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Cooper, Richard V. L. – 1978
This paper argues that the military plays an extremely important role in youth labor markets by providing not only jobs but also experience and training which can later be transferred to the civilian labor market. Following the introduction, section II examines the military's demand for labor; its fluctuations due to secular, cyclical, and…
Descriptors: Blacks, Career Change, Data Collection, Decision Making
Burkheimer, Graham J.; And Others – 1976
Volume IV of a four volume report on the results of a national study of the Upward Bound (UBO and Educational Talent Search (ETS) programs focuses on Upward Bound itself. The first three chapters provide a general descriptive background to the study, its design and limitations. The next four chapters focus on: (1) characteristics of the UB staff,…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adjustment (to Environment), Census Figures, College Preparation
Rodes, Thomas W. – 1975
This is the second of three study reports on the national incidence of child care usage as well as consumer needs, preferences, attitudes and opinions on child care, based on 4609 personal interviews conducted in 1975 from a national probability sample of households with children under 14 years of age. The study was sponsored by the Office of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Certification, Child Care, Costs
Kane, Roslyn D.; And Others – 1976
This main volume of a two-volume final report presents findings of a national study of women students in area vocational-technical schools comparing and contrasting nontraditional women (those enrolled in programs where nationally 0% to 25% of the students are women) and traditional women (those enrolled in programs in which nationally 75% to 100%…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Career Choice, Decision Making, Demography
Advocates for Children and Youth, Baltimore, MD. – 2001
This 7th annual Kids Count Factbook provides information on trends in the well-being of children in Maryland and its 24 jurisdictions. The statistical portrait is based on 18 indicators of well-being: (1) low birth-weight infants; (2) infant mortality; (3) early prenatal care; (4) binge drinking; (5) child deaths; (6) child injury rate; (7) grade…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Abuse, Child Health
Washington Univ., Seattle. School of Public Health and Community Medicine. – 2001
This Kids Count report is the ninth to examine annually statewide trends in the well-being of Washington's children. The statistical portrait is based on indicators of child well-being in five areas: (1) family and community, including teen birth rate, teen pregnancy rate, divorces involving children, and births to unmarried mothers; (2) economic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women
Dowshen, Steven, Ed.; Greback, Robert, Ed.; Nelson, Carl, Ed.; Schooley, Teresa L., Ed.; Sturgis, Janice, Ed. – 1997
This KIDS COUNT report details statewide trends in the well-being of Delaware's children. The statistical profile is based on 10 main indicators of child well-being: (1) births to teens; (2) low birth weight babies; (3) infant mortality; (4) child deaths, age 1-14 years; (5) teen violent deaths by accident, homicide, and suicide; (6) juvenile…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse
Citizens for Missouri's Children, St. Louis. – 1997
This KIDS COUNT report documents the status of children in all 115 Missouri counties. Following an executive summary that reports areas of improvement, stabilization, and deterioration, and profiles for the state as a whole and for Caucasians versus minorities, summary information is provided for the following indicators: (1) students enrolled in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse
1996
This Kids Count report examines statewide trends in the well-being of Washington's children. The statistical portrait is based on five general areas of children's well-being: family and community, economic well-being, health, education, and safety and security. The 17 key indicators of child well-being are: (1) births to unmarried mothers; (2)…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women
Citizens for Missouri's Children, St. Louis. – 2002
This KIDS COUNT data book details statewide trends in the well-being of Missouri's children in the areas of economic security, school success, child health, child safety, and adolescent success. The statistical portrait is based on the following indicators: (1) students enrolled in free/reduced price lunch programs; (2) births to mothers without a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse
Ingraham, Sandy – 2002
This Kids Count Factbook details county and statewide trends in the well-being of children in Oklahoma. The statistical portrait is based on seven indicators or benchmarks of child well-being: (1) low birthweight infants; (2) infant mortality; (3) births to young teens; (4) child abuse and neglect; (5) child and teen death; (6) high school…
Descriptors: Accidents, Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women
Agenda for Children, New Orleans, LA. – 1999
This Kids Count data book provides statistics on the well-being of children in Louisiana. Data are provided for the state as a whole and for each of Louisiana's 64 parishes. An introduction summarizes findings for 1999, and a final section summarizes trends in the data over the past several years. Indicators used in the report to measure child…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Blacks, Child Abuse
Martin, G. Eugene, Ed. – 2000
These 38 essays in 4 units are directed toward the future of technology education. Unit I: Evolving into the 21st Century has one essay, entitled "The Past Defines the Paths to be Taken" (Jerry Streichler). Essays 2-18, in Unit II: Exemplary Practices for the 21st Century, are "Developing a Curriculum Process" (Bryan Albrecht);…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Demography
Coffin, Linda – 2001
This KIDS COUNT data book examines trends in the well-being of Minnesota's children. The statistical portrait is based on 12 indicators of child well-being: (1) children in poverty; (2) children in families receiving food stamps; (3) children receiving free or reduced-price school lunch; (4) children born to teenage mothers; (5) children born at…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse
Andrejack, Kate, Comp.; Judge, Amy, Comp.; Simons, Janet, Comp. – 2000
This data book provides statistics on a range of indicators that measure critical aspects of children's lives in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Statistics are provided in the following categories: (1) national rankings in population and family characteristics; (2) health and disabilities (including children lacking health…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Abuse, Child Health
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