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Hosken, Fran P.; And Others – Women at Work, 1981
Posits that work done by women in providing services for their families and society is not economically rewarded, is a distortion of reality, and one of the main causes of discrimination against women. Discusses the role of women in the economic growth of United States, United Kingdom, Hungary, Mauritius, USSR, and Egypt. (JOW)
Descriptors: Day Care, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Download full textShortlidge, Richard L., Jr.; Brito, Patricia – 1977
The analysis presented in this report was designed to make available to policymakers a comprehensive study of child care arrangements, preferences, and costs as of 1971, using data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Women and Young Women. This analysis yields results which both complement and update the earlier Low and Spindler report…
Descriptors: Blacks, Child Care, Costs, Day Care
Lueck, Marjorie; And Others – 1982
Using data collected in the current population surveys of 1958, 1965, and 1977, this report analyzes the changes that have occurred in the United States in the way women at work provide for the care of their children. Also addressed are issues that both the public and private sectors may encounter in future years; these specifically concern child…
Descriptors: Charts, Comparative Analysis, Day Care, Developed Nations
Boocock, Sarane Spence – 1973
This paper reports on a 1-year cross-cultural project designed to compare alternative modes of child care and child care programs in Sweden, Israel, and China with those in the United States. Based upon data available in documents pertaining to children, interviews with scholars involved in research on child care programs, and on-site observations…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Rearing, Cross Cultural Studies, Day Care
Boocock, Sarane Spence – 1974
This paper reports on research designed to explore the status of children and the relationship of patterns of child care to social structure and social change. The study is based on interviews with scholars and government officials, an analysis of statistical data and research reports, and visits to day care centers, playgrounds, and other…
Descriptors: Child Care, Cross Cultural Studies, Day Care, Employed Women
Peer reviewedLubeck, Sally – Teachers College Record, 1995
Reviews recent trends in female employment and preschool provision in the United States and Europe, discussing how governments have responded to the issues. "Nation as context," a type of cross-national research, is developed by comparing and contrasting child care and early education systems in Germany, France, and the United States.…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Comparative Education, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
