty, but the problem remains. Some…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Definitions, Disadvantaged Youth, Government Role
Download full textAhmad, Waqar I. U., Ed.; Atkin, Karl, Ed. – 1996
This collection offers a wide-ranging introduction to contemporary issues surrounding the health care needs of members of minority ethnic communities within the framework of community care in Britain. The following chapters consider state welfare, minority communities, family structures, and social change: (1) "'Race' and Community Care: An…
Descriptors: Blacks, Caregivers, Community Programs, Cultural Differences
Thompson, Stephen P. – 1997
Books in the Opposing Viewpoints series challenge readers to question their own opinions and assumptions. By reading carefully balanced views, readers confront new ideas on the topic of interest. Although some experts believe that the problem of teenage pregnancy has been overstated, other recent studies have led many people to believe that…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Parenthood, Economic Factors
Weissert, Carol S., Ed. – 2000
This book examines welfare reform, occasioned by the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), which abolished Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and replaced it with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). It is based on research in Ohio, Kansas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan that…
Descriptors: Adults, Change, Children, Compliance (Legal)
Cozic, Charles P., Ed. – 1997
Books in the Opposing Viewpoints Series present debates about current issues that can be used to teach critical reading and thinking skills. The variety of opinions expressed in this collection of articles and book excerpts explore many aspects of illegal immigration. Contrary depictions of the aspirations and attitudes of illegal immigrants fuel…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Disadvantaged Youth, Economic Factors, Federal Legislation
Cozic, Charles P., Ed.; Winters, Paul A., Ed. – 1997
Books in the Opposing Viewpoints Series present debates about current issues that can be used to teach critical reading and thinking skills. The opinions expressed in the selections in each series title examine many different aspects of a single issue. Detractors of the welfare system have long argued that the system promotes dependency. They…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Delivery Systems, Disadvantaged Youth, Economic Factors
Nightingale, Demetra Smith, Ed.; Haveman, Robert H., Ed. – 1994
Contributions to this book are based on presentations at a conference hosted by The Urban Institute in April 1994 to consider the challenges of achieving self-sufficiency for the nation's poor. Achieving long-term self-sufficiency for society's members is a fundamental social goal, but the problems involved, particularly those of finding enough…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Opportunities, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Job Development
Hirsch, Amy E.; Dietrich, Sharon M.; Landau, Rue; Schneider, Peter D.; Ackelsberg, Irv; Bernstein-Baker, Judith; Hohenstein, Joseph – 2002
This report examines the civil consequences of criminal records on ex-offender parents and their long-term ability to reintegrate into the community, resume parental responsibilities, and be productive members of the society. Many of the barriers described in this report are the results of policies intended to reduce crime, yet they have the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Child Welfare, Correctional Rehabilitation, Criminals
McLanahan, Sara; And Others – 1985
Five papers which criticize Charles Murray's book, "Losing Ground: American Social Policy 1950-1980" are presented in this report. In general, the papers dispute Murray's thesis that the poor did not benefit from social policies but were, instead, substantially harmed by these programs. The papers (and their authors) are: (1)…
Descriptors: Blacks, Crime, Economic Factors, Economically Disadvantaged
Kamerman, Sheila B., Ed.; Kahn, Alfred J., Ed. – 1996
"Confronting the New Politics of Child and Family Policy in the United States" is an 18-month project designed to help states, local governments, and the voluntary sector as they respond to the social policy debates and changes precipitated by the 104th Congress. The project's main vehicle will be a series of reports, based on a series…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Programs
Cozic, Charles P., Ed. – 1997
Efforts to reform the welfare system in the United States have been gaining momentum since the late 1980s. Critics have been arguing that states should receive federal waivers to create their own programs to encourage welfare recipients to find work. The thrust of the 1996 welfare reform act transfers control over welfare spending to the states.…
Descriptors: Births to Single Women, Delivery Systems, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Opportunities
Combrinck-Graham, Lee, Ed. – 1995
This volume describes actual programs that are based on the idea that family connections are substantial resources for healing and recovery even when the family is a very troubled one. With a focus on severely damaged families, these programs attempt to keep children connected with their own families even when circumstances prevent their living…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Children, Community Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Kahn, Alfred J., Ed.; Kamerman, Sheila B., Ed. – 1996
Papers in this collection result from an 18-month exploration of ways to reform services for children and families in big cities, a so-called "rolling seminar" searching for ways to provide supportive and nourishing communities for city children. Contributions to this collection include: (1) "Themes and Viewpoints" (Editors);…
Descriptors: Children, Community Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Needs
Ahearn, Charles, Ed.; Chapman, Stephen, Ed.; Nalley, Donna, Ed. – 1997
This policy brief of the Southeastern Regional Vision for Education (SERVE) provides information for policymakers, educators, parents, and citizens on the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. The brief discusses potential effects of welfare reform on children, describes research on welfare recipients and their children,…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Children, Day Care, Day Care Effects
