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Felce, David; Perry, Jonathan – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1995
This article reviews the literature on quality of life for people with mental retardation and proposes a model of quality of life that integrates objective and subjective indicators, a broad range of life domains, and individual values. The model includes five dimensions: physical well-being, material well-being, social well-being, emotional…
Descriptors: Definitions, Emotional Adjustment, Life Satisfaction, Living Standards
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Social Education, 1998
Presents a chart of socioeconomic data for 38 developing countries and the United States. Includes statistics on GNP per capita, percent of people living on less than one dollar a day, under-age-5 mortality rate, percent of population without access to safe water, and total adult-literacy rate. (DSK)
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Elementary Secondary Education, Global Education, Human Geography
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Krappmann, Lothar – International Journal of Early Years Education, 1999
Summarizes a Federal Ministry of Youth report on the conditions under which children grow up in Germany. Notes manifold problems that children face under today's living conditions. Presents recommendations and suggestions for providing a network of measures, relationships, and institutions to support children's development and education in family,…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Children, Cultural Differences, Day Care
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Aseltine, Robert H., Jr.; Gore, Susan – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2005
Through a two-wave panel study of emerging adults, the authors examine how living situation, work and school roles, and experiences in those roles affect psychosocial functioning following the transition from high school. Enrollment in college programs and fulltime work are associated with lower levels of depressed mood and more positive quality…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Living Standards, Depression (Psychology), Alcohol Abuse
Bassi, Laurie J.; McMurrer, Daniel P. – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2006
Human capital--the productive capacity that is embedded in people--is one of the most important contributors to the growth in nations' output and standard of living. Globalisation and technological change have increased the importance of human capital in recent years, to the point that there are now only two options to sustain high profits and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Capital, Employer Attitudes, Developed Nations
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Mkrtchian, Gamlet M. – Russian Education and Society, 2006
In this study, the author examines the factors that permit young people's inclusion in market relations in the "spheres of education, employment (in the labor market), and consumption." The data for this study are drawn from a city wide representative survey in Moscow of the Association for Socioeconomics and the Institute of Problems of…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Employment, Foreign Countries, Social Stratification
Reardon, Betty A. – 1995
This book is written for both teachers and teacher educators to use in addressing issues of human rights. The conceptual development approach used throughout the book makes it suitable for a full human rights curriculum; the grade-level discussions and sample lesson plans also can be used in individual classes or to enrich ongoing programs. The…
Descriptors: Child Responsibility, Childrens Rights, Civil Liberties, Elementary Secondary Education
Phillips, Jim – 1982
Designed for global education at the high school level, this document presents statistics on malnutrition, infant mortality, and illiteracy in developing nations. The statistics are compared with private and government expenditures of wealthy nations. Examples of the statistical information for developing nations are: more than 500 million people…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Expenditures, Global Approach
Goldsmith, Oliver Scott – ISER Fiscal Policy Papers, 1989
Alaska faces a problem that is easy to explain but hard to solve: state government is spending more than it collects. The budget crisis looms because oil production, which supplies 85% of the state's general fund revenues, will soon begin to fall as the Prudhoe Bay oil field is depleted. This paper examines the potential deficit and the effect it…
Descriptors: Economic Change, Economic Factors, Economic Research, Financial Needs
World Bank, Washington, DC. – 1988
Based on the findings of a two month visit to Argentina by a World Bank Mission in November/December of 1988, this report summarizes current economic, education, and social policies in Argentina. The four major areas targeted are the social sectors, education, health care, and housing. The analysis identifies critical problems in the organization…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Factors, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Abegaz, Berhanu, Ed. – Studies in Third World Societies, 1986
The four papers in this volume discuss various facets of the poverty-demography interaction: the rationale for the desired family size of the poor, the problems of attaining such size, the effect of family size/structure on household economy, and the future well-being of the children of the poor. "Mass Poverty, Demography, and Development…
Descriptors: Children, Demography, Developing Nations, Development
De Simone, Peter, Ed.; Kunz, Julia, Ed. – 1987
This report outlines findings and recommendations of a committee study of whether the State of Missouri is in need of welfare reform. The major finding is that Missouri's current welfare system is substantially deficient and requires correction of laws, policies, practices, and resource allocation. Three major themes are the following: (1) welfare…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Family Income, Federal Programs, Federal State Relationship
WILLOUGHBY, DIKE; AND OTHERS – 1964
EDUCATIONAL OBSTACLES FOR MIGRANT CHILDREN INCLUDED FREQUENT MOVEMENT FROM STATE TO STATE, PARENTAL INDIFFERENCE, ADJUSTMENT TO NEW SITUATIONS, PLACEMENT TESTS, LOW INCOME, POOR HOUSING, INADEQUATE SANITATION, MEAGER MEDICAL FACILITIES, SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION, RELUCTANCE OF SCHOOLS TO EXPAND FACILITIES ON A TEMPORARY BASIS, LACK OF CLOTHING AND…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Handicapped Children, Information Dissemination, Language Handicaps
HEATHERSHAW – 1958
DURING THE DEPRESSION OF THE 1930'S RECOGNITION WAS GIVEN TO THE PLIGHT OF MIGRATORY WORKERS. AS A RESULT OF THE STUDIES OF SEVERAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, A FARM LABOR CAMP PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE HOUSING, MEDICAL CARE, CHILD CARE, AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES FOR SEASONAL FARM WORKERS. DURING WORLD WAR II THE DEMAND FOR SEASONAL FARM WORKERS…
Descriptors: Farm Labor, Federal Programs, Labor Problems, Living Standards
BRAM, JOSEPH – 1963
THE HISTORY OF PUERTO RICO SHOWS THAT THE LAST 20 YEARS OF PLANNED PROGRESS UNDER ITS FREE POLITICAL STATUS HAVE PRODUCED INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL REFORMS WHICH HAVE BROUGHT A HIGHER STANDARD OF LIVING TO THE RURAL AREAS. THESE IMPROVEMENTS HAVE CREATED A DESIRE FOR THE URBAN WAY OF LIFE WHICH HAS RESULTED IN AN EXODUS OF RURAL YOUTH. THIS…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture, History
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