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Moore, Kristin Anderson; Whitney, Camille; Kinukawa, Akemi; Scarupa, Harriet J., Ed. – Child Trends, 2009
When families make the news, it is often for negative reasons such as violence or abuse. Negative perceptions of low-income families tend to be especially strong. However, families are critical to the positive development of children and youth, as well as to problems that may affect that development. Thus, it is important to examine not just the…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Family Characteristics, Socioeconomic Status, Adolescents
Seaman, Don F. – 2000
Even Start family literacy programs in Texas were evaluated by outside evaluators. Data were gathered from two groups. The first group consisted of 631 families who were enrolled in 11 Even Start programs in Texas during the 1998-99 and 1999-2000 program years. A survey, in English or Spanish, was administered to all parents in attendance on two…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Compliance (Legal), Evaluation Methods, Family Literacy