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Download full textWeinberg, Daniel; Germanis, Peter – 1988
Twenty years after the War on Poverty was launched, dependency on public support remains widespread. Part 1 of this report summarizes current research concerning the following issues affecting welfare programs: (1) evaluating the economic effects of welfare; (2) dynamics of dependency; (3) welfare and work; (4) welfare and family structure; (5)…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Community Programs, Employment Programs, Family (Sociological Unit)
Howell, Frank M.; Frese, Wolfgang – 1980
Focusing on the pre-adolescent to late-adolescent portion of the life cycle, research examined how "early" exit from student role and "early" entry into adult roles of parent or spouse reflects factors operating prior to adolescence. Interviews during 1969 with 1,202 fifth and sixth graders and their mothers in 6 southern…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Developmental Stages
JACKSON, LUTHER P. – 1966
ONE OF A SERIES OF PUBLICATIONS DERIVED FROM THE CHILD REARING STUDY (CRS) OF LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN WASHINGTON, D.C., THIS PAMPHLET ATTEMPTS TO REFUTE THE POPULAR MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT THE POOR. CRS FINDINGS SHOW THAT SUCH FAMILIES DO NOT NEGLECT THEIR CHILDREN BUT RATHER ARE FORCED BY THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES TO TRAIN THEM TO BE INDEPENDENT. POOR…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Black Stereotypes, Blacks, Child Rearing
Richards, Lillian S. – 1974
In order to assess the needs of women at Fresno City College (FCC), a questionnaire was distributed to 133 female day students during regular class sessions. Results showed that: (1) 87.2 percent were 18-24 years old; (2) 57.2 percent were White; (3) 77.8 percent were single; (4) over 60 percent needed information on careers, graduation…
Descriptors: Community Services, Day Care Centers, Educationally Disadvantaged, Females
Peer reviewedWinn, Sandra; And Others – Educational Studies, 1995
Postulates a wide dichotomy between the levels of accurate sexual information among teenagers. Asserts that even by age 15-16, some young people lack the essential information to avoid unwanted pregnancy. Suggests a possible separation between boys and girls to address different gender needs. Includes five tables of statistical data. (MJP)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescent Development, Births to Single Women, Early Parenthood
Kids Count Minnesota, Minneapolis. – 1997
This 1997 Minnesota Kids Count report examines child poverty and changing demographics in the state of Minnesota, and focuses on nine risk indicators for the years 1991 through 1995 in Minnesota's 87 counties. Following a discussion of myths and truths about poverty in Minnesota and a look at demographic changes in the state from 1990 to 1995,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse
Abrahamse, Allan F.; And Others – Family Planning Perspectives, 1988
Analysis of data from the High School and Beyond panel study indicates that the willingness to consider single motherhood can be linked to the following: (1) nonconforming behavior; (2) educational opportunity costs; and (3) for whites and Hispanics, depression. This report examined 13,061 females from the 1980 sophomore cohort who responded to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Blacks, Cohort Analysis
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1972
Through Title III of the Elementary Secondary Education Act of 1965, six programs were funded in Washington, D.C. public schools to meet the educational needs of handicapped disadvantaged children. One of the programs, the Columbia Road Pre-School Pilot Project was designed to serve as an experimental model for early childhood education for…
Descriptors: Children, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Assessment, Educational Innovation
Peer reviewedPolakow, Valerie; Kahn, Peggy; Martin, Nora – Journal for a Just and Caring Education, 1998
Documents the new federal welfare policies' effects on single mothers and their children living in poverty in Michigan, focusing on family health and viability, work requirements and sanctions, postsecondary education restrictions, and access to child care. Critically questions public educators' role and raises social policy issues related to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrator Role, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare
Forrest City Public Schools, AR. – 1991
In 1988, the Forrest City Alternative School (Arkansas) began a program to provide care for the preschool children of teen mothers who wanted to obtain their high school diplomas. The children ranged in age from 8 weeks to 3 years in the infant/toddler group and 3-6 years in the child care group. These children were provided with care, preschool…
Descriptors: Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Child Development Centers
Fischler, Ronald S. – 1983
Child abuse and neglect among American Indians is a political as well as a clinical problem, as the victims belong to one cultural group and health professionls who detect maltreatment generally belong to another. Reluctance to diagnose and report child abuse, although universal, is probably more significant in Indian communities for several…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Child Abuse
1967
THIS REPORT BRIEFLY DESCRIBES AND EVALUATES THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS--(1) AN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR GIFTED STUDENTS, (2) A SPECIAL CONCERT PROGRAM, (3) A PROGRAM TO DEVELOP CURRICULUM GUIDES, (4) A PROGRAM FOR STUDENT THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS, (5) A DEMONSTRATION CENTER FOR TEACHERS OF MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN, (6) A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM, (7) A…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Compensatory Education, Demonstration Centers, Disadvantaged Youth
Peer reviewedAmin, Ruhul; And Others – Negro Educational Review, 1988
Assesses the health and educational outcomes of 1,123 expectant teenaged mothers who attended the Lawrence G. Paquin Jr.-Sr. High School for Expectant Teen Mothers in Baltimore, Maryland. (FMW)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Black Mothers, Infant Mortality
Ooms, Theodora; Owen, Todd – 1991
Meeting highlights and a background briefing report are provided from a policy seminar, one in a series of monthly staff seminars titled "Family Centered Social Policy: The Emerging Agenda." The highlights summarize remarks by three panelists. Alan Hershey describes the Teenage Parent Demonstration in New Jersey and Illinois and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Programs, Demonstration Programs, Early Parenthood
Homes for the Homeless, Inc., New York, NY. – 1992
This document presents results of a survey involving 400 homeless families on a number of social and economic factors, including family structure, housing history, employment background, educational attainment, and various interpersonal problems. The study sought to gain a greater understanding of the demographics surrounding homelessness.…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Daily Living Skills, Demography
