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The Heartbeat of Reform.
Black, Susan – American School Board Journal, 1995
Reviews six new books that look at why some reforms succeed and other fail. (MLF)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Awash in a Sea of Troubles.
Nudel, Martha – American School Board Journal, 1993
Reviews six books on the social ills that are threatening to overwhelm our nation's children. Issues discussed include violence as a learned behavior and hate crimes; psychiatric testing of young people used as a control mechanism; educating homeless children; inadequate health care for adolescents; and young unwed fathers. (MLF)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Elementary Secondary Education, Hate Crime, Homeless People
Dialogue with Debra J. Rog.
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Fitzpatrick, Jody – American Journal of Evaluation, 1999
Discusses the methodology and content of the evaluation of the Homeless Families Program. Focuses on data collection and the determination of program outcomes. Stresses the importance of stakeholder involvement and the flexibility of the evaluators as the evaluation unfolded. (SLD)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Delivery Systems, Evaluation Methods, Health Services
Diverse Transitions from School to Work.
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Staff, Jeremy; Mortimer, Jeylan T. – Work and Occupations: An International Sociological Journal, 2003
Reviews five books that illustrate the diversity in the paths youth take as they move from adolescence to adulthood: "Opportunity and Uncertainty" (Anisef et al.), "Children on the Streets of the Americas" (Mickelson), "No Shame in My Game" (Newman), "The Exploited Child" (Schlemmer), and "The Ambitious Generation"(Schneider and Stevenson).…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Labor, Education Work Relationship, Equal Education
Making Their Way: Four Books on Youth, Culture, and Identity.
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Mickelson, Roslyn Arlin – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 2000
Reviews four books that contextually examine definitions of childhood and adolescence: "Peer Power: Preadolescent Culture and Identity" (Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler); "Angels' Town: Chero Ways, Gang Life, and Rhetorics of the Everyday" (Ralph Cintron); "Everyday Courage: The Lives and Stories of Urban Teenagers"…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Ethnicity
Education and the Child Labor Paradox Today. Essay Review of "Children on the Streets of the Americas" (Roslyn A. Mickelson, editor); "The Policy Analysis of Child Labor: A Comparative Study" (Christiaan Grootaert, Harry Anthony Patrinos); "What Works for Working Children?" (Jo Boyden, Birgitta Ling, William Myers); "Child Employment in Britain: A Social and Psychological Analysis" (Sandy Hobbs, Jim McKechnie); and "Bud, Not Buddy" (Christopher Paul Curtis).
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Post, David – Comparative Education Review, 2001
Reviews five books on child labor, published 1997-2000, with reference to the International Labour Organization's 1999 convention that retreats from its previous hard stance on child labor. Discusses street children; public policy on child labor, child welfare, and school attendance; types of children's work; and working children as agents…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Book Reviews, Child Labor, Child Welfare
Book Briefs.
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Child Welfare, 1993
Briefly reviews seven books on the following topics: (1) runaway and homeless youth; (2) drug abuse prevention; (3) issues related to helping children prenatally exposed to drugs and alcohol; (4) lesbians and gay men as foster parents; (5) a multicultural approach to child welfare; (6) keys to successful volunteer programs; and (7) single mothers.…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Cultural Pluralism, Drug Abuse, Foster Family
Recent Literature on Urban and Minority Education. ERIC/CUE Digest No. 44.
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Schwartz, Wendy – 1988
This report reviews six recently published books on the education of urban and minority youth, and the social and cultural environment in which they live. "The Homeless in Contemporary Society" (edited by R. D. Bingham, R. E. Green, and S. B. White), is a primer on homelessness in America. "Gender Influences in Classroom…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Book Reviews, Elementary Secondary Education