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Ooms, Theodora; Owen, Todd – 1990
This report presents highlights of a seminar which focused on encouraging paternal financial responsibility. Comments by these speakers are summarized: Pamela Holcomb, a research associate at the Urban Institute; Esther Wattenberg, a professor at the School of Social Work and research fellow at the University of Minnesota; Bernardine Watson,…
Descriptors: Child Support, Fathers, Illegitimate Births, Legal Responsibility
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Christensen, Kathleen E.; Staines, Graham L. – Journal of Family Issues, 1990
Reviews research regarding advantages and disadvantages of flextime to both employers and employees; evaluates effects of flextime on resolving work/family conflicts; and establishes future programmatic, research, and policy directions regarding flextime. Claims flextime is beneficial in resolving work/family conflicts but not as beneficial as…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Family Problems, Flexible Working Hours, Personnel Policy
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North, David S. – International Migration Review, 1984
Australia, proportionately, accepts more immigrants than the United States. Although Australia's location limits its experience with undocumented migrants, there have been enough of them to cause Australia to conduct three alien legalization programs. These programs, small by U.S. standards, provide some useful lessons to the U.S. (Author/RDN)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Immigrants, National Programs
Ooms, Theodora; Beck, Deborah – 1990
This report presents highlights of a seminar which focused on solutions emerging at the local and state level to keeping troubled families together. Comments by these panelists are summarized: Elizabeth Cole, a consultant to many family preservation projects; Kristine Nelson, a researcher on the social work faculty of the University of Iowa; Bill…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Community Services, Counseling Effectiveness, Family Counseling
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Pastor, Manuel – Integrated Education, 1983
Discusses Cuba's successes in equalizing education among Black and White, male and female, rural and urban, and young and old Cubans. Discusses the biggest source of potential and actual inequality, the new elite high schools. (CMG)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Foreign Countries
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Kaufman, Nancy – Urban and Social Change Review, 1984
Defines the problem and causes of homelessness, suggests a comprehensive policy approach, and describes its implementation in Massachusetts. (CMG)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Crisis Management, Government Role, Long Range Planning
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Resnicow, Ken; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1993
Poses 10 questions regarding research and policy issues in comprehensive school health promotion (CSHE). The answers are regarded as having potential for significantly influencing future funding, adoption, and implementation of CSHE. (GLR)
Descriptors: Comprehensive Programs, Curriculum Development, Disease Control, Educational Planning
Bartley, Robert – 1979
This report presents the results of a survey of Seattle, Washington teachers and administrators on desegregation planning and implementation. In the first section an assessment of district sponsored human relations courses and other staff development activities by participating teachers and administrators is provided. The second and third sections…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Board of Education Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Effectiveness
McCurdy, Jack, Ed.; And Others – 1986
This document presents an executive summary concerned with drug use in the schools. The introduction outlines the dimensions of the problem and the prevalence of drug use among adolescents. A section entitled "What Works" reports on the state-of-the-art drug prevention program which involves the social influence/resistance skills technique. Four…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adolescents, Board of Education Policy, Children
Institute for Educational Leadership, Washington, DC. – 1986
This document is the result of an Institute for Educational Leadership conference convened to brief Congressional staff on dropouts, dropout programs, and what information about dropouts merits consideration by policymakers. This report is intended to be a readable account of the dropout problem appropriate for the general public as well as for…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Educational Environment
Southern Governors' Association, Atlanta, GA. – 1982
This report examines the effectiveness of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in meeting the special needs of underachieving students and describes the probable consequences of proposed cuts in Title I aid in seventeen southern States and Puerto Rico. A general description of Title I and the Federal role in educating the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Forbes, Susan; Lidsker, Carol – 1982
This paper provides background information on existing refugee health policy as spelled out in the Refugee Act of 1980, consideration that issues in health and health care have received, and significant program development that has occurred in addressing health care problems. Following the introduction, Section II describes the following: (1)…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Health Needs, Health Programs, Medical Services
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1982
Analysis of data pertaining to the nature, scope, and effectiveness of business involvement in employment and training programs reveals that private sector experiments in employment and training, such as the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) Title VII and the Skill Training Improvement Program (STIP), have produced results superior…
Descriptors: Business, Delivery Systems, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
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Wang, Bee-Lan Chan – Comparative Education Review, 1978
After presenting background on the British colonial period, 1786-1957, the author examines recent Malaysian educational policy for national integration of this multicultural society, through provision of equal opportunities for all ethnic groups and the use of Malay as the official language. Successes and problems are noted. (SJL)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Colonialism, Cultural Pluralism, Developing Nations
White House Conference on Aging, Washington, DC. – 1981
This third and last volume of the final report of the 1981 White House Conference on Aging presents the results of a post-conference survey of delegates and observers conducted to gain insight about participants' views of Conference recommendations. Part I of the volume presents a detailed description of the methodology of the survey (coding and…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Attitude Measures, Committees, Gerontology
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