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Theilheimer, Ish, Ed. – Transition, 1992
This theme issue deals with adoption. "Adoption in Canada: A Profile," provides statistics on public and private adoption, as well as demographic characteristics on adoption applicants and children placed for adoption. It also discusses current adoption legislation. "Abandoning Ownership: A Philosophical Approach to Adoption"…
Descriptors: Adoption, Adoptive Parents, Biological Parents, Foreign Countries
Download full textSilvern, Joan, Ed. – Family Coalition Report, 1992
The Family Resource Coalition's (FRC) mission is to build support and resources within communities that strengthen and empower families, enhance the capacities of parents, and foster the optimal development of youth. FRC pursues this mission by: (1) developing a national resource center on family resource programs; (2) advocating on issues that…
Descriptors: Adoption, American Indians, Family Programs, Intergenerational Programs
McManus, Marilyn, C., Ed. – Focal Point, 1996
Several issues surrounding adoption are addressed in this journal. "Openness in Adoption," by Ruth G. McRoy and others, explores the movement away from confidentiality in adoption. "Mid-Life Reflections on Adoption" by Carol Yttri and "An Adoption Journey" by Shannon Latimer detail the experiences of adults who were…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Adoptive Parents, Attachment Behavior
Pawl, Jeree, Ed.; And Others – Zero to Three, 1990
This newsletter theme issue addresses adoption and the young child's life. Contributors suggest ways in which practitioners in many professions and settings can better understand and support adoptive families. The first article, "Adoption, 1990" by Barbara F. Nordhaus and Albert J. Solnit, reviews the history of adoption and notes obstacles to…
Descriptors: Adoption, At Risk Persons, Child Rearing, Emotional Adjustment
Roberts, Robert W., Ed. – Social Work Papers of the School of Social Work, University of Southern California, 1979
Written by selected faculty members associated with the adoptions training project of the University of Southern California, the eight papers in this collection reflect the content of intensive, short-term educational programs for administrators, supervisors, and workers employed in adoption services. Individual papers provide an introduction to…
Descriptors: Adoption, Agency Cooperation, American Indians, Change Agents
Hardesty, Carolyn, Ed. – Goldfinch, 1990
This issue of "The Goldfinch," a magazine of Iowa history for young people, features articles, stories, and activities concerning the history of persons and institutions that have cared for the children of Iowa. Among the articles included are "What about the Children?""Iowa's Orphan Annie"; and "When Children…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Child Advocacy, Child Rearing
Lipsitt, Lewis P., Ed. – Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter, 1998
These 12 monthly issues from 1998 explore problems encountered by children and adolescents. Regular features include "Keep Your Eye On...," brief accounts of research into childhood and adolescent problems, "What's New in Research," summarizing research from recent publications and professional conferences;…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Adoption
Sheffer, Susannah, Ed. – Growing without Schooling, 1999
This document, comprised of six bimonthly issues of a newsletter, focuses on home schooling and providing parents in the United States and other nations with ideas, activities, research summaries, and resources to teach their children at home. Each issue contains short news items and reports on home schooling, letters from parents, information on…
Descriptors: Adoption, Athletics, Computer Uses in Education, Creativity
