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Mauldin, Teresa, Ed. – 1993
This document contains 5 invited lectures, 34 refereed papers, 19 refereed poster abstracts, 10 special topics/invited papers, 15 workshops/ panel discussions, 6 graduate student papers, and 5 roundtables. Selected titles are as follows: "Biotechnology and the Consumer" (Flamm et al.); "Impact of Information on Consumers' Concerns…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Biotechnology, Consumer Economics
Holyoak, Arlene, Ed. – 1988
These proceedings consist of 16 papers, some of which are followed by discussants' comments. They include: "Growing Older in a Rural Retirement Community" (Brokaw, Peters, Tripple; discussants Olson, Tucker; "An Interactive Computer Model for Achieving Personal Financial Goals" (Dilbeck, Hinds, Ulivi; discussants Burton, Peterson); "The Economics…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
Witt, Virginia, Ed. – 1987
This document provides an analysis of the federal government's funding of programs which aid children and families. The foreword begins by describing the crisis which children and families face in the U.S. and proceeds to outline a course of action to help correct the problems. Chapter 1 discusses the federal budget process and the changes in the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Budgeting, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
Porter, Oscar F. – United Negro College Fund Research Report, 1987
The characteristics and experiences of college freshmen who entered private black colleges in 1976 and 1985 were compared, based on data from the Cooperative Institutional Research Program's "The American Freshman: National Norms." Attention was focused on socioeconomic status (SES), academic preparation and confidence, reasons for…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Black Colleges, Black Students, College Freshmen
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. – 1984
Testimony is given in this report from two hearings concerning reauthorization of the nonentitlement child nutrition programs: the Women, Infants, and Children Feeding Program; the Summer Food Service Program; Nutrition Education and Training (NET); State Administrative Expenses, and authority for section 32 commodities. At the March 12, 1984…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Breakfast Programs, Budgeting, Camping
Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1984
A guide to financing medical school studies is presented. Financial planning should ideally begin as soon as medical school admission becomes a possible goal. Information is provided to help estimate costs and identify sources of financial aid, including help provided by a spouse or parents, institutional assistance, private loans/scholarships,…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Check Lists, Debt (Financial), Family Income
Zill, Nicholas; And Others – 1984
The Interagency Conference on Child and Family Statistics was organized around seven groups that were asked to develop specific recommendations for improving the federal statistical database on children and families. This booklet is a report on the recommendations made at the conference. The first part of the report distills and synthesizes the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Children, Coordination
Delehanty, Kathleen – CRM Data Brief Series, 1983
Recent historical trends (1977-1978 through 1983-1984) in tuition and required fee charges in New Jersey colleges and universities are presented. Differences among New Jersey collegiate sectors and among different types of students (full- and part-time, undergraduate and graduate, resident and nonresident) are analyzed in terms of dollar and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Economics, Family Income, Fees
Bokemeier, Janet; And Others. – 1980
A 1979 Kentucky study comparing rural farm and nonfarm women to each other and to women residing in metropolitan areas examined women's labor force participation. A statewide mail survey of Kentucky adults produced usable questionnaires from 3 groups of women: farm women (1,231), nonmetropolitan women (3,631), and metropolitan women (937).…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Needs, Educational Status Comparison, Employment Patterns
McMaster, Anne – 1982
A study was conducted by Mercer County Community College (MCCC) to identify differences and similarities among 1979, 1980, and 1981 entering full-time students. Data were obtained from MCCC registration files and from student responses to a questionnaire soliciting information on students' reasons for choosing MCCC, plans for employment and…
Descriptors: College Choice, College Freshmen, Community Colleges, Enrollment Influences
New Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. Office of Research. – 1982
Recent historical trends (1977-1978 through 1982-1983) in tuition and required fee charges in New Jersey college and universities are presented. Differences among New Jersey collegiate sectors and among different types of student types are analyzed in terms of dollar and percentage increases between the current and base years. The effect of the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Economics, Family Income, Fees
Cochran, Moncrieff – 1982
The major portion of this presentation describes research results and policy implications of the Family Matters Project, a longitudinal study of social contexts as they affect children and families during the period of transition from home to school. Also provided in this portion are highlights of what was learned from delivering to 160 families…
Descriptors: Blacks, Employed Women, Family Income, Family Programs
Gosman, Erica J.; And Others – 1982
Significant predictors of student attrition, students' tendency to follow the prescribed progression pattern, and the length of time it takes students to graduate from college were studied in a survey of nine predominantly white universities and three predominantly black student universities in southern and border states. All universities were…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Black Colleges, Black Students, Degrees (Academic)
Miller, Scott E.; Hexter, Holly – 1985
The ways low-income families pay for college are examined, based on a national survey of student aid recipients, especially traditional undergraduate dependent students. Information is provided on the mix between loans, grants, work, and family contribution, as well as the relationship between federal, state, and college-sponsored aid. Examples of…
Descriptors: College Students, Dependents, Family Income, Federal Aid
Brouder, Kathleen – 1984
Expenses at 3,500 colleges, universities, and proprietary schools are identified, and information is presented on applying for student financial aid and on estimating financial need. Recent changes in federal aid programs and eligibility requirements are also outlined. In considering the cost of college, the following areas need to be addressed:…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Eligibility, Family Income, Federal Aid