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Local Education Spending in Scotland and England: Problems of Comparison in the LACE Study.
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Midwinter, Arthur – Scottish Educational Review, 1997
The LACE (Local Authority Current Expenditure) report on comparable local education expenditure in Scotland, England, and Wales, 1993-95, found that Scottish expenditure was 23% higher than in England, largely from the higher incidence of local authority-educated children in Scotland. However, the LACE report excludes several important variables…
Descriptors: Costs, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Victims of Myth: The Situation of Rural Youth in Britain.
Akehurst, Michael; Marsland, David – 1981
The economic, social and educational needs of rural youth in England and Wales are not being met. Rural youth are defined as all young people between the ages of 10 and 25 living in areas more than 30 miles from towns of 250,000 inhabitants, or 20 miles from towns whose population is between 50,000 and 250,000. The rapid decrease in the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adolescents, Community Resources, Cultural Isolation
Family Support and the Health of Children.
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Roberts, Ian – Children & Society, 1996
Examines relationship between family support and health of children. Reviews the impact of the decline in structural support for child rearing, examines the health effects of support provided in home visitation programs, and considers the health and welfare effects of the provision of day care services for children. Emphasizes results of…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Safety, Child Welfare, Day Care